European anti-fraud authorities discover massive duty-circumvention scheme on steel imports from China

The European Union anti-fraud authorities discovered a €6.5 million ($6.9 million) duty-circumvention scheme involving China-origin heavy plate imports, regional steel industry association Eurofer reported on Wednesday June 7.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) revealed that an EU-based importer has been evading the payment of anti-dumping duties on China-origin heavy plate by making fraudulent import declarations, the Eurofer statement...

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Julia Bolotova

June 07, 2023

19:52 GMT

Brussels