Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/61 of 15 January 2025 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council

1 A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling under CN codes 40112090 and ex40121200 (TARIC code 4012120010) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

2 The definitive countervailing duties applicable in euros per item of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: CompanyCountervailing dutyTARIC additional codeXingyuan Tire Group Ltd, Co.; Guangrao Xinhongyuan Tyre Co., Ltd57,28C331GITI Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd.; GITI Tire (Yinchuan) Company Ltd.11,07C332Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd3,75C334Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd, Aeolus Tyre (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd39,77C877Other companies cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in the Annex I27,69See Annex IOther companies cooperating in anti-dumping investigation but not in anti-subsidy investigation listed in the Annex II57,28See Annex IIOther companies subject to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/738cooperating in both anti- subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in Annex III27,69See Annex IIIZhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd57,28C379Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd57,28C875Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd57,28C876All other companies57,28C999

3 The application of the individual countervailing duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 or in Annexes I, II or III shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States 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 (item(s)) 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 People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply.

4 In cases where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value pursuant to Article 131 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, the amount of anti-subsidy duty laid down in paragraph 2 shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable.

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.