Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/508 of 7 April 2020 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils originating in Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on flat-rolled products of stainless steel, whether or not in coils (including products cut-to-length and narrow strip), not further worked than hot-rolled and excluding products, not in coils, of a width of 600 mm or more and of a thickness exceeding 10 mm, currently falling under HS codes 721911, 721912, 721913, 721914, 721922, 721923, 721924, 722011 and 722012 and originating in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Indonesia.

2 The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below, shall be as follows: CountryCompanyProvisional anti-dumping dutyTARIC additional codeIndonesiaPT Indonesia Guang Ching Nickel and Stainless Steel Industry17,0 %C541IndonesiaPT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel17,0 %C547IndonesiaAll other companies17,0 %C999People’s Republic of ChinaShanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.18,9 %C163People’s Republic of ChinaTaiyuan Taigang Daming Metal Products18,9 %C542People’s Republic of ChinaTisco Guangdong Stainless Steel Service Center Co., Ltd18,9 %C543People’s Republic of ChinaTianjin TISCO & TPCO Stainless Steel Co. Ltd.18,9 %C025People’s Republic of ChinaFujian Fuxin Special Steel Co., Ltd14,5 %C544People’s Republic of ChinaXiangshui Defeng Metals Co., Ltd17,4 %C545People’s Republic of ChinaFujian Dingxin Technology Co., Ltd.17,4 %C546People’s Republic of ChinaAll other companies18,9 %C999TaiwanYieh United Steel Co.6,0 %C032TaiwanTang Eng Iron Works Co. Ltd.6,0 %C031TaiwanWalsin Lihwa Co.7,5 %C548TaiwanAll other companies7,5 %C999

3 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in (the country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

4 The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

5 Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented in respect of the product referred to in paragraph 1, the number of pieces of the products imported shall be entered in the relevant field of that declaration.

6 Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

1 Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2 Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3 Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer shall examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.