Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/500 of 13 March 2025 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain aluminium road wheels originating in Morocco

1 A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of aluminium road wheels of the motor vehicles of HS headings 8701 to 8705 whether or not with their accessories and whether or not fitted with tyres, currently falling under CN codes ex87087010 and ex87087050 (TARIC codes: 8708701015, 8708701050, 8708705015 and 8708705050) and originating in Morocco.

2 The rates of the definitive countervailing 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: CompanyDefinitive countervailing dutyTARIC additional codeDika Morocco Africa S.A.31,4 %C897Hands 8 S.A.5,6 %C873All other imports originating in Morocco5,6 %C999

3 The application of the individual countervailing 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 aluminium road wheels sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in Morocco. 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 Morocco shall apply.

4 Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented in respect of the product referred to in paragraph 1, irrespective of its origin, the number of items of the products imported shall be entered in the relevant field of that declaration without prejudice to the supplementary unit defined in the Combined Nomenclature.

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.