BELGIUM – These measures were recently renewed on June 13, 2023. Originally introduced in 2004, these duties were slated to expire after a five-year period.

However, the European Panel Federation (EPF) intervened, urging the European Commission (EC) to initiate an expiry review. Consequently, the duties have been subject to renewal every five years, with the most recent review taking place in December 2021.

On each occasion, the review has resulted in a 5-year extension due to concerns that the lapse of these measures could lead to renewed instances of dumping and subsequent harm to the EU industry.

The updated duties, which were reaffirmed on June 13, remain consistent with the initial measures established in November 2004. They require a payment ranging between 6.5% and 23.5% from four specific Chinese manufacturers, while all other Chinese manufacturers are subject to a 66.7% duty rate.

Notably, the four manufacturers subject to lower duties had demonstrated cooperation during the original anti-dumping investigation and successfully established that the “injury-margin” for their products was lower than the calculation applied to other Chinese manufacturers.