COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/737
of 4 April 2023
re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People’s Republic of China following the judgment of the General Court in joined cases T-30/19 and T-72/19
1.
PROCEDURE
2.
THE JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
COMPANY NAME |
TARIC ADDITIONAL CODE |
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., Ltd |
C338 |
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd |
C375 |
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd |
C366 |
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd |
C347 |
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., Ltd |
C345 |
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd |
C340 |
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd |
C877(8) |
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., Ltd |
C360 |
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd |
C334 |
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd |
C346 |
Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd |
C334 |
Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd |
C363 |
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., Ltd |
C362 |
Sailun Group Co., Ltd |
C351 |
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., Ltd |
C353 |
Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd |
C875(9) |
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd |
C377 |
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd |
C358 |
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd |
C341 |
Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., Ltd |
C878(10) |
Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd |
C876 |
GITI Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd |
C332 |
GITI Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd |
C332 |
GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd |
C332 |
GITI Tire (Yinchuan) Company Ltd |
C332 |
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., Ltd |
C350 |
3.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL COURT’S JUDGMENT
4.
INVESTIGATION PERIOD
5.
SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE
6.
CRIA’S RIGHTS OF DEFENCE CLAIMS
6.1.
Hearing Officer intervention
7.
COMMENTS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES
8.
RE-EXAMINATION OF PRICE EFFECTS BY THE IMPORTS FROM THE PRC AND CAUSATION
8.1.
Determination of undercutting
8.2.
Price suppression
8.3.
Causation
9.
RE-EXAMINATION OF THE INJURY MARGINS OF THE COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE RE-OPENING
Company |
Injury elimination level % |
Xingyuan Group |
55,07 |
GITI Group |
28,51 |
Hankook Group |
10,31 |
Aeolus/Pirelli |
27,56 |
Companies cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigations |
23,15 |
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd(44) |
55,07 |
Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd; Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd(45) |
55,07 |
10.
DISCLOSING THE DATA SPECIFIED BY THE COURT TO ALLOW THE APPLICANTS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS OF DEFENCE
10.1.
Injury indicators, with and without weighting, and for SMEs and large enterprises separately
10.1.1.
Microeconomic indicators
10.1.1.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
Based on: |
In EUR/item |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 7 of the provisional Regulation |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
237 |
225 |
216 |
218 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
95 |
91 |
92 |
Revised weighting |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
239 |
228 |
219 |
220 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
95 |
92 |
92 |
Without weighting |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
252 |
238 |
226 |
228 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
94 |
90 |
90 |
Table 7 of the provisional Regulation |
Average cost of production |
200 |
188 |
183 |
188 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
94 |
91 |
94 |
Revised weighting |
Average cost of production |
202 |
189 |
185 |
190 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
94 |
92 |
94 |
Without weighting |
Average cost of production |
209 |
192 |
188 |
192 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
92 |
90 |
92 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
Based on: |
In EUR/item |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 10 of the provisional Regulation |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
181 |
176 |
172 |
172 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
97 |
95 |
95 |
Revised weighting |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
180 |
176 |
172 |
171 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
98 |
95 |
95 |
Without weighting |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
201 |
191 |
182 |
180 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
95 |
90 |
90 |
Table 10 of the provisional Regulation |
Average cost of production |
170 |
175 |
167 |
172 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
103 |
98 |
101 |
Revised weighting |
Average cost of production |
170 |
175 |
167 |
172 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
103 |
99 |
101 |
Without weighting |
Average cost of production |
182 |
181 |
170 |
173 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
99 |
93 |
95 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
Based on EUR/item |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
207 |
195 |
184 |
183 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
94 |
89 |
88 |
Average cost of production |
186 |
183 |
171 |
174 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
98 |
92 |
93 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
In EUR/item |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Average unit sales price in the Union |
164 |
164 |
162 |
161 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
100 |
99 |
98 |
Average cost of production |
159 |
170 |
164 |
171 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
107 |
103 |
107 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
10.1.1.2.
Labour costs
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 11 of the provisional Regulation |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
43 875 |
44 961 |
46 432 |
46 785 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
102 |
105 |
106 |
Revised weighting |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
44 300 |
45 199 |
46 605 |
46 943 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
102 |
105 |
106 |
Without weighting |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
46 274 |
47 180 |
48 390 |
48 477 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
102 |
105 |
105 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers. |
10.1.1.3.
Inventories
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 12 of the provisional Regulation |
Closing stocks (Index 2014 = 100) |
100 |
81 |
100 |
144 |
|
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
7 % |
6 % |
7 % |
9 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
81 |
97 |
134 |
Revised weighting |
Closing stocks (Index 2014 = 100) |
100 |
82 |
99 |
146 |
|
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
7 % |
6 % |
7 % |
9 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
83 |
97 |
137 |
Without weighting |
Closing stocks (Index 2014 = 100) |
100 |
84 |
100 |
148 |
|
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
6 % |
5 % |
6 % |
8 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
84 |
96 |
135 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers. |
10.1.1.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 13 provisional Regulation |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
15,6 % |
16,7 % |
15,2 % |
13,7 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
106,9 |
97,7 |
88,1 |
Table 5 of the contested Regulation |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
15,4 % |
16,9 % |
15,3 % |
13,7 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
109,5 |
99,5 |
88,6 |
Without weighting |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
16,9 % |
19,1 % |
17,0 % |
15,6 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
113 |
101 |
92 |
Table 13 provisional Regulation |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
309 |
312 |
292 |
272 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
101 |
94 |
88 |
Revised weighting |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
272 |
281 |
264 |
244 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
103 |
97 |
90 |
Without weighting |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
264 |
277 |
255 |
246 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
105 |
97 |
93 |
Table 13 provisional Regulation |
Investments (in million EUR) |
86 |
63 |
59 |
65 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
73 |
69 |
76 |
Revised weighting |
Investments (in million EUR) |
78 |
55 |
53 |
58 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
71 |
68 |
74 |
Without weighting |
Investments (in million EUR) |
72 |
52 |
50 |
56 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
72 |
69 |
78 |
Table 13 provisional Regulation |
Return on investments |
21,0 % |
21,7 % |
19,3 % |
17,6 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
103 |
92 |
84 |
Revised weighting |
Return on investments |
23,4 % |
24,6 % |
21,7 % |
20,3 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
105 |
92 |
87 |
Without weighting |
Return on investments |
23,4 % |
24,6 % |
21,7 % |
20,3 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
105 |
92 |
86 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
Based on: |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 15 provisional Regulation |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
17,9 % |
16,7 % |
16,0 % |
15,3 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
93 |
90 |
86 |
Revised weighting |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
17,9 % |
16,7 % |
16,0 % |
15,3 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
93 |
90 |
86 |
Table 15 provisional Regulation |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
88 |
76 |
65 |
69 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
86 |
74 |
78 |
Revised weighting |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
53 |
46 |
39 |
41 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
86 |
74 |
78 |
Table 15 provisional Regulation |
Investments (in million EUR) |
18 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
92 |
84 |
97 |
Revised weighting |
Investments (in million EUR) |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
92 |
84 |
97 |
Table 15 provisional Regulation |
Return on investments |
20,4 % |
21,4 % |
20,1 % |
16,2 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
105 |
98 |
79 |
Revised weighting |
Return on investments |
20,4 % |
21,4 % |
20,1 % |
16,2 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
105 |
98 |
79 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
Based on: |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Table 16 provisional Regulation |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
6,1 % |
0,6 % |
2,7 % |
-0,4 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
10 |
45 |
-7 |
Table 6 of the contested Regulation |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
5,9 % |
0,5 % |
2,7 % |
-0,7 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
9 |
45 |
-12 |
Without weighting |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
9,23 % |
5,01 % |
6,29 % |
3,92 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
54 |
68 |
42 |
Table 16 provisional Regulation |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
28 |
17 |
26 |
11 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
62 |
93 |
38 |
Revised weighting |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
26,7 |
16,2 |
24,4 |
9,6 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
61 |
91 |
36 |
Without weighting |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
18,7 |
12,6 |
16,1 |
12,1 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
67 |
86 |
65 |
Table 16 provisional Regulation |
Investments (in million EUR) |
14 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
69 |
66 |
66 |
Revised weighting |
Investments (in million EUR) |
13,4 |
9,0 |
8,6 |
8,7 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
68 |
65 |
65 |
Without weighting |
Investments (in million EUR) |
8,2 |
6,0 |
6,3 |
7,4 |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
73 |
77 |
91 |
Table 16 provisional Regulation |
Return on investments |
7,6 % |
0,2 % |
4,8 % |
2,5 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
2 |
62 |
33 |
Revised weighting |
Return on investments |
11,2 % |
0,7 % |
7,0 % |
5,8 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
6 |
63 |
52 |
Without weighting |
Return on investments |
11,2 % |
0,7 % |
7,0 % |
5,8 % |
|
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
6 |
63 |
52 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
9,97 % |
6,08 % |
7,05 % |
4,81 % |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
61 |
70 |
48 |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
17,9 |
12,2 |
15,3 |
12,4 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
68 |
85 |
69 |
Investments (in million EUR) |
7,7 |
5,7 |
6,1 |
7,3 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
74 |
78 |
95 |
Return on investments |
12,2 % |
0,8 % |
7,5 % |
6,6 % |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
6 |
61 |
54 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
2,71 % |
-3,55 % |
-1,31 % |
-6,13 % |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
- 131 |
-48 |
- 226 |
Cash flow (in million EUR) |
0,8 |
0,4 |
0,9 |
-0,2 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
48 |
109 |
-30 |
Investments (in million EUR) |
0,5 |
0,3 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
61 |
48 |
24 |
Return on investments |
5,0 % |
-0,3 % |
2,2 % |
-1,2 % |
Index 2014 = 100 |
100 |
-6 |
44 |
-23 |
Source: Verified questionnaire replies of sampled Union producers |
10.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
10.3.
SMEs of the Union industry which ceased production
10.4.
Information relating to the proportion of SMEs as part of the Union industry
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Investigation period |
Union sales volume, shown in Table 8 of the contested Regulation in items |
14 834 175 |
14 738 216 |
14 532 627 |
14 584 104 |
Share of SMEs’ sales in the total Union sales, shown in Table 4 of the contested Regulation |
16,9 % |
15,3 % |
13,7 % |
13,2 % |
Share of large companies in the total Union sales |
83,1 % |
84,7 % |
86,3 % |
86,8 % |
sampled SMEs volume of sales in items |
91 700 |
84 500 |
79 300 |
74 600 |
% sampled SMEs compared with total volume of SMEs sales |
3,6 % |
3,7 % |
3,9 % |
3,8 % |
% sampled large companies compared with total volume of large companies |
[20 – 45 ] |
[20 – 45 ] |
[20 – 45 ] |
[20 – 45 ] |
Weighting Ratio applied |
[4,5 – 11,3 ] |
[4,3 – 11,0 ] |
[4,0 – 10,3 ] |
[4,2 – 10,6 ] |
Weighting ratio =(% sampled large companies x total SMEs volume of sales)/(sampled SMEs volume of sales) – 1 |
10.5.
The volume of the sales of SMEs which cooperated in the investigation
11.
DEFINITIVE MEASURES
Company |
Dumping margin |
Subsidy rate |
Injury margin |
Countervailing duty |
Anti-dumping duty |
Fixed countervailing duty |
Fixed anti-dumping duty (46) |
Fixed Anti-dumping duty (47) |
GITI Group |
56,8 % |
7,74 % |
28,51 % |
7,74 % |
20,77 % |
11,07 |
35,74 |
46,81 |
Hankook Group |
60,1 % |
2,06 % |
10,31 % |
2,06 % |
8,25 % |
3,75 |
17,37 |
21,12 |
Aeolus/Pirelli |
85,0 % |
32,85 % |
27,56 % |
27,56 % |
0 |
39,77 |
0 |
39,77 |
Other companies cooperating in both anti- subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in the Annex |
71,5 % |
18,01 % |
23,15 % |
18,01 % |
5,14 % |
27,69 |
10,29 |
37,98 |
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd(48) |
71,5 % |
51,08 % |
55,07 % |
51,08 % |
0 |
57,28 |
0 |
49,31 |
Weifang Yuelong Rubber; Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd(49) |
106,7 % |
51,08 % |
55,07 % |
51,08 % |
3,99 % |
57,28 |
4,48 |
61,76 |
12.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Company |
Anti-dumping duty |
TARIC Additional Code |
GITI Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Yinchuan) Company Ltd |
46,81 |
C332 |
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd |
21,12 |
C334 |
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd, Aeolus Tyre (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd |
39,77 |
C877(53) |
Other companies subject to this reimposition cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in the Annex |
37,98 |
|
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd |
49,31 |
C379 |
Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd |
61,76 |
C875 |
Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd |
61,76 |
C876 |
Company |
Anti-dumping duty |
TARIC Additional Code |
GITI Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd; GITI Tire (Yinchuan) Company Ltd |
35,74 |
C332 |
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd |
17,37 |
C334 |
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd, Aeolus Tyre (Taiyuan) Co., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd |
0 |
C877(54) |
Other companies subject to this re-imposition cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation listed in the Annex |
10,29 |
|
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd |
0 |
C379 |
Weifang Yuelong Rubber Co., Ltd |
4,48 |
C875 |
Hefei Wanli Tire Co., Ltd |
4,48 |
C876 |
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
ANNEX
COMPANY NAME |
ADDITIONAL TARIC CODE |
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., Ltd |
C338 |
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd |
C375 |
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd |
C366 |
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd |
C347 |
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., Ltd |
C345 |
Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd |
C340 |
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., Ltd |
C360 |
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd |
C346 |
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd |
C363 |
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., Ltd |
C362 |
Sailun Group Co., Ltd |
C351 |
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., Ltd |
C353 |
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., Ltd |
C377 |
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd |
C358 |
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd |
C341 |
Shanghai Huayi Group Corp. Ltd; Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., Ltd |
C878(1) |
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., Ltd |
C350 |