On April 9, 2024, the European Commission announced that in response to an application submitted by the Defense Committee of the steel butt-welding fittings industry of the European Union on January 11, 2024, the European Commission An anti-dumping sunset review investigation was launched into steel pipe fittings (Tube and Pipe Fittings) originating in Russia, South Korea and Malaysia to examine whether the dumping of imports of the involved products into the EU and the damage caused to the EU’s domestic industry will continue or Happened again. The EU CN codes of the products involved are ex7307 93 11, ex 7307 93 19 and ex 7307 99 80 (TARIC codes are 730793 11 91, 7307 93 11 93, 7307 93 11 94, 7307 93 11 95, 7307 93 11 99, 7307 93 19 91, 7307 93 19 93, 7307 93 19 94, 7307 93 19 95, 7307 93 19 99, 7307 99 80 92, 7307 99 80 93, 7307 99 80 94, 7307 99 80 95 and 7307 99 80 98). The dumping investigation period of this sunset review is from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, and the industrial damage analysis period is from January 1, 2020 to the end of the dumping investigation period.
On June 1, 2001, the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into iron or steel pipe fittings originating in Russia, Malaysia, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. On August 24, 2002, the EU made a final affirmative anti-dumping ruling on the products involved in the case from Russia, Malaysia, South Korea, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. On August 18, 2007, the EU launched its first anti-dumping sunset review investigation on the products involved in South Korea and Malaysia. On October 16, 2008, the EU made a final anti-dumping sunset review ruling on the products involved in South Korea and Malaysia. On October 15, 2013, the EU launched the second anti-dumping sunset review investigation on the products involved in South Korea and Malaysia. On December 3, 2014, the EU made a final anti-dumping sunset review ruling on the products involved in South Korea and Malaysia.
On November 1, 2011, the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into iron or steel pipe fittings originating in Russia and Turkey. On January 29, 2013, the EU made final anti-dumping rulings on iron or steel pipe fittings originating in Turkey and Russia.
On January 27, 2018, the European Commission launched an anti-dumping sunset review investigation into steel pipe fittings originating in Turkey, Russia, South Korea, and Malaysia. On April 9, 2019, the European Commission made a final anti-dumping sunset review ruling on steel pipe fittings originating in Russia, South Korea, and Malaysia and terminated the anti-dumping investigation into the Turkish products involved.