Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2333 of 19 November 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of hardwood plywood originating in the People’s Republic of China

1 A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood other than bamboo and okoumé, each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood or non-coniferous wood, of species specified under subheadings 441231, 441233 and 441234, whether or not coated or surface-covered, currently falling under CN and TARIC codes 4412311080, 4412319000, 4412331012, 4412331022, 4412331082, 4412332010, 4412333010, 4412339010 and 4412340010, and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

2 The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below, shall be as follows: Country of originCompanyDefinitive anti-dumping duty (%)TARIC additional codeThe People’s Republic of ChinaPizhou Jiangshan Wood Co., Ltd43,389MKThe People’s Republic of ChinaAll other companies86,88999

3 The application of the individual duty rate specified for the company 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 name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) 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 the People’s Republic of China 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 size in cubic metres of the products imported shall be entered in the relevant field of that declaration. Member States shall, on a monthly basis, inform the Commission of the number of cubic metres imported under CN and TARIC codes 4412311080, 4412319000, 4412331012, 4412331022, 4412331082, 4412332010, 4412333010, 4412339010 and 4412340010.

5 Imports of plywood with both outer plies made of coniferous wood or bamboo and with a core containing plies of species specified under subheadings 441231, 441233 and 441234, whether coated or surface covered or not, currently falling under CN codes ex44121000 and ex44123900 (TARIC codes 4412100010 and 4412390020) shall be monitored by the Commission.

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

The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1139 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates of the anti-dumping duty shall be released.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.