This is a Commission Implementing Regulation imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China following an expiry review. The regulation maintains existing countervailing duties ranging from 3.9% to 17.2% on Chinese e-bikes.The regulation’s structure includes:
- Background and procedural aspects of the investigation
- Analysis of continued subsidization by China
- Assessment of injury to EU industry
- Evaluation of likelihood of recurrence of injury
- Analysis of Union interest
- Specific duty rates for individual companies
Key provisions include:
- Confirmation that Chinese e-bike producers continue to benefit from various government subsidies including preferential financing, tax benefits, and provision of inputs at below market prices
- Finding that EU industry recovered from past injury but remains economically fragile
- Conclusion that removing duties would likely lead to recurrence of injury due to China’s significant spare production capacity and low export prices
- Individual duty rates ranging from 3.9% to 17.2% for specific companies, with a 17.2% rate applying to all other Chinese producers
- Requirements for valid commercial invoices to qualify for individual duty rates
