EU Trade Defence Measure
Countervailing duty on organic-coated flat steel products — countervailing from China: 44.7%
The headline rate
The country-wide rate for organic-coated flat steel products — countervailing from China is 44.7% (named cooperating exporters as low as 13.7%), applied in addition to the MFN duty rate.
The legal basis
The duty is imposed by Reg. (EU) 2019/688. Applies in addition to AD on the same coated steel.
What products are covered
HS prefixes: 7210.70, 7212.40, 7225.99, 7226.99. Origin: China.
Worked example: €50,000 customs value
Imagine you are importing €50,000 of organic-coated flat steel products — countervailing from China into PL. The MFN duty for the chapter is around 0.0%. With CVD of 44.7% layered on top, the total customs duty rate is 70.8%.
| Customs value | €50,000 |
| Customs duty (MFN + AD/CVD) (70.8%) | €35,400 |
| Import VAT | €19,642 |
| Brokerage | €77 |
| Customs-only landed total | €105,119 |
Verify on TARIC before commitments
This page is a calibrated curated snapshot — the EU Trade Defence database is the legal authority. Before any commercial commitment, look up the specific 8-digit HS line on https://taric.ec.europa.eu and check named-exporter eligibility.
What if you sourced elsewhere?
Most importers of measures-affected products discover the AD/CVD only when their first shipment clears customs at a 60%+ effective duty rate. The Import Plan Builder runs the same calculation against alternative origins (VN/IN/BD/TR) so you can see the saving before signing your first PO.
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