COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/191
of 16 February 2022
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation of the investigation
1.5.
Request for anonymity
1.6.
Claims on confidentiality
1.7.
Claims on the management of the non-confidential file
1.8.
Sampling
1.8.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.8.2.
Sampling of importers
1.8.3.
Sampling of exporting producers
1.9.
Individual examination and requests for a newcomer treatment
1.10.
Replies to the questionnaires
— |
Company 15 |
(Italy) |
— |
Company 20 |
(France) |
— |
Company 33 |
(Germany, SME) |
— |
Company 37 |
(Italy, SME) |
— |
Company 61 |
(Poland, SME) |
— |
Company 4 |
(Croatia) |
— |
F. Reyher NCHFG |
(Germany) |
— |
Vipa S.P.A. |
(Italy) |
1.11.
Hearings
1.12.
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
1.13.
Non imposition of provisional measures
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding the product scope
2.3.1.
Structural timber screws/connectors (or wood lag screws)
2.3.2.
Screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material
2.3.3.
Hot forged fasteners
2.3.4.
Hardware kits
2.3.5.
Anchors and structural connections for concrete, masonry, wood and steel
2.3.6.
Confirmat screws (or self-drive dowels)
2.3.7.
Pole screws
2.3.8.
Non-standard fasteners used in the automotive industry
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation
3.3.
Normal value
3.4.
Representative country
3.4.1.
General remarks
3.4.2.
A level of economic development similar to China
3.4.3.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.4.4.
Comments of the interested parties
3.4.5.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.4.6.
Conclusion
3.5.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs for factors of production
No. |
Factor of Production (‘FOP’) |
Code in the Thai tariff classification |
Undistorted value |
|
Raw Materials |
|
|
1 |
Bars And Rods, Hot-Rolled, In Irregularly Wound Coils, Of Iron Or Nonalloy Steel, Of Circular Cross-Section Measuring Less Than 14Mm In Diameter, other than used for used for producing soldering sticks and concrete reinforcement |
7213 91 90 |
4,00 CNY/kg |
2 |
Bars And Rods, Hot-Rolled, In Irregularly Wound Coils, Of Iron Or Nonalloy Steel, other than those used for producing soldering sticks |
7213 99 90 |
7,00 CNY/kg |
3 |
Bars And Rods Of Alloy Steel (Other Than Stainless), Hot-Rolled, In Irregularly Wound Coils, Nesoi |
7227 90 00 |
6,00 CNY/kg |
4 |
Other bars and rods, not further worked than hot-rolled, hotdrawn or extruded |
7228 30 90 |
7,93 CNY/kg |
5 |
Petroleum Oils, Oils From Bituminous Minerals (Other Than Crude) & Products Containing By Weight 70 % Or More Of These Oils, Not Biodiesel Or Waste |
2710 19 |
2,43 CNY/L |
6 |
Methanol (methyl alcohol) |
2905 11 |
0,52 CNY/kg |
7 |
Pallets, Box Pallets And Other Load Boards; Pallet Collars; |
4415 20 |
4,99 CNY/kg |
8 |
Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard |
4819 10 |
15,96 CNY/kg |
9 |
Sacks And Bags (Including Cones), Of Polymers Of Ethylene |
3923 21 |
32,47 CNY/kg |
10 |
Zinc, Not Alloyed, Containing 99,9 % Or More By Weight Of Zinc, Unwrought |
7901 11 |
17,12 CNY/kg |
11 |
Corrugated paper and paperboard, whether or not perforated |
4808 10 |
8,14 CNY/kg |
|
Labour |
|
|
12 |
Labour wages in manufacturing sector |
[N/A] |
23,63 CNY/hour |
|
Energy |
|
|
13 |
Natural gas |
[N/A] |
2,77 CNY/m3 |
14 |
Electricity |
[N/A] |
Ranges from 0,737 to 1,019 CNY/kWh(60) |
15 |
Water |
[N/A] |
7,27 CNY/m3 |
3.5.1.
Raw materials used in the production process
3.5.2.
Labour
3.5.3.
Electricity
3.5.4.
Gas
3.5.5.
Water
3.5.6.
Consumables/negligible quantities
3.5.7.
SG&A and profit
3.5.8.
Calculation of normal value
3.6.
Export price
3.7.
Comparison
3.8.
Dumping margins
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
Jiangsu Yongyi Fastener Co., Ltd. |
22,1 % |
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. |
46,1 % |
Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. |
48,8 % |
Other cooperating companies |
39,6 % |
All other companies |
86,5 % |
3.9.
Comments from the interested parties following the final disclosure
3.9.1.
Status of the CCCME
3.9.2.
Selection of the representative country
3.9.3.
Benchmarks used for the calculation of the normal value
3.9.3.1. Benchmark and the calculation of the labour cost
3.9.3.2. Benchmark for electricity cost
3.9.3.3. Inland freight and import duties adjustment applied to the benchmark of the raw materials
3.9.4.
Calculation of the normal value
3.9.5.
Non-sampled cooperating exporting producers
3.9.6.
Level of cooperation
3.9.7.
The list of cooperating exporting producers
3.9.8.
Other claims
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Preliminary remarks
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.3.
Union consumption
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Total Union consumption |
2 134 778 |
2 093 096 |
1 959 386 |
1 748 012 |
Index |
100 |
98 |
92 |
82 |
Source: EIFI and Eurostat |
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Volume of imports from China |
135 287 |
171 152 |
207 946 |
209 033 |
Index |
100 |
127 |
154 |
155 |
Market share (%) |
6 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
Index |
100 |
129 |
167 |
189 |
Source: Eurostat |
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
PRC |
1 375 |
1 529 |
1 518 |
1 473 |
Index |
100 |
111 |
110 |
107 |
Source: Eurostat |
4.4.2.1. Claims on price comparability
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.5.1.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Production volume (tonnes) |
1 421 735 |
1 346 720 |
1 238 982 |
1 060 569 |
Index |
100 |
95 |
87 |
75 |
Production capacity (tonnes) |
2 317 772 |
2 256 337 |
2 247 276 |
2 310 557 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
97 |
100 |
Capacity utilisation (%) |
61 |
60 |
55 |
46 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
90 |
75 |
Source: EIFI, verified questionnaire replies |
4.5.1.2. Sales volume and market share
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Sales volume on the Union market (tonnes) |
1 414 956 |
1 303 730 |
1 199 408 |
1 038 934 |
Index |
100 |
92 |
85 |
73 |
Market share (%) |
66 |
62 |
61 |
59 |
Index |
100 |
94 |
92 |
90 |
Source: EIFI, verified questionnaire replies |
4.5.1.3. Growth
4.5.1.4. Employment and productivity
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Number of employees (FTE) |
22 004 |
20 960 |
21 060 |
21 134 |
Index |
100 |
95 |
96 |
96 |
Productivity (tonne/employee) |
65 |
64 |
59 |
50 |
Index |
100 |
99 |
91 |
78 |
Source: EIFI, verified questionnaire replies |
4.5.1.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.5.2.
Microeconomic indicators
4.5.2.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Average unit sales price in the Union on the total market (EUR/tonne) |
2 467 |
2 664 |
2 810 |
2 738 |
Index |
100 |
108 |
114 |
111 |
Unit cost of production (EUR/tonne) |
2 354 |
2 482 |
2 673 |
2 709 |
Index |
100 |
105 |
114 |
115 |
Source: Questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers |
4.5.2.2. Labour cost
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Average wages per employee (EUR) |
42 341 |
44 784 |
44 016 |
39 891 |
Index |
100 |
106 |
104 |
94 |
Source: Questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers |
4.5.2.3. Inventories
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Closing stocks (tonnes) |
39 021 |
40 191 |
45 398 |
41 638 |
Index |
100 |
103 |
116 |
107 |
Source: Questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers |
4.5.2.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
6 |
5 |
4 |
-1 |
Index |
100 |
78 |
61 |
-15 |
Cash flow (EUR) |
39 458 582 |
29 914 473 |
23 776 496 |
14 621 456 |
Index |
100 |
76 |
60 |
37 |
Investments (EUR) |
26 709 539 |
20 090 697 |
17 534 570 |
11 400 254 |
Index |
100 |
75 |
66 |
43 |
Return on investments (%) |
10 |
9 |
6 |
-1 |
Index |
100 |
86 |
62 |
-8 |
Source: Questionnaire replies of the sampled Union producers |
4.5.3.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from other third countries
Country |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Taiwan |
Volume (tonnes) |
286 454 |
292 726 |
261 244 |
236 636 |
|
Index |
100 |
102 |
91 |
83 |
|
Market share (%) |
13 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
Average price |
2 176 |
2 233 |
2 358 |
2 387 |
|
Index |
100 |
103 |
108 |
110 |
Vietnam |
Volume (tonnes) |
94 275 |
107 243 |
91 329 |
84 595 |
|
Index |
100 |
114 |
97 |
90 |
|
Market share (%) |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Average price |
1 428 |
1 530 |
1 632 |
1 591 |
|
Index |
100 |
107 |
114 |
111 |
Turkey |
Volume (tonnes) |
45 863 |
50 691 |
43 498 |
38 919 |
|
Index |
100 |
111 |
95 |
85 |
|
Market share (%) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Average price |
2 700 |
2 706 |
2 615 |
2 654 |
|
Index |
100 |
100 |
97 |
98 |
Other third countries |
Volume (tonnes) |
157 942 |
167 555 |
155 962 |
139 895 |
|
Index |
7 % |
8 % |
8 % |
8 % |
|
Market share (%) |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Average price |
3 177 |
3 133 |
3 302 |
3 321 |
|
Index |
100 |
99 |
104 |
105 |
Total of all third countries except China |
Volume (tonnes) |
584 535 |
618 214 |
552 032 |
500 045 |
|
Index |
100 |
106 |
94 |
86 |
|
Market share (%) |
27 |
30 |
28 |
29 |
|
Average price |
2 367 |
2 394 |
2 525 |
2 534 |
|
Index |
100 |
101 |
107 |
107 |
Source: Eurostat |
5.2.2.
Decrease of the Union consumption
5.2.3.
Structural changes in the automotive sector
5.2.4.
Imports by the Union industry
5.2.5.
Competitive advantages of the Chinese exporting producers
5.2.6.
COVID-19 pandemic
5.2.7.
Mismanagement by the Union industry
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF THE MEASURES
6.1.
Injury elimination level (injury margin)
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
Definitive injury margin |
Jiangsu Yongyi Fastener Co., Ltd. |
22,1 % |
79,0 % |
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. |
46,1 % |
85,3 % |
Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. |
48,8 % |
125,0 % |
Other cooperating companies |
39,6 % |
94,0 % |
All other companies |
86,5 % |
196,9 % |
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of importers
7.3.
Interest of retailers – Do-it-yourself (DIY) sector
7.4.
Interest of users
7.5.
Shortage of supply of fasteners
7.6.
Switch of suppliers
7.7.
Other
7.8.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.9.
Price undertaking offers
8.
RETROACTIVE IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
DEFINITIVE MEASURES
Company |
Dumping margin |
Injury margin |
Definitive anti-dumping duty |
Jiangsu Yongyi Fastener Co., Ltd. |
22,1 % |
79,0 % |
22,1 % |
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. |
46,1 % |
85,3 % |
46,1 % |
Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. |
48,8 % |
125,0 % |
48,8 % |
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex |
39,6 % |
94,0 % |
39,6 % |
All other companies |
86,5 % |
196,9 % |
86,5 % |
9.1.
Special monitoring clause
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Company |
Definitive anti-dumping duty rate (%) |
TARIC additional code |
Jiangsu Yongyi Fastener Co., Ltd. |
22,1 |
C856 |
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd. |
46,1 |
C857 |
Wenzhou Junhao Industry Co., Ltd. |
48,8 |
C858 |
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex |
39,6 |
|
All other companies |
86,5 |
C999 |
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled
Country |
Name |
TARIC additional code |
People’s Republic of China |
Anhui Goodlink Fastener Co., Ltd |
C859 |
People’s Republic of China |
Beijing Jinzhaobo High Strength Fastener Co., Ltd. |
C767 |
People’s Republic of China |
LIAOCHENG BSC METAL |
C768 |
People’s Republic of China |
Celo Suzhou Precision Fasteners Co. Ltd |
C769 |
People’s Republic of China |
Changshu City Standard Parts Factory Co., Ltd. |
C770 |
People’s Republic of China |
CHENGLONG TECHNOLOGY (JIAXING) CO., LTD. |
C771 |
People’s Republic of China |
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd. |
C772 |
People’s Republic of China |
FASTWELL METAL PRODUCTS CO.,LTD |
C773 |
People’s Republic of China |
Finework (Hunan) New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd |
C774 |
People’s Republic of China |
FRÖTEK Plastic Technology(Wuxi) CO., LTD |
C775 |
People’s Republic of China |
Haining Hisener Trade Co., Ltd |
C776 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAINING JINJIE METAL CO.,LTD |
C778 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN BOOMING FASTENER CO.,LTD. |
C779 |
People’s Republic of China |
Haiyan C&F Fittings Co.,LTD |
C780 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN GUANGDA HARDWARE CO., LTD. |
C781 |
People’s Republic of China |
Haiyan Jiamei Hardware Manufacturing And Tech. Co., Ltd |
C782 |
People’s Republic of China |
Haiyan Shangxin Standarf Parts Co., Ltd |
C783 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN TIANQI STANDARD PARTS CO., LTD. |
C784 |
People’s Republic of China |
Haiyan Wancheng Fasteners Co., Ltd. |
C785 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN XINGLONG FASTENER CO., LTD |
C786 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN YIHUI HARDWARE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD |
C787 |
People’s Republic of China |
HAIYAN YOUSUN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD |
C788 |
People’s Republic of China |
HANDAN HAOSHENG FASTENER CO., LTD. |
C789 |
People’s Republic of China |
HILTI (CHINA) LTD |
C790 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jia Xing Tai Cheng Aoto Parts Co., Ltd |
C791 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiashan Chaoyi Fastener Co.,Ltd |
C792 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIASHAN GIANT IMP.&EXP.TRADE CO.,LTD |
C793 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiashan Sanxin Fastener Company Limited |
C794 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiashan United Oasis Fastener Co.,Ltd |
C795 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIASHAN WEIYUE FASTENER CO.,LTD |
C796 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiashan Xiaohai Metal Products Factory |
C797 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIASHAN YONGXIN FASTENER CO., LTD |
C798 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING CHENGFENG METAL PRODUCTS CO.,LTD |
C799 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING H.J TECH INDUSTRY LIMITED |
C800 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiaxing Huanhuan Tong Plastic Industry Co., LTD |
C801 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING KINFAST HARDWARE CO., LTD. |
C802 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING LONGSHENG HARDWARE CO.,LTD |
C803 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiaxing Shangxiang Import and Export Co., LTD |
C804 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING SULATER AUTO PARTS CO.,LTD. |
C805 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING TAIXIN AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD |
C806 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jiaxing Victor Screw Co.,Ltd |
C807 |
People’s Republic of China |
JIAXING ZHENGYING HARDWARE CO.,LTD |
C808 |
People’s Republic of China |
Jinan Huayang Fastener Co., Ltd |
C809 |
People’s Republic of China |
JINAN STAR FASTENER CO., LTD |
C810 |
People’s Republic of China |
Lianyungang Suli Hardware Technology Co., Ltd. |
C811 |
People’s Republic of China |
NEDSCHROEF FASTENERS (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD. |
C812 |
People’s Republic of China |
NEW STARWDH INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD |
C813 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Dongxin High-Strength Nut Co., Ltd. |
C814 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Economic & Technical Development Zone Yonggang Fasteners Co., Ltd. |
C815 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Haixin Hardware Co., Ltd. |
C816 |
People’s Republic of China |
NINGBO LEMNA PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
C817 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Minda Machinery & Electronics Co., Ltd. |
C818 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Nanjubaoge Fastener Manufacturing Co. Ltd |
C819 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Ningli High-Strength Fastener Co., Ltd |
C820 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Shengtai Fastener Technology Co., Ltd |
C821 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Taida Hezhong Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd. |
C822 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd. |
C823 |
People’s Republic of China |
NINGBO ZHONGBIN FASTENER MFG. CO., LTD |
C824 |
People’s Republic of China |
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd. |
C825 |
People’s Republic of China |
OK TECH CO., LTD |
C826 |
People’s Republic of China |
PINGHU OTEBAY HARDWARE PRODUCT CO.LTD |
C827 |
People’s Republic of China |
Pinghu Sanjiaozhou Lubricant Co., Ltd. |
C828 |
People’s Republic of China |
Pol Shin Fastener (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd |
C829 |
People’s Republic of China |
QIFENG PRECISION INDUSTRY SCI-TECH CORP. |
C830 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai Autocraft Co.,Ltd. |
C831 |
People’s Republic of China |
SHANGHAI CHAEN CHIA FASTENERS CO.,LTD. |
C832 |
People’s Republic of China |
SHANGHAI EAST BEST FOREIGN TRADE CO.,LTD. |
C833 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai Chunri New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., |
C777 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai Rongdun Industry Co., Ltd. |
C834 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai Galgem Hardware Company Limited |
C835 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai High-Strength Bolts Plant |
C836 |
People’s Republic of China |
SHANGHAI MOREGOOD HARDWARE CO., LTD. |
C837 |
People’s Republic of China |
Shanghai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd. |
C838 |
People’s Republic of China |
SSF INDUSTRIAL CO., LIMITED |
C839 |
People’s Republic of China |
Suzhou Escort Hardware Manufacturing Co. Ltd |
C840 |
People’s Republic of China |
Suzhou Hongly Hardware Co., Ltd |
C841 |
People’s Republic of China |
Suzhou Litto Fastener Co., Ltd |
C842 |
People’s Republic of China |
Suzhou YNK Fastener Co., Ltd. |
C843 |
People’s Republic of China |
Yantai Agrati Fasteners Ltd. |
C844 |
People’s Republic of China |
YUYAO ALFIRSTE HARDWARE CO.,LTD |
C845 |
People’s Republic of China |
Yuyao Zhenrui Metal Co., Ltd |
C846 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZHE JIANG WORLD WIN FASTENER CO., LTD |
C847 |
People’s Republic of China |
Zhejiang Channov Auto Parts Co., Ltd |
C848 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZHEJIANG CHAOBOER HARDWARE CO., LTD |
C849 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZHEJIANG DONGHE MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LIMITED |
C850 |
People’s Republic of China |
Zhejiang Excellent Industries Co. Ltd |
C851 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZHEJIANG MS TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD. |
C852 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZHEJIANG NEW SHENGDA FASTENER CO., LTD. |
C853 |
People’s Republic of China |
ZheJiang RuiZhao Technology Co.,Ltd. |
C854 |
People’s Republic of China |
Zhejiang Tianyuan Metal Products Co.,Ltd |
C855 |