Notice

Trade remedies notice 2023/20: suspension of anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia

Updated 31 December 2023

This notice was published on 6 November 2023.

This notice has been revoked by聽Trade remedies notice 2023/30.

This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under聽.

The public notice suspends, in full or in part, the anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia in the event those hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods are subject to safeguard duty.

Suspension of the anti-dumping duty

The public notice relates to hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia subject to both:

The effect of this suspension is that the anti-dumping duty is charged on imports of hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia until such time as the relevant import quota is exceeded. After such time only the portion of the anti-dumping duty exceeding the safeguard duty (together with the safeguard duty) is charged. As such, once the safeguard quota is exceeded the anti-dumping duty payable on hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating in Iran or Russia to which this public notice relates is as follows:

Table 1: duty amount and additional codes

Origin country or territory Overseas exporter Additional code Anti-dumping duty before suspension GBP per tonne (per cent ad valorem) Anti-dumping duty after suspension GBP per tonne (per cent ad valorem)
Iran Mobarakeh Steel Company C215 拢48.12 (17.9%) Nil
Iran All others C999 拢48.12 (17.9%) Nil
Russia Novolipetsk Steel C216 拢44.605 (15%) Nil
Russia Public Joint Stock Company Magnitogorsk Iron Steel Works (PJSC MMK) C217 拢80.758 (33%) 拢19.57 (8%)
Russia PAO Severstal C218 拢14.729 (5.3%) Nil
Russia All others C999 拢80.758 (33%) 拢19.57 (8%)

This public notice does not relate to hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods originating from Brazil, which are excluded from safeguard duty: tariff-rate quota on steel goods under Trade remedies notice 2023/10 and Trade remedies notice 2022/01.

Goods description

Hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods that may be subject to both anti-dumping and safeguard duty under Trade remedies notice 2023/16 and Trade remedies notice 2023/10 are:

Certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including 鈥榗ut-to-length鈥� and 鈥榥arrow strip鈥� products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated.聽

The following product types are excluded:

  • products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel
  • products of tool steel and high-speed steel
  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm and of a width of 600mm or more
  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm and of a width of 2.05m or more

The hot-rolled flat iron, non-alloy, or other alloy steel goods subject to both anti-dumping and safeguard duty are usually imported into the UK under the following UK Global Tariff (UKGT) commodity codes:

  • 72 08 10 00 00
  • 72 08 25 00 00
  • 72 08 26 00 00
  • 72 08 27 00 00
  • 72 08 36 00 00
  • 72 08 37 00 10
  • 72 08 37 00 90
  • 72 08 38 00 10
  • 72 08 38 00 90
  • 72 08 39 00 10
  • 72 08 39 00 90
  • 72 08 40 00 10
  • 72 08 40 00 90
  • 72 08 52 10 00
  • 72 08 52 99 00
  • 72 08 53 10 00
  • 72 08 53 90 00
  • 72 08 54 00 00
  • 72 11 13 00 11
  • 72 11 13 00 19
  • 72 11 14 00 10
  • 72 11 14 00 91
  • 72 11 14 00 95
  • 72 11 19 00 10
  • 72 11 19 00 91
  • 72 11 19 00 95
  • 72 25 19 10 90
  • 72 25 30 90 00
  • 72 25 40 90 00
  • 72 26 19 10 91
  • 72 26 19 10 95
  • 72 26 91 91 11
  • 72 26 91 91 19
  • 72 26 91 99 00

You can use the online trade tariff tool to find UKGT commodity codes.

Duration of the anti-dumping duty

This public notice does not suspend or otherwise affect the period for which Trade remedies notice 2023/16 has effect in relation to anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel.