European Union opened an expiry review of its anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel wire rod from China on Oct. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n
The European Commission on Oct. 12, 2026 opened an expiry review of the European Union’s anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled steel wire rod from China, starting a new investigation into whether the duties should stay1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The review was published in the Official Journal of the European Union as notice C\/2026\/52442<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, the EU is checking whether Chinese wire rod would again flood its market at low prices if the duties ended. The current duty stays the measure in force for now, and Chinese makers and EU importers are asked to send information within days.<\/p>\n An expiry review is a check the EU carries out before anti-dumping duties run out. Anti-dumping duty<\/strong> is an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. The review decides whether ending the duty would bring back the low-priced imports and the harm to EU producers1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The duties under review were set by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021\/1805<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. That 2021 regulation itself followed an earlier expiry review, under the EU’s basic anti-dumping law, Regulation (EU) 2016\/10363<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The Commission opened the new review after it published a notice that the measures would soon expire. It then received a request to keep them1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The goods are steel bars and rods, hot-rolled and wound loosely in coils. In trade terms, they are bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils<\/strong>, of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel1<\/a><\/sup>. Stainless steel is not covered1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice lists 15 customs codes, called CN codes, in the EU’s tariff list1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n The codes are given for information only. A later change in tariff classification does not change what the review covers1<\/a><\/sup>. The product is the same one covered by the 2021 regulation, which uses the same 15 codes3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The EU first imposed anti-dumping duty on Chinese wire rod by Council Regulation (EC) No 703\/2009<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>. In 2015 the Commission renewed the duties by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015\/1846, after a first expiry review3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The 2015 measures set a 24% country-wide duty<\/strong> on the value of the goods. One group of companies, the Valin Group, received its own rate of 7.9%<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n A second expiry review began on Oct. 14, 20203<\/a><\/sup>. It ended with Regulation 2021\/1805. In June 2021, the Commission told the parties it intended to keep the duties in force3<\/a><\/sup>. The review opened in October 2026 is therefore the third expiry review of these duties.<\/p>\n The European Steel Association, known as EUROFER, sent the request on June 30, 2026. It acted on behalf of the EU’s wire rod industry1<\/a><\/sup>. In the 2020 case, EUROFER spoke for EU producers making about 60% of EU wire rod output3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n EUROFER says ending the duties would likely bring back dumping and harm to EU producers1<\/a><\/sup>. It argues that Chinese prices and costs cannot be used because the Chinese economy has significant distortions<\/strong>, meaning state influence that bends prices away from market levels1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n To support this, EUROFER cited the Commission’s report on distortions in China of April 10, 2024. It also cited Chinese steel plans, including a work plan for steel growth in 2025\u20132026, and China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026 to 20301<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Because China’s own prices are treated as distorted, EUROFER built a "normal value" from costs in another country. It chose Peru<\/strong> as the comparison country1<\/a><\/sup>. It then compared that value with China’s export prices to other countries1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n EUROFER used exports to third countries because there are currently no significant Chinese wire rod imports into the EU1<\/a><\/sup>. This comparison shows dumping, EUROFER says1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n On harm, EUROFER says Chinese plants have unused capacity. If the duties end, imports would likely rise, it argues1<\/a><\/sup>. It says the earlier harm to EU producers was removed mainly because the duties exist1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The Commission will check dumping over the review investigation period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n For harm to EU producers, it will look at trends from Jan. 1, 2023 to the end of that period1<\/a><\/sup>. In the 2020 review, the matching periods began in 2017 and 20193<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The Commission names Peru as a possible comparison country for China. It will pick the final one by looking for countries at a similar stage of development, which make and sell wire rod and have data available1<\/a><\/sup>. In the 2021 regulation, Peru was also chosen, over Thailand and Turkey3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice sets tight deadlines, counted from publication on Oct. 12, 20261<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\nWhat is the Commission reviewing on wire rod?<\/h2>\n
Which steel products are covered?<\/h2>\n
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How long have these duties been in place?<\/h2>\n
Anti-dumping duty set in 2015, %<\/h4>\n
Who asked for the review, and why?<\/h2>\n
How did EUROFER measure the alleged dumping?<\/h2>\n
What periods will the investigation examine?<\/h2>\n
The periods under review<\/h4>\n
What must Chinese makers and EU importers do, and by when?<\/h2>\n
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Deadlines from the Oct. 12, 2026 notice<\/h4>\n