Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/780 of 16 April 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of steel track shoes originating in the People’s Republic of China

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain types of steel shoes, with or without rubber pads attached thereto, whether or not assembled in a track chain, with a maximum length of 3000 mm, used on machines currently falling under headings 8426, 8429 or 8430, or conveyor belts currently falling under heading 8428 originating in the People’s Republic of China. The product concerned by the provisional anti-dumping duty is currently classified under CN codes ex84313900, ex84314920 and ex84314980 (TARIC codes 8431390021, 8431390025, 8431390026, 8431390029, 8431492011, 8431492015, 8431492016, 8431492019, 8431498011, 8431498015, 8431498016 and 8431498019).

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 shall be 62,5 %.

3 For the steel track shoes imported assembled in a track chain, the anti-dumping duty referred to in paragraph 2 shall be applied to the following share of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the imported assembled products: 55 % for track groups; 50 % for full track groups.

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 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) 2024/2721 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.