EU makes preliminary anti-dumping ruling on Chinese steel wheels.

According to the China Trade Relief Information Network of the Ministry of Commerce, on October 10, 2019, the European Commission issued an announcement to make an affirmative preliminary determination of anti-dumping on Steel Road Wheels originating in China. A six-month temporary anti-dumping duty will be levied on the enterprises involved in the case from the next day. Products involved in the EU CN (Combined Nomenclature) codes are ex 8708 70 10, ex 8708 70 99, and ex 8716 90 90 (TARIC codes are 870870 10 80, 8708 70 10 85, 8708 70 99 20, 8708 70 99 80, 8716 90 90 95 and 8716 90 90 97). The investigation period of dumping and damage in this case is from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018. The damage analysis period is from January 1, 2015 to the end of the dumping and damage investigation period.

On February 15, 2019, the European Commission issued a statement stating that the Association of European Wheel Manufacturers should represent the producers of steel wheels that account for 25% of the production of similar products in the European Union on January 3, 2019. The application is filed for an anti-dumping investigation against a steel wheel originally made in China.