Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/683 of 4 May 2018 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People's Republic of China, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163
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  • Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/683 of 4 May 2018 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People's Republic of China, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163, 32018R0683R(01), July 10, 2018
Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/683of 4 May 2018imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121 originating in the People's Republic of China, and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163
Article 11.A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 40112090 and ex40121200 (TARIC code 4012120010) and originating in the People's Republic of China.2.The provisional anti-dumping duties applicable in EUR per item of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
CompanyProvisional anti-dumping duty(in EUR/item)TARIC additional code
Xingyuan Tire Group Ltd, Co.; Guangrao Xinhongyuan Tyre Co., Ltd82,17C331
Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Fujian) Company, Ltd; Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Yinchuan) Company, Ltd57,42C332
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd; Chonche Auto Double Happiness Tyre Corp., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co, Ltd64,13C333
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd;52,85C334
Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex62,79
All other companies82,17C999
3.The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies listed in paragraph 2 or in the Annex shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by name and function, drafted as follows: "I, the undersigned, certify that the (item(s)) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.˙" If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.4.The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.5.Road, trailer and semi-trailer wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, shall fall under TARIC codes 8708701015, 8708701080, 8708705015, 8708705080, 8708709115, 8708709915, 8716909015 and 8716909080.6.Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 21.Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may:(a)request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted;(b)submit their written comments to the Commission, including comments on the classification of the brands into the tiers; and(c)request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.2.Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council may comment on the application of the provisional measures.
Article 3In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:"1.The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of new and retreaded tyres for buses or lorries with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 40112090 and ex40121200 (TARIC code 4012120010) and originating in the People's Republic of China."
Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXCooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled:
Name of the CompanyTARIC additional code
Bayi Rubber Co., LtdC335
Bridgestone (Huizhou) Tire Co. LtdC336
Briway Tire Co., LtdC337
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., LtdC338
Goodyear Dalian Tire Co. LimitedC339
Guizhou Tyre Co., LtdC340
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., LtdC341
Megalith Industrial Group Co., LtdC342
Michelin Shenyang Tire Co., LtdC343
Nanjing Kumho Tire Co., LtdC344
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., LtdC345
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., LtdC346
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., LtdC347
Qingdao Fudong Tyre Co., LtdC348
Qingdao Hairunsen Tyre Co., LtdC349
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., LtdC350
Sailun Jinyu Group Co., LtdC351
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber Co., LtdC352
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., LtdC353
Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., LtdC354
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., LtdC355
Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., LtdC356
Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co., LtdC357
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., LtdC358
Shandong Homerun Tires Co., LtdC359
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., LtdC360
Shandong Hugerubber Co., LtdC361
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., LtdC362
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., LtdC363
Shandong Mirage Tyres Co., LtdC364
Shandong Vheal Group Co., LtdC365
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., LtdC366
Shandong Wosen Rubber Co., LtdC367
Shandong Yongfeng Tyres Co., LtdC368
Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd; Shandong Santai Rubber Co., LtdC369
Shandong Yongtai Group Co., LtdC370
Shanghai Huayi Group Corp. Ltd; Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., LtdC371
Shengtai Group Co., LtdC372
Sichuan Kalevei Technology Co., LtdC373
Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., LtdC374
Triangle Tyre Co., LtdC375
Weifang Goldshield Tire Co., LtdC376
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., LtdC377
Xuzhou Armour Rubber Company LtdC378
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., LtdC379
Article 11.A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 40112090 and ex40121200 (TARIC code 4012120010) and originating in the People's Republic of China.2.The provisional anti-dumping duties applicable in EUR per item of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
CompanyProvisional anti-dumping duty(in EUR/item)TARIC additional code
Xingyuan Tire Group Ltd, Co.; Guangrao Xinhongyuan Tyre Co., Ltd82,17C331
Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Fujian) Company, Ltd; Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd; Giti Tire (Yinchuan) Company, Ltd57,42C332
Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd; Chonche Auto Double Happiness Tyre Corp., Ltd; Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co., Ltd; Pirelli Tyre Co, Ltd64,13C333
Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd;52,85C334
Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex62,79
All other companies82,17C999
3.The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies listed in paragraph 2 or in the Annex shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by name and function, drafted as follows: "I, the undersigned, certify that the (item(s)) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.˙" If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.4.The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.5.Road, trailer and semi-trailer wheels fitted with pneumatic tyres, new or retreaded, of rubber, of a kind used for buses or lorries, with a load index exceeding 121, shall fall under TARIC codes 8708701015, 8708701080, 8708705015, 8708705080, 8708709115, 8708709915, 8716909015 and 8716909080.6.Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 21.Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may:(a)request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted;(b)submit their written comments to the Commission, including comments on the classification of the brands into the tiers; and(c)request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.2.Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council may comment on the application of the provisional measures.
Article 3In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/163, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:"1.The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of new and retreaded tyres for buses or lorries with a load index exceeding 121, currently falling within CN codes 40112090 and ex40121200 (TARIC code 4012120010) and originating in the People's Republic of China."
Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEXCooperating Chinese exporting producers not sampled:
Name of the CompanyTARIC additional code
Bayi Rubber Co., LtdC335
Bridgestone (Huizhou) Tire Co. LtdC336
Briway Tire Co., LtdC337
Chaoyang Long March Tyre Co., LtdC338
Goodyear Dalian Tire Co. LimitedC339
Guizhou Tyre Co., LtdC340
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., LtdC341
Megalith Industrial Group Co., LtdC342
Michelin Shenyang Tire Co., LtdC343
Nanjing Kumho Tire Co., LtdC344
Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co., LtdC345
Prinx Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., LtdC346
Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., LtdC347
Qingdao Fudong Tyre Co., LtdC348
Qingdao Hairunsen Tyre Co., LtdC349
Qingdao GRT Rubber Co., LtdC350
Sailun Jinyu Group Co., LtdC351
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber Co., LtdC352
Shandong Kaixuan Rubber Co., LtdC353
Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., LtdC354
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., LtdC355
Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., LtdC356
Shandong Hengfeng Rubber & Plastic Co., LtdC357
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., LtdC358
Shandong Homerun Tires Co., LtdC359
Shandong Huasheng Rubber Co., LtdC360
Shandong Hugerubber Co., LtdC361
Shandong Jinyu Tire Co., LtdC362
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., LtdC363
Shandong Mirage Tyres Co., LtdC364
Shandong Vheal Group Co., LtdC365
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., LtdC366
Shandong Wosen Rubber Co., LtdC367
Shandong Yongfeng Tyres Co., LtdC368
Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd; Shandong Santai Rubber Co., LtdC369
Shandong Yongtai Group Co., LtdC370
Shanghai Huayi Group Corp. Ltd; Double Coin Group (Jiang Su) Tyre Co., LtdC371
Shengtai Group Co., LtdC372
Sichuan Kalevei Technology Co., LtdC373
Toyo Tire (Zhucheng) Co., LtdC374
Triangle Tyre Co., LtdC375
Weifang Goldshield Tire Co., LtdC376
Weifang Shunfuchang Rubber And Plastic Products Co., LtdC377
Xuzhou Armour Rubber Company LtdC378
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., LtdC379