The European Commission (EC) has confirmed definitive anti-dumping duties for imports of rebar from Belarus. These are down slightly from the provisional measures imposed last December, Kallanish learns from an official statement.

The definitive measures will be in place for a period of five years; importers of Belarussian rebar will have to pay a 10.6% duty, down from the 12.5% provisional measures levied in December.

The Belarussian authorities and exporters requested the EC provide a free trade quota of 200,000 tonnes/year of rebar, and for duties to be in place for a period of only two years. Nevertheless, the EC in its findings stated that such requests could not be accepted. “Should the circumstances change, the Belarussian […exporter] has the possibility to request a review of the measures pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation,” the EC stated.