COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1915
of 11 July 2024
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of mobile access equipment 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 by parties after the initiation
1.4.1.
Comments by the CCCME
1.4.2.
Comments by the complainant
1.5.
Sampling
1.5.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.5.2.
Sampling of importers
1.5.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
1.5.4.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.6.
Investigation period and period considered
2. PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION
2.1.
Product under investigation
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
2.4.
Claims regarding the product scope
2.4.1.
Electrical and hybrid MAE
2.4.2.
Sections
3. DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Normal value
3.3.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.1.
Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in China
3.3.2.
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
3.3.3.
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
3.3.4.
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
3.3.5.
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
3.3.6.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.3.7.
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
3.3.8.
Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.4.
Representative country
3.4.1.
General remarks
3.4.2.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.4.3.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.4.4.
Conclusion
3.5.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.6.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.6.1.
Factors of production
Factor of Production |
Commodity code |
Undistorted value |
Unit |
Raw materials |
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tyres |
4011 80 10 , 4011 80 20 , 4011 80 90 |
7 270,47 |
CNY/No |
other articles of cement, of concrete/of artificial stone |
6810 99 |
12,21 |
CNY/kg |
other hydraulic power motors |
8412 29 |
3 580,21 |
CNY/No |
elliptical steel with nickel hubcaps used to produce re |
7326 90 10 |
590,03 |
CNY/kg |
other diesel engines, stationary, P ≥ 337,5 kW, Rpm > 1 000 |
8408 90 10 |
185 696,71 |
CNY/No |
other diesel engines/semi-diesel |
8408 90 90 |
82 558,74 |
CNY/No |
hydraulic cylinders |
8412 21 10 |
2 915,39 |
CNY/No |
parts of other fork-lift trucks |
8431 20 19 |
65,48 |
CNY/kg |
taps and other appliances for pipes, etc. |
8481 80 99 |
50,88 |
CNY/No |
transmission boxes, reducers, etc. of speed |
8483 40 10 |
1 204,16 |
CNY/No |
electric generators of continuous current, Pot ≤ 750 W |
8501 31 20 |
3 904,53 |
CNY/No |
electric motor of continuous current, 750 W < Pot ≤ 75 kW |
8501 32 10 |
1 917,83 |
CNY/No |
ot.elect.motor altern.cur.poli-phase 750 W < P ≤ 75 kW |
8501 52 90 |
5 247,16 |
CNY/No |
other elect.accumulators, of lead, weig ≤ 1 000 kg |
8507 20 10 |
164,80 |
CNY/No |
boards with programmable control apparatus, T ≤ 1 kV |
8537 10 20 |
662,95 |
CNY/No |
insulated copper wire F/winding, F/elect.use |
8544 11 |
125,14 |
CNY/kg |
other tubes of vulc.rubber, N/Hard.N/reinf.with fittin. |
4009 12 90 |
216,13 |
CNY/kg |
oth.rubber tubes vulc.reinfor. text. mat.with fitt. |
4009 32 90 |
162,20 |
CNY/kg |
protecting, bands wheelwork, etc. for tires of rubber |
4012 90 90 |
25,56 |
CNY/kg |
hot-rolled iron/steel, W ≥ 60 cm, N/Coils, E > 10 mm |
7208 51 |
7,55 |
CNY/kg |
hot-rolled iron/steel, W ≥ 60 cm, N/Coils, 4,75 ≤ T ≤ 10 mm |
7208 52 |
27,62 |
CNY/kg |
hot-rolled iron/steel, W ≥ 60 cm, N/Coils, 3 mm ≤ T < 4,75 mm |
7208 53 |
24,52 |
CNY/kg |
hot-rolled iron/steel, W ≥ 60 cm, Coils, 4,75 mm < T ≤ 10 mm |
7208 37 |
4,96 |
CNY/kg |
tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron |
7303 |
15,28 |
CNY/kg |
pipes of N/alloy steel, seamless, F/coated of wells, et |
7304 29 10 |
19,90 |
CNY/kg |
doors, windows, etc. of cast iron/iron/steel |
7308 30 |
131,16 |
CNY/kg |
oth. structures and their parts, of fused iron/iron/steel |
7308 90 90 |
31,03 |
CNY/kg |
oth. tanks of iron/steel, 50 L ≤ C ≤ 300 L, N/Thermal Disp. |
7310 10 90 |
48,95 |
CNY/kg |
other tanks, etc. of iron/steel, C < 50 L |
7310 29 90 |
63,01 |
CNY/kg |
oth. cans of iron/steel, closed F/sold.crimp. C < 50 L |
7310 21 90 |
47,73 |
CNY/kg |
cotters/cotter-pins, etc. of cast iron, iron or steel |
7318 24 |
120,22 |
CNY/Kg |
other moulded articles, of steel |
7325 99 10 |
81,98 |
CNY/kg |
other moulded articles, of cast iron or iron |
7325 99 90 |
18,15 |
CNY/kg |
rotary positive displac.pumps, flow ≤ 300 L/min. of gear |
8413 60 11 |
1 343,94 |
CNY/No |
parts of self-propelled fork-lift trucks |
8431 20 11 |
61,91 |
CNY/kg |
parts of oth.vehic.f/mov.load, with lifts dispostive |
8431 20 90 |
49,60 |
CNY/kg |
rotative valves, of boxes of hydraulic direction, with pine cone |
8481 20 11 |
990,15 |
CNY/No |
transmission boxes, reducers, etc. of speed |
8483 40 10 |
1 204,16 |
CNY/No |
parts of transmis.shafts, cranks, bearings housing, etc. |
8483 90 |
113,13 |
CNY/kg |
electric motor of continuous current, 37,5 W < Pot ≤ 750 W |
8501 31 10 |
162,38 |
CNY/No |
ot. elect.motor altern.cur.poli-phase 750 W < P ≤ 75 kW |
8501 52 90 |
5 247,16 |
CNY/No |
accumulator chargers (electric converters) |
8504 40 10 |
124,20 |
CNY/No |
other static converters electric |
8504 40 90 |
504,74 |
CNY/No |
electric storage batteries lithium ion |
8507 60 |
123,93 |
CNY/No |
support with apparatus of cnc, T ≤ 1 kV, C/Proc/Bus ≥ 32 bits |
8537 10 11 |
992,20 |
CNY/kg |
oth.boards,panels,etc. with appar. com. num.comp.T ≤ 1 kV |
8537 10 19 |
2 039,73 |
CNY/kg |
oth. boards, etc. with elect. circuit switches appar.T ≤ 1 kV |
8537 10 90 |
900,57 |
CNY/kg |
oth.parts f/elec.circuit switches apparatus |
8538 90 90 |
270,98 |
CNY/kg |
ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets used in vehicles. |
8544 30 |
220,62 |
CNY/kg |
other electric conductors F/Tension ≤ 1 000 V, fitted with connectors |
8544 42 |
407,62 |
CNY/kg |
other electric conductors F/Tension ≤ 80 V |
8544 49 |
135,35 |
CNY/kg |
other wheels, their parts and accessories f/motor vehicles |
8708 70 90 |
46,72 |
CNY/No |
Consumables |
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The Commission grouped all inputs below 1 % of the cost of production into consumables. |
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Labour |
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Hourly rate of labour(81) |
N.A. |
61,93 |
CNY/hour |
Energy |
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Price of electricity, industrial use(82) |
N.A |
1,04 |
CNY/kWh |
Price of gas, industrial use(83) |
N.A |
0,532 |
CNY/kWh |
3.6.1.1.
Raw materials and inputs
3.6.1.2.
Labour
3.6.1.3.
Electricity
3.6.1.4.
Natural gas
3.6.1.5.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.7.
Calculation
3.7.1.
Normal value
3.7.2.
Export price
3.7.3.
Comparison
3.7.3.1.
Adjustments made to the normal value
3.7.3.2.
Adjustments made to the export price
3.7.4.
Dumping margins
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. |
55,3 % |
Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. |
54,5 % |
Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. |
41,1 % |
Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. |
45,1 % |
Company |
Provisional dumping margin |
Other cooperating companies |
42 % |
All other companies |
55,3 % |
4. INJURY
4.1.
Units and sections of the units
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.3.
Union consumption
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
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Total Union consumption |
28 481 |
45 725 |
58 226 |
63 086 |
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Index |
100 |
161 |
204 |
222 |
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|
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
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Volume of imports from the PRC (units) |
10 401 |
23 124 |
31 233 |
33 946 |
||
Index |
100 |
222 |
300 |
326 |
||
Market share (%) |
37 |
51 |
54 |
54 |
||
Index |
100 |
138 |
147 |
147 |
||
|
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned: price undercutting and price suppression
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Price of imports from the PRC (per unit) |
11 149 |
12 257 |
17 502 |
17 879 |
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Index |
100 |
110 |
157 |
160 |
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|
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
General remarks
4.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.5.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
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Production volume (units) |
17 743 |
26 427 |
32 349 |
35 402 |
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Index |
100 |
149 |
182 |
200 |
||
Production capacity (units) |
70 732 |
70 762 |
73 152 |
75 111 |
||
Index |
100 |
100 |
103 |
106 |
||
Capacity utilisation (%) |
25 |
37 |
44 |
47 |
||
Index |
100 |
149 |
176 |
188 |
||
|
4.5.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
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Sales volume on the Union market (units) |
14 675 |
18 214 |
22 048 |
23 794 |
||
Index |
100 |
124 |
150 |
162 |
||
Market share (%) |
52 |
40 |
38 |
38 |
||
Index |
100 |
77 |
73 |
73 |
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|
4.5.2.3.
Growth
4.5.2.4.
Employment and productivity
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Number of employees |
2 215 |
2 624 |
3 027 |
3 099 |
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Index |
100 |
118 |
137 |
140 |
||
Productivity (unit/FTE) |
8 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
||
Index |
100 |
126 |
133 |
143 |
||
|
4.5.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin
4.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.5.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Average price in the Union in ranges (EUR/unit) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(35 000 –40 000 ) |
||
Index |
100 |
102 |
105 |
116 |
||
Cost of production in ranges (EUR/unit) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(35 000 –40 000 ) |
(35 000 –40 000 ) |
||
Index |
100 |
101 |
114 |
114 |
||
|
4.5.3.2.
Labour costs
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Average labour costs per employee (EUR) |
(50 000 –60 000 ) |
(50 000 –60 000 ) |
(60 000 –70 000 ) |
(60 000 –70 000 ) |
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Index |
100 |
98 |
102 |
107 |
||
|
4.5.3.3.
Inventories
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Closing stocks (tonnes) |
(1 000 –1 500 ) |
(1 000 –1 500 ) |
(1 000 –1 500 ) |
(1 500 –2 000 ) |
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Index |
100 |
78 |
102 |
130 |
||
Closing stock as a percentage of production (%) |
5 –10 |
0 –5 |
0 –5 |
5 –10 |
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Index |
100 |
52 |
56 |
65 |
||
|
4.5.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
Profitability |
[(–5 %)–0 %] |
[(–5 %)–0 %] |
[(–15 %)–(–10 %)] |
[(–5 %)–0 %] |
||
Index |
100 |
127 |
–85 |
141 |
||
Cash flow (1 000 ) |
[40 000 –50 000 ] |
[20 000 –30 000 ] |
[(–30 000 )–(–20 000 )] |
[–30 000 –(–20 000 )] |
||
Index |
100 |
53 |
–49 |
–46 |
||
Investments (1 000 ) |
[30 000 –40 000 ] |
[10 000 –20 000 ] |
[10 000 –20 000 ] |
[10 000 –20 000 ] |
||
Index |
100 |
43 |
42 |
36 |
||
Return on investments |
[5 %–10 %] |
[35 %–40 %] |
[(–45 %)–(–40 %)] |
[(–35 %)–(–30 %)] |
||
Index |
100 |
408 |
– 424 |
– 330 |
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|
4.5.3.5.
Conclusion on injury
5. CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from other countries
Country |
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
||
United Kingdom |
Volume (tonnes) |
0 |
5 291 |
6 827 |
8 497 |
||
|
Index |
— |
100 |
129 |
161 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
0 |
5,90 |
5,22 |
5,76 |
||
|
Index |
— |
100 |
89 |
98 |
||
United States |
Volume (tonnes) |
9 104 |
8 164 |
7 985 |
8 052 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
90 |
88 |
88 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
2,41 |
2,18 |
2,94 |
2,35 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
122 |
122 |
98 |
||
Other third countries |
Volume (tonnes) |
7 540 |
7 986 |
9 362 |
9 586 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
106 |
124 |
127 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
5,76 |
5,67 |
5,88 |
6,01 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
102 |
102 |
104 |
||
Total of all third countries except the PRC |
Volume (tonnes) |
16 643 |
21 442 |
24 174 |
26 135 |
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|
Index |
100 |
129 |
145 |
157 |
||
|
Market share (%) |
12 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
||
|
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
3,93 |
4,40 |
4,72 |
4,80 |
||
|
Index |
100 |
120 |
120 |
122 |
||
|
5.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
|
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
IP |
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Export volume (units) |
4 037 |
8 303 |
10 127 |
11 658 |
||
Index |
100 |
206 |
251 |
288 |
||
Average price (EUR/tonne) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(35 000 –40 000 ) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
(30 000 –35 000 ) |
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Index |
100 |
106 |
103 |
93 |
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|
5.2.3.
Electric and hybrid machines
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6. LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
Company |
Dumping margin (%) |
Injury margin (%) |
Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. |
55,3 |
64,6 |
Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. |
54,5 |
23,6 |
Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. |
41,1 |
14,3 |
Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. |
45,1 |
31,3 |
Other cooperating companies |
42,0 |
28,0 |
All other companies |
55,3 |
64,6 |
7. UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2
Interest of upstream suppliers
7.3
Interest of users, distributors and unrelated importers
7.3.1
Rental companies
7.3.2.
Other users
7.3.3.
Unrelated importers and traders
7.4
Conclusion on the Union interest
8. PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURE
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. |
55,3 % |
Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. |
23,6 % |
Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. |
14,3 % |
Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. |
31,3 % |
Other cooperating companies |
28 % |
All other companies |
55,3 % |
9. INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
10. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Company |
Provisional anti-dumping duty |
TARIC additional code |
Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. |
55,3 % |
89DL |
Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. |
23,6 % |
89DM |
Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. |
14,3 % |
89DN |
Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. |
31,3 % |
89DO |
Other cooperating companies |
28 % |
See Annex |
All other companies |
55,3 % |
8999 |
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Country |
Name |
TARIC additional code |
PRC |
Lingong Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. |
89DP |
PRC |
Zoomlion Intelligent Access Machinery Co., Ltd. |
89DQ |
PRC |
XCMG Fire Fighting Safety Equipment Co., Ltd. |
89DR |
PRC |
Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. |
89DS |
PRC |
Haulotte Access Equipment Manufacturing (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. |
89DT |
PRC |
Fronteq (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd. |
89DU |
PRC |
Jiangsu Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd. |
89DV |
PRC |
Hangcha Group Co., Ltd. |
89DW |
PRC |
Shandong Chufeng Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. |
89DX |
PRC |
Reeslift Ltd. |
89DY |
PRC |
Mantall Heavy Industry Co., Ltd |
89DZ |
PRC |
Shandong Qiyun Group Co., Ltd |
89EA |
PRC |
Jinan Juxin Machinery Co., Ltd |
89EB |
PRC |
Shandong Yuntian Intelligent Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. |
89EC |