According to the additional conclusions disclosed by the European Commission on December 14, the anti-dumping (AD) rate set on China’s fasteners was set at 22.1%-86.5%, lower than the 23.9%-89.8% previously assigned in the General Final Disclosure Document on November 16, 2021.

The products involved are certain fasteners of iron or steel, other than of stainless steel, such as wood screws (excluding coach screws), self-tapping screws, other screws and bolts with heads (whether or not with their nuts or washers, but excluding screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material) and washers.

The subject products are classified under HS codes CN codes 7318 12 90, 7318 14 91, 7318 14 99, 7318 15 58, 7318 15 68, 7318 15 82, 7318 15 88, ex 7318 15 95 (TARIC codes 7318 15 95 19 and 7318 15 95 89), ex 7318 21 00 (TARIC codes 7318 21 00 31, 7318 21 00 39, 7318 21 00 95, and 7318 21 00 98), and ex 7318 22 00 (TARIC codes 7318 22 00 31, 7318 22 00 39, 7318 22 00 95, and 7318 22 00 98).