COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2011
of 17 November 2021
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration of imports
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation
1.5.
Sampling
1.5.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.5.2.
Sampling of importers
1.5.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in China
1.6.
Individual examination
1.7.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.8.
Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
1.9.
Disclosure
1.10.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.1.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.1.1.1.
Introduction
3.1.1.2.
Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
3.1.1.3.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), first indent of the basic Regulation: the market in question being served to a significant extent by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country
3.1.1.4.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), second indent of the basic Regulation: State presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs
3.1.1.5.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), third indent of the basic Regulation: public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces
3.1.1.6.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fourth indent of the basic Regulation: the lack, discriminatory application or inadequate enforcement of bankruptcy, corporate or property laws
3.1.1.7.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.1.1.8.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), sixth indent of the basic Regulation: access to finance granted by institutions which implement public policy objectives or otherwise not acting independently of the State
3.1.1.9.
Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.1.1.10.
Conclusion
3.1.1.11.
Comments by interested parties
3.2.
Representative country
3.2.1.
General remarks
3.2.2.
A level of economic development similar to China
3.2.3.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.2.4.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.2.5.
Conclusion
3.2.6.
Comments on final disclosure
3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.4.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.1.
Factors of production
Factor of Production |
Commodity Code in Argentina |
Undistorted Value |
Unit of Measurement |
Raw materials |
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Aluminium alloy wire |
7605 29 90 |
32,60 |
CNY/kg |
Aluminium clad steel wire |
7217 30 10 , 7217 30 90 |
10,17 |
CNY/kg |
Aluminium rods |
7605 21 10 7605 21 90 |
27,59 |
CNY/kg |
Aluminium strip |
7606 12 20 , 7606 12 90 |
21,68 |
CNY/kg |
Aluminium strip/tape |
7606 91 00 |
29,03 |
CNY/kg |
Aramid yarn |
5402 11 00 |
148,37 |
CNY/kg |
Cable jelly |
4002 99 90 |
26,58 |
CNY/kg |
Cable paste |
2710 19 93 , 2710 19 99 |
9,26 |
CNY/kg |
Ethylene vinyl acetate |
3905 29 00 |
15,93 |
CNY/kg |
Fill rope |
5607 49 00 |
33,44 |
CNY/kg |
Flame retardant sheath material |
3901 90 10 , 3901 90 20 , 3901 90 50 , 3901 90 90 |
16,22 |
CNY/kg |
Glass fibre reinforced polymer |
3921 90 19 |
25,31 |
CNY/kg |
Glass fibre reinforced plastic |
3921 90 19 |
25,31 |
CNY/kg |
Glass fibre reinforced polymer-covered with glue |
3919 90 10 , 3919 90 90 |
48,53 |
CNY/kg |
Glass fibre yarn |
7019 19 00 |
135,88 |
CNY/kg |
High density polyethylene conventional sheath material |
3901 20 19 , 3901 20 29 |
7,81 |
CNY/kg |
Low density polyethylene |
3901 40 00 |
8,26 |
CNY/kg |
Low density polyethylene conventional sheath material |
3901 10 10 , 3901 10 91 , 3901 10 92 |
7,88 |
CNY/kg |
Low smoke zero halogen sheath material |
3901 30 10 , 3901 30 90 |
13,39 |
CNY/kg |
Optical fibre |
9001 10 11 , |
660,5 |
CNY/kg |
Phosphating rubber coated steel wire |
7217 90 00 |
12,54 |
CNY/kg |
Polybutylene terephthalate |
3907 99 11 , 3907 99 19 |
14,00 |
CNY/kg |
Polyolefin elastomer |
3901 90 10 , 3901 90 20 , 3901 90 50 , 3901 90 90 , 3902 90 00 |
19,06 |
CNY/kg |
Stainless steel optical unit |
8544 70 90 |
114,79 |
CNY/kg |
Stainless steel strip |
7219 32 00 |
16,63 |
CNY/kg |
Stainless steel strip/tape |
7220 20 10 , 7220 20 90 |
17,03 |
CNY/kg |
Steel strand |
7312 10 10 , 7312 10 90 |
16,82 |
CNY/kg |
Steel strip |
7212 50 90 |
26,16 |
CNY/kg |
Steel wire |
7217 10 11 , 7217 10 19 , 7217 10 90 |
7,99 |
CNY/kg |
Tape |
3919 10 20 |
66,66 |
CNY/kg |
Yarn |
5402 20 00 |
16,01 |
CNY/kg |
Labour |
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Labour wages in producing sector |
[N/A] |
40,1 |
CNY/h |
Energy |
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Electricity |
[N/A] |
0,3390 |
CNY/Kwh |
3.4.1.1.
Labour
3.4.1.2.
Electricity
3.4.2.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, and profits
3.4.3.
Calculation
3.5.
Export price
3.5.1.
Comparison
3.5.2.
Dumping margins
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
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FTT group:
|
44,0 % |
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ZTT group:
|
19,7 % |
Company |
Definitive dumping margin |
||||||
FTT group:
|
44,0 % |
||||||
ZTT group:
|
19,8 % |
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Other cooperating companies |
31,2 % |
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All other companies |
44,0 % |
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Unit of measurement
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.1.
Exclusion of two producers from the Union industry
4.3.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.4.
Captive use
4.5.
Union consumption
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Total free market Union consumption |
1 276 902 |
1 537 999 |
1 655 737 |
1 760 092 |
Index |
100 |
120 |
130 |
138 |
Captive market |
61 505 |
59 802 |
62 710 |
54 205 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
102 |
88 |
Source: Cooperating exporting producers, EU customs authorities, Eurostat, complainants. |
4.6.
Imports from the country concerned
4.6.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Volume of imports from the country concerned (cable-km) |
189 479 |
354 167 |
434 754 |
498 335 |
Index |
100 |
187 |
229 |
263 |
Market share (%) |
14,8 % |
23,0 % |
26,3 % |
28,3 % |
Index |
100 |
155 |
177 |
191 |
Source: Cooperating exporting producers, Eurostat, EU customs authorities. |
4.6.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned, price undercutting, price depression
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
China |
452,9 |
401,9 |
468,5 |
349,1 |
Index |
100 |
89 |
103 |
77 |
Source: Cooperating exporting producers. |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Average price |
854 |
720 |
593 |
320 |
Index |
100 |
84 |
69 |
38 |
Representativeness |
94 % |
35 % |
59 % |
62 % |
4.7.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.7.1.
General remarks
4.8.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.8.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Production volume (cable-km) |
1 062 482 |
1 195 017 |
1 250 881 |
1 229 252 |
Index |
100 |
112 |
118 |
116 |
Production capacity (cable-km) |
1 585 738 |
1 748 667 |
2 019 526 |
2 084 082 |
Index |
100 |
110 |
127 |
131 |
Capacity utilisation (%) |
67 % |
68 % |
62 % |
59 % |
Index |
100 |
102 |
92 |
88 |
4.8.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Sales volume on the Union market (cable-km) |
882 772 |
945 842 |
1 009 439 |
995 703 |
Index |
100 |
107 |
114 |
113 |
Captive market |
61 505 |
59 802 |
62 710 |
54 205 |
Index |
100 |
97 |
102 |
88 |
Captive market as a % of Union sales |
7,0 % |
6,3 % |
6,2 % |
5,4 % |
Index |
100 |
91 |
89 |
78 |
Free market sales |
821 268 |
886 040 |
946 729 |
941 498 |
Index |
100 |
108 |
115 |
115 |
Market share of free market sales |
64,3 % |
57,6 % |
57,2 % |
53,5 % |
Index |
100 |
90 |
89 |
83 |
Source: Union industry. |
4.8.3.
Growth
4.8.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Number of employees (FTE) |
4 088 |
4 589 |
4 815 |
4 659 |
Index |
100 |
112 |
118 |
114 |
Productivity (cable-km/FTE) |
260 |
260 |
260 |
264 |
Index |
100 |
100 |
100 |
102 |
Source: Union industry. |
4.8.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.9.
Microeconomic indicators
4.9.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Average unit sales price in the Union (EUR/ cable-km) |
816 |
861 |
944 |
821 |
Index |
100 |
105 |
116 |
101 |
Unit cost of production (EUR/ cable-km) |
756 |
785 |
860 |
758 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
114 |
100 |
Source: Sampled Union producers. |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Average price |
817 |
780 |
792 |
719 |
Index |
100 |
95 |
97 |
88 |
Representativeness |
42 % |
38 % |
35 % |
34 % |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
100 |
73 |
56 |
59 |
4.9.2.
Labour costs
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Average labour costs per employee (EUR/FTE) |
39 511 |
35 826 |
39 157 |
38 966 |
Index |
100 |
91 |
99 |
99 |
Source: Sampled Union producers. |
4.9.3.
Inventories
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Closing stocks (cable-km) |
134 925 |
161 561 |
161 878 |
171 058 |
Index |
100 |
120 |
120 |
127 |
Closing stocks as a percentage of production |
12,7 % |
13,5 % |
12,9 % |
13,9 % |
Index |
100 |
106 |
102 |
110 |
Source: Sampled Union producers. |
4.9.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
IP |
Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) |
8,1 |
8,4 |
8,5 |
7,9 |
Index |
100 |
104 |
104 |
97 |
Cash flow (EUR) |
33 254 746 |
48 644 480 |
41 707 715 |
39 805 852 |
Index |
100 |
146 |
125 |
120 |
Investments (EUR) |
60 405 839 |
67 794 023 |
82 761 718 |
59 886 812 |
Index |
100 |
112 |
137 |
99 |
Return on investments (%) |
34 |
36 |
24 |
20 |
Index |
100 |
105 |
70 |
58 |
Source: Sampled Union producers. |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
Profit margin (in %) |
10,4 % |
12,6 % |
12,4 % |
4.10.
Analysis of sales based on tenders
4.11.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
Country |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Korea |
Volume (cable-km) |
20 450 |
51 339 |
44 405 |
45 908 |
|
Index |
100 |
251 |
217 |
224 |
|
Market share (%) |
1,6 % |
3,3 % |
2,7 % |
2,6 % |
|
Average price (EUR/ cable-km) |
796 |
873 |
1 627 |
1 073 |
|
Index |
100 |
110 |
204 |
135 |
Turkey |
Volume (cable-km) |
26 732 |
32 932 |
22 922 |
37 008 |
|
Index |
100 |
123 |
86 |
138 |
|
Market share (%) |
2,1 % |
2,1 % |
1,4 % |
2,1 % |
|
Average price (EUR/ cable-km) |
428 |
501 |
776 |
594 |
|
Index |
100 |
117 |
181 |
139 |
Norway |
Volume (cable-km) |
12 143 |
11 622 |
22 728 |
26 471 |
|
Index |
100 |
96 |
187 |
218 |
|
Market share (%) |
1,0 % |
0,8 % |
1,4 % |
1,5 % |
|
Average price (EUR/ cable-km) |
330 |
271 |
279 |
261 |
|
Index |
100 |
82 |
85 |
79 |
Other third countries |
Volume (cable-km) |
126 307 |
114 520 |
77 787 |
107 334 |
|
Index |
100 |
91 |
62 |
85 |
|
Market share (%) |
9,9 % |
7,4 % |
4,7 % |
6,1 % |
|
Average price (EUR/ cable-km) |
1 631 |
1 728 |
2 447 |
1 218 |
|
Index |
100 |
106 |
150 |
75 |
Total of all third countries except the country concerned |
Volume (cable-km) |
185 633 |
210 414 |
167 842 |
216 721 |
|
Index |
100 |
113 |
90 |
117 |
|
Market share (%) |
14,5 % |
13,7 % |
10,1 % |
12,3 % |
|
Average price (EUR/ cable-km) |
1 280 |
1 247 |
1 708 |
964 |
|
Index |
100 |
97 |
133 |
75 |
Source: Data from EU Customs Authorities, Comext (Eurostat). |
5.2.2. Export performance of the Union industry
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Investigation period |
Export volume (cable-km) |
85 676 |
99 295 |
95 397 |
108 672 |
Index |
100 |
116 |
111 |
127 |
Average price (EUR/cable-km) |
1 329 |
1 111 |
1 282 |
949 |
Index |
100 |
84 |
96 |
71 |
Source: Union industry. |
5.2.3.
Captive volumes
5.2.4.
Price of raw materials
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
Company |
Dumping margin |
Injury elimination level |
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FTT group:
|
44,0 % |
61,3 % |
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ZTT group:
|
19,7 % |
42,0 % |
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Other cooperating companies |
31,2 % |
52,7 % |
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All other companies |
44,0 % |
61,3 % |
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
7.3.
Interest of users and distributors
7.4.
Other factors
7.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Company |
Definitive anti-dumping duty |
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FTT group:
|
44,0 % |
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ZTT group:
|
19,7 % |
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Other cooperating companies |
31,2 % |
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All other companies |
44,0 % |
9.
RETROACTIVE IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Company |
Definitive anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
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FTT group:
|
44,0 % |
C696 |
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ZTT group:
|
19,7 % |
C697 |
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Other cooperating companies listed in Annex I |
31,2 % |
|
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All other companies |
44,0 % |
C999 |
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled
Name |
TARIC additional code |
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Anhui Tianji Information Technology Co., Ltd |
C698 |
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Dongjie Optical Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd |
C700 |
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Fasten Group:
|
C701 |
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Hangzhou Futong Communication Technology Co., Ltd |
C702 |
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Hangzhou Tuolima Network Technologies Co., Ltd |
C703 |
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Jiangsu Etern Company Limited |
C704 |
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Jiangsu Hengtong Group:
|
C705 |
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Jiangsu Tongguang Optical Fiber Cable Co., Ltd |
C706 |
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LEONI Cable (China) Co., Ltd |
C707 |
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Liangang Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd |
C724 |
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Nanjing Huamai Technology Co., Ltd |
C708 |
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Ningbo Geyida Cable Technology Co., Ltd |
C709 |
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Prysmian Wuxi Cable Co., Ltd |
C710 |
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SDG Group:
|
C711 |
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Shanghai Qishen International Trade Co., Ltd |
C712 |
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Shenzhen WanBao Optical Fiber Communication Co., Ltd |
C713 |
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Sichuan Huiyuan Optical Communications Co., Ltd |
C714 |
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Suzhou Furukawa Power Optic Cable Co., Ltd |
C715 |
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Suzhou Torres Optic-electric Technology Co., Ltd |
C716 |
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Twentsche (Nanjing) Fibre Optics Ltd |
C717 |
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XDK Communication Equipment (Huizhou) Ltd |
C718 |
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YOFC Group:
|
C719 |