On February 26, 2026, the European Commission announced its final decision on the first anti-dumping sunset review of steel road wheels originating from China. If the current anti-dumping measures were to be lifted, the dumping of the products in question would continue or recur and cause injury to the EU industry. Therefore, it was decided to maintain the anti-dumping duties on the Chinese products: Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems Co., Ltd., Tangshan Xingmin Wheels Co., Ltd., Xianning Xingmin Wheels Co., Ltd., and other cooperating enterprises (see the annex to the original announcement for details) will all be subject to a rate of 50.3%, while other companies will face a rate of 66.4%. The measures took effect the day after the announcement. The EU CN (Combined Nomenclature) codes for the products under investigation are ex 8708 70 10, ex 8708 70 99, and ex 8716 90 90 (TARIC codes are 870870 10 80, 8708 70 10 85, 8708 70 99 20, 8708 70 99 80, 8716 90 90 95, and 8716 90 90 97). The period of the dumping investigation for this sunset review was from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, and the period for the analysis of injury to the industry was from January 1, 2021, to the end of the dumping investigation period. The announcement took effect the day after its publication. On February 15, 2019, the European Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation into steel road wheels originating from China. On March 4, 2020, the European Commission made its final determination on the anti-dumping investigation of steel road wheels from China. On March 3, 2025, the European Commission launched the first anti-dumping sunset review investigation into steel road wheels from China. (Compiled from: European Commission website) Original text: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202600428

【SMM Steel】The US Department of Commerce has initiated an anti-circumvention investigation into certain steel wheels imported from Vietnam, covering sizes from 22.5 to 24.5 inches. The investigation, based on petitions from US companies, addresses allegations that Vietnamese-finished wheels use Chinese-origin hot-rolled steel as a primary input to circumvent existing US AD/CVD duties on Chinese steel wheels. Petitioners cited data showing Vietnam's hot-rolled steel imports from China surged 291% between 2017-2023, while US imports of steel wheels from Vietnam increased significantly from $7 million in 2018 to $90 million in first-half 2025. The USDOC, which received the petition on November 24, 2025, is scheduled to issue a preliminary decision within 30 days, with a final ruling expected within 300 days (or 365 if extended) from investigation initiation. The products involved are classified under multiple HS codes.