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Welded steel mesh from China and Türkiye faces EU import registration
Customs must register welded steel mesh from China and Türkiye, preserving the option of retroactive anti-dumping duties; registration lasts nine months.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 10 September 2026
Customs authorities across the EU must now register every consignment of welded steel mesh arriving from the People's Republic of China and Türkiye.Europa Registration imposes no duty by itself
Europa, but it preserves the Commission's ability to levy definitive anti-dumping duties retroactively on the registered imports if the investigation ends with duties and the legal conditions for retroactive collection are met
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The product concerned is grill, mesh, netting and fencing, welded at the intersection, of plain wire, whether plated or not, coated with zinc or another coating or not, galvanized or not, and whether presented in rolls or not.Europa It is currently classified under CN codes 7314 20 90, 7314 31 00 and 7314 39 00
Europa and originates in the People's Republic of China and Türkiye.
Registration follows the opening of an anti-dumping proceeding on 3 June 2026Europa, announced by notice in the Official Journal. The proceeding began after a complaint lodged on 20 April 2026
Europa by the European Welded Steel Mesh Producers Association
Europa on behalf of producers accounting for more than 25% of total Union production
Europa. The Commission imposed registration on its own initiative under Article 14(5) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation
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The complaint estimated dumping margins of between 26% and 73% for the People's Republic of ChinaEuropa and between 44% and 51% for Türkiye
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Europa, for the investigation period from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025
Europa. Under Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation the eventual duty would normally be set at the lower of the dumping or injury level.
Europa If the Commission finds evidence of raw material distortions within the meaning of Article 7(2a) — claimed in this case in relation to the People's Republic of China — the duty could instead be set at the full dumping margin under Article 7(2b), where a lower duty would not remove the injury to Union industry.
Europa At this stage the Commission states it cannot estimate the actual future liability, so the figures from the complaint are for information only and create no expectations.
Registration expires nine months after the regulation's entry into force.Europa Personal data collected in the course of registration is processed under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Legal basis: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2022 of 10 September 2026Europa, adopted under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
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Importers and customs brokers handling welded steel mesh from China or Türkiye should expect customs registration of their consignments now and diarise possible retroactive anti-dumping duties once the investigation concludes.