Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/670 of 4 April 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Egypt, Japan and Vietnam

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including ‘cut-to-length’ and ‘narrow strip’ products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, currently falling under CN codes 72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085210, 72085299, 72085310, 72085390, 72085400, 72111300, 72111400, 72111900, ex72251910 (TARIC code 7225191090), 72253090, ex72254060 (TARIC code 7225406090), 72254090, ex72261910 (TARIC codes 7226191091, 7226191095), 72269191 and 72269199 originating in Egypt, Japan and Vietnam. The following products are excluded: (1) products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel; (2) products of tool steel and high-speed steel; (3) products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more; and (4) products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2050 mm or more.

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 codeEgyptEzz Steel Company12,8 %89M8EgyptAll other imports originating in Egypt12,8 %8999JapanNippon Steel Corporation31,8 %89M9JapanTokyo Steel Co. Ltd.6,9 %89MAJapanOther cooperating companies:31,1 % Daido Steel Co., Ltd. JFE Steel Corporation 89MB 89ME JapanAll other imports originating in Japan31,8 %8999VietnamFormosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation12,1 %89MCVietnamAll other imports originating in Vietnam12,1 %8999

3 Anti-dumping duties are not applicable to the Vietnamese exporting producer Hoa Phat group/Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel Joint Company, consisting of Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel Joint Company, Hoa Phat Cold Rolled Steel Company Limited, Hoa Phat Steel Sheet Limited Liability Company, Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited – Hung Yen branch, Binh Duong Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited and Hoa Phat Da Nang Steel Pipe Company Limited (TARIC additional code 89MD).

4 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 tonnes) 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 [Egypt, Japan or Vietnam]. 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 [Egypt, Japan or Vietnam] shall apply.

5 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.

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

1 Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation, including on the Commission’s intention to terminate the current proceeding vis-à-vis India, 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2719.

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.