The European Commission has imposed definitive antidumping duties on screws without heads originating in China, confirming provisional measures introduced earlier in the year, Fastener + Fixing Magazine reports.
Beginning October 23, a definitive antidumping duty was applied to imports of screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts and washers, without heads, of iron or steel other than stainless steel, regardless of tensile strength. Typical products that fall under CN codes 7318 15 42 and 7318 15 48 include fully threaded rod, such as allthread or stud bar, threaded studs, tie rods, hanger rods, anchor rods without heads, as well as U bolts or eye bolts – if without heads and threaded along part/all of the length. The order excludes coach screws and other woodscrews, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, and screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material.
The decision followed an investigation initiated after a complaint by the European Industrial Fasteners Institute (EIFI).
The EC also confirmed the definitive collection of provisional duties and extended the measure to all registered imports of the product.
The final duty levels vary by company:
- Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co Ltd - 54.7%;
- the Brother Group (Jiaxing High-Enter Fastener Co Ltd, Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co Ltd, Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co Ltd) - 57.1%;
- and the Chinafar Group (Jiaxing Chinafar Standard Parts Co Ltd and Jiangsu Zhe Fasteners Co Ltd) - 72.3%.
Other cooperating companies are charged 59.8%, while all other exporters face the general duty rate of 72.3%.
