INHALT

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1618 of 8 August 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten carbide, fused tungsten carbide and tungsten carbide simply mixed with metallic powder originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1618
of 8 August 2023
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten carbide, fused tungsten carbide and tungsten carbide simply mixed with metallic powder originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Previous investigations and measures in force
1.2.
Request for an expiry review
1.3.
Initiation of an expiry review
1.4.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.5.
Interested parties
1.6.
Comments on initiation
1.7.
Sampling
1.7.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.7.2.
Sampling of importers
1.7.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
1.8.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.9.
Verification
1.10.
Subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
2.4.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of the product under review originating in the PRC
3.3.
Normal value
3.3.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.2.
Representative country
3.3.2.1.
General remarks
3.3.2.2.
Conclusion
3.3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.3.3.1.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.3.3.1.1. Factors of production
3.3.3.1.2. Raw materials
3.3.3.1.3. Labour
3.3.3.1.4. Energy
3.3.3.1.5. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.3.3.2.
Calculation of the normal value
3.4.
Export price
3.5.
Comparison
3.6.
Dumping margin
4.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF DUMPING
4.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
4.2.
Tungsten ore reserves and export tax on tungsten concentrate
4.3.
Attractiveness of the Union market and export prices to third countries
4.4.
Conclusion
5.
INJURY
5.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
5.2.
Union consumption
5.2.1.
Captive consumption
5.2.2.
Free market consumption
5.3.
Imports from the country concerned
5.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
5.3.2.
Import regimes
5.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
5.4.
Imports from third countries other than the PRC
5.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
5.5.1.
General remarks
5.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
5.5.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
5.5.2.2.
Sales volume and market share
5.5.2.3.
Growth
5.5.2.4.
Employment and productivity
5.5.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
5.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
5.5.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
5.5.3.2.
Labour costs
5.5.3.3.
Inventories
5.5.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
5.6.
Conclusion on injury
6.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
7.3.
Interest of users
7.4.
Interest of suppliers of raw materials
7.5.
Other elements being examined
7.5.1.
Competition in the Union and new entry in the market
7.5.2.
Tungsten as a critical raw material, as a potential strategic raw material and as a conflict mineral
7.5.3.
Possible extension of the measures
7.5.4.
Duration of measures
7.5.5.
Fused tungsten carbide
7.6.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2