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EU opens dumping probe into Indian, Thai, Turkish steel ropes
The Commission opened an anti-dumping probe into Indian, Thai and Turkish steel ropes and cables (CN ex 7312 10); affected firms can request a hearing, and imports face early registration enabling retroactive duties.
By Taxxa AI OyPublished 25 September 2026
The European Commission has opened an anti-dumping investigation, on the basis of a complaint it received, into whether anti-dumping duties should be imposed on imports of certain steel ropes and cables from India, Thailand and Turkey.Tulli The product is currently classified under CN codes ex 7312 10 81, ex 7312 10 83, ex 7312 10 85, ex 7312 10 89 and ex 7312 10 98
Tulli, with fifteen Taric codes ranging from 7312 10 81 12 to 7312 10 98 19. Tulli published the notice on 25 September 2026.
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The investigation is detailed in Commission notice C/2026/4914Tulli, and all parties concerned may request a hearing with the Commission within the stated deadline
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Europa. Tulli stresses that the Commission investigates and decides on the introduction of anti-dumping duties for the EU as a whole: Finnish Customs has no decision-making power in the matter and is only informing about it. For an affected business, acting within the deadline is the only way to influence the handling of the case.
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A further step with direct commercial consequences is already announced. Imports of the steel ropes and cables concerned are to be placed under a registration obligation (kirjaamisvelvoite) at an early stage of the investigationTulli, and the regulation imposing it will be published in good time. Registration is the mechanism the Commission uses to track export trade into the EU once dumping is suspected: where a product heading carries a registration note, the Commission has ordered EU countries to register the imports, which in turn makes it easier to decide on collecting duties on the registered imports retroactively
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Manufacturers of steel ropes and cables and importers bringing them in from India, Thailand or Turkey — and any other party concernedTulli — should therefore take three steps now: check whether their goods fall under the stated CN and Taric codes, request a hearing with the Commission within the stated deadline, and prepare for the coming registration obligation, including keeping manufacturer documentation in order, since company-specific duty treatment in anti-dumping cases can depend on proving which company manufactured the goods
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Source: Commission notice C/2026/4914; Tullin tiedote on polkumyyntitutkimuksen aloittamisesta.
Check whether your steel-rope and cable imports from India, Thailand or Turkey fall under CN ex 7312 10, and request a hearing with the Commission within the stated deadline.
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- Valmistatko teräsköysiä ja -kaapeleita tai tuotko niitä Intiasta, Thaimaasta tai Turkista? Nyt voit esittää komissiolle pyynnön tulla kuulluksi polkumyyntitulliasiassa
- EUR-Lex - 52026XC04914 - EN - EUR-Lex
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