EU Trade Defence Measure
Anti-dumping duty on seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes from China: 71.9%
The headline rate
The country-wide rate for seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes from China is 71.9% (named cooperating exporters as low as 48.3%), applied in addition to the MFN duty rate.
The legal basis
The duty is imposed by Reg. (EU) 2017/2240 (renewed). Country-wide rate 71.9%; named exporters from 48.3%.
What products are covered
HS prefixes: 7304.11, 7304.22, 7304.24, 7304.41, 7304.49. Origin: China.
Worked example: €50,000 customs value
Imagine you are importing €50,000 of seamless stainless steel pipes and tubes from China into PL. The MFN duty for the chapter is around 2.7%. With AD of 71.9% layered on top, the total customs duty rate is 74.6%.
| Customs value | €50,000 |
| Customs duty (MFN + AD/CVD) (74.6%) | €37,300 |
| Import VAT | €20,079 |
| Brokerage | €77 |
| Customs-only landed total | €107,456 |
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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