The European Commission has given notice of the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of screws without heads originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Published this morning, the product subject to this investigation is screws and bolts, whether or not with their nuts and washers, without heads, of iron or steel other than stainless steel, regardless of tensile strength, excluding coach screws and other wood screws, screw hooks and screw rings, self-tapping screws, and screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material.

The notice reports: “The European Commission has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8th June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union, alleging that imports of screws without heads, originating in the People’s Republic of China, are being dumped and are thereby causing injury to the Union industry.”

“The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently classified under CN codes 7318 15 42 and 7318 15 48. The CN code is given for information only and without prejudice to a subsequent change in the tariff classification.”

“The investigation of dumping and injury will cover the period from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024 (‘the investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury will cover the period from 1st January 2021 to the end of the investigation period (‘the period considered’).”

Source: Fastener and Fixing