Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1288 of 27 June 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of choline chloride originating in the People’s Republic of China

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, with a minimum choline chloride content of 30 % by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2, currently falling under CN codes ex29231000, ex23099031, ex23099096 and ex38249996 (TARIC additional codes as listed in paragraph 2 and in Annex to this regulation) and originating in the 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: CompanyProvisional anti-dumping duty (%)TARIC additional codeShandong Aocter Feed Additives Co., Ltd., Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, PRC120,889RBShandong FY Feed Technology Co., Ltd, Binzhou City, Shandong Province, PRC95,489RCShandong Yinfeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Zouping City, Shandong Province, PRC95,489RDOther cooperating companies listed in Annex I99,8See AnnexAll other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China120,889YY

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 tonnes) of choline chloride 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 applicable to all other imports originating in country concerned 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 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/92.

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.