The European Commission published the Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China (the Notice) in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) On 1 October 2024.
This notice initiates a review of the expiration of anti-dumping measures on ironing boards imported from China.
This follows the publication of a Notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of ironing boards originating in China. The Notice mentioned that the European Commission stated these measures are slated to expire on 3 October 2024.
The EC received a request for review under Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union.
On 29 June 2024, after FUTE – Fábrica de Utilidades de Tubo S.A., Brabantia Latvia SIA, Colombo New Scal SpA, Rörets Polska Sp. z o.o and Sonecol Indústria Metalurgica de Utilidades Domésticas S.A. (the applicants) – submitted a request for review on behalf of the EU industry of ironing boards, expressing concerns that the expiration of current anti-dumping measures would result in unfairly low-priced imports and harm the EU ironing board industry.
The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period from 1 July 2023 until 30 June 2024. The examination of trends relevant to the assessment of the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2020 to the end of the review investigation period.
During this period, producers from China, EU producers, and unrelated importers are invited to provide information for a review that will assess whether to maintain or repeal anti-dumping measures based on the likelihood of ongoing dumping and potential harm to the EU industry.
Earlier, the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation into steel track shoe imports from China on 23 August 2024.
