On April 14, 2023, the European Commission issued an announcement, making the first anti-dumping sunset review affirmative final ruling on stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings originating from Mainland China and Taiwan, China: (1) The decision to continue imposing anti-dumping duties of 30.7% to 64.9% on the involved products from Mainland China: Zhejiang Good Fittings Co., Ltd. at 55.3%, Zhejiang Jnda Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. at 48.9%, Suzhou Yuli Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Judd Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. both at 30.7%, Alfa Laval Flow Equipment (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Kunshan Kinglai Hygienic Materials Co., Ltd., Wifang Huoda Pipe Fittings Manufacture Co., Ltd., Yada Piping Solutions Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Huayang Metal Pipes Co., Ltd. all at 41.9%, and other Mainland Chinese producers/exporters at 64.9%. (2) Taiwan, China producers/exporters at 5.1% to 12.1% (King Lai Hygienic Materials Co., Ltd. exempted). The EU CN (Combined Nomenclature) codes for the involved products are ex 7307 23 10 and ex 7307 23 90, and the EU TARIC codes are 7307 23 10 15, 7307 23 10 25, 7307 23 90 15, and 7307 23 90 25. The dumping investigation period for this case was from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, and the injury analysis period was from January 1, 2018, to the end of the dumping investigation period.

On October 29, 2015, the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation on stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings from Mainland China and Taiwan, China. On January 27, 2017, the European Commission made an anti-dumping final ruling on stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings originating from Mainland China and Taiwan, China. On January 26, 2022, the European Commission initiated the first anti-dumping sunset review investigation on stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings originating from Mainland China and Taiwan, China.

(Compiled from: European Commission website)

(Compiled by Pan Xiaojun) (Proofread by Zhao Guangxia)

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