The European Parquet Federation (FEP) has welcomed the European Commission’s proposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of parquet from China.
The European Commission’s findings on the dumping and injury margins found on imports of multilayered wood flooring (parquet) from China were released on 18 December 2024 in the form of a pre-disclosure.
The Commission determined that imports from China were dumped at significant margins in the EU and the proposed provisional anti-dumping duties on this product will therefore range from 42.3% to 49.2%.
Imports of parquet products from China have been made subject to the customs registration from October 2024 with the view of possible application of the anti-
dumping measures with retroactive effects.
In light of the release of the pre-disclosure, imposition of the provisional anti-dumping
measures are now expected to take place in mid-January 2025 and these measures are expected to provide much-needed relief to the EU parquet industry, which FEP says has suffered the “injurious effects of Chinese imports for a number of years already”.
The Commission’s ongoing anti-dumping investigation is a result of a formal complaint filed by FEP on behalf of major EU producers from most EU Member States where parquet is produced.
“The levels of the provisional duties announced by the Commission will provide
the necessary relief to an industry which has been suffering the severe effects of unfair imports arriving from China,” said FEP managing director Isabelle Brose.
“The levels of the provisional duties are very sensible and appropriate as
they reflect significant price differences resulting from massive overcapacities and market distortions present in the Chinese industry”.
FEP and the EU parquet producers will continue actively co-operating with the Commission’s investigation team on the remaining stages of this investigation process until its formal completion in July next year.
