{"id":48042,"date":"2025-04-29T11:58:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=48042"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:58:49","slug":"ilyashev-partners-initiates-ukraines-first-anti-circumvention-investigation-of-anti-dumping-duties","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/ilyashev-partners-initiates-ukraines-first-anti-circumvention-investigation-of-anti-dumping-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilyashev & Partners Initiates Ukraine\u2019s First Anti-Circumvention Investigation of Anti-Dumping Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm has initiated the first anti-circumvention investigation of anti-dumping duties in Ukraine\u2019s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As a result of the coordinated efforts of Ilyashev & Partners\u2019 International Trade Practice, led by Partner Olena Omelchenko, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade initiated an investigation into the circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed by the Commission\u2019s decision No. AD-546\/2023\/441-01 dated July 13, 2023. These measures were introduced for five years and apply to imports into Ukraine of prepainted galvanized steel coils originating from the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n

The complaints filed by domestic producers, represented by Ilyashev & Partners, provided compelling evidence that the effect of the anti-dumping duty on imports from China may have been undermined by the supply of similar products from Malaysia and through the artificial understatement of customs value, which serves as the basis for calculating customs payments, including anti-dumping duties.<\/p>\n

As a result of the investigation\u2019s initiation, the anti-dumping duty on prepainted galvanized steel coils originating from China \u2013 ranging from<\/strong> 30.76% to 48.14%<\/strong> \u2013 was extended to cover imports of similar products from Malaysia. The decision to extend the duty takes effect 10 days after the relevant announcement is published in the official gazette Uryadovyi Kurier.<\/p>\n

This marks the first-ever application in Ukraine of Article 27 of the Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Protection of the National Producer from Dumped Imports\u201d<\/strong> dated December 22, 1998 No. 330-XIV, which provides for the possibility of initiating a special anti-dumping investigation in duty evasion cases. It sets a precedent for the state\u2019s response to shifts in trade patterns and circumvention schemes that have previously fallen outside legal regulation. For the first time<\/strong>, anti-dumping duties will be collected from the moment of investigation initiation and deposited into a treasury account opened by the State Treasury Service of Ukraine in the name of the State Customs Service of Ukraine. The Commission introduced for the first time<\/strong> a mechanism for depositing funds to ensure the payment of duties and VAT.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision demonstrates the state’s ability to respond effectively to attempts to evade trade restrictions, particularly through changes in the country of origin and falsifying certificates. A powerful precedent has been set for protecting the domestic market <\/em>\u2013<\/em> the result of many years of Ukrainian producers\u2019 struggle for fair competition,\u201d<\/em> emphasized Olena Omelchenko.<\/p>\n

The original anti-dumping investigation into imports into Ukraine of prepainted galvanized steel coils classified under UCGFEA (Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity) codes 7210 70, 7210 90, and 7212 40 was initiated<\/a> on December 14, 2020, based on a complaint prepared by Ilyashev & Partners. It was one of the largest anti-dumping investigations in Ukraine\u2019s history, both in terms of import volumes and the number of parties involved, including importers and Chinese manufacturers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-48042","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/48042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}