Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/78 of 15 January 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in the People’s Republic of China

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of assembled flooring panels, multilayer, of wood, currently falling under CN code 44187500 and originating in People’s Republic of China.

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: Country of OriginCompanyProvisional anti-dumping dutyTARIC additional codeChina Forest Group JiLin Newco Wood Industries Co., Ltd. Jilin Forest Industry New Jinqiao Songlin Flooring Co.,Ltd. 45,9%89ILChina Fusong Group Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. Fusong Diwang Wooden Product Co., Ltd. Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. 42,3%89IMChina Jinfa Group Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc Changchun Delin Wooden Floors Inc. 42,7%89INChinaOther cooperating companies listed in Annex I46,7%ChinaAll other imports originating in China49,2%8999

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 in unit we are using) 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 [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other imports originating in China 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 The following products shall be excluded from the product described in paragraph 1: Panels of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo, and panels for mosaic floors.

6 Unless otherwise specified, the 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 are invited to do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer may examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.

1 Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2733 of 24 October 2024.

2 Data collected regarding products which entered the EU for consumption not more than 90 days prior to the date of the entry into force of this regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.

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.