The European Commission decided to impose a definitive anti-dumping (AD) duty on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in China for a period of five years, at a duty rate from 62.6% to 69.6%.

The products involved are stainless steel refillable kegs with bodies approximately cylindrical in shape, with a wall thickness of 0.5 mm or more, of a capacity of 4.5 liters or more, regardless of the type of finish, gauge, or stainless steel grade, whether or not with additional components, whether or not painted or coated with other materials, used for materials other than liquefied gas, crude oil, and petroleum products, classified under CN codes ex 7310 10 00 and ex 7310 29 90 (TARIC codes 7310100010, and 7310299010).

This imposition was a result of an investigation that concluded kegs from China were being dumped in the EU market and causing injury to the EU’s domestic industry.