The European Commission has announced the start of registration for all shipments of hardwood plywood originating from China. The decision, published in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3140, is part of the ongoing anti-dumping investigation that began in October 2024. This investigation aims to protect the EU market from unfair trade practices by Chinese hardwood plywood importers. The EU regulation applies to all member states and enters into force immediately.
The registration will enable the retroactive imposition of duties on imported shipments if the Commission decides to introduce provisional or definitive duties. This procedure includes the possibility of applying duties retrospectively to shipments before the date of their imposition and is intended to prevent stockpiling by importers.
According to the data presented in the application filed by the Greenwood Consortium, referenced by the European Commission in the Regulation: „For the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the allegations in the complaint requesting the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation estimated for the product concerned dumping margins between 89 % and 335 % depending on the type of hardwood, and an injury elimination level of 224 %.”
“Today’s launch of the registration of Chinese plywood shipments at EU borders is a clear signal that the Commission is taking decisive steps against unfair competition. The level of losses indicated in the Commission’s communication confirms the scale of the problem. This is a crucial step towards imposing and enforcing duties if the anti-dumping investigation yields a positive result. It addresses two aspects – first, ensuring fair competition in the EU market, and second, highlighting the potential scale of duties that could be imposed on imported plywood from China,”
The Greenwood Consortium, which represents over 25% of the hardwood plywood production in the EU, emphasizes that many Chinese products, including low-quality single-use plywood, negatively impact the EU market. The Consortium also pointed out attempts by Chinese producers to circumvent duties through artificial product modifications.
The initiation of registration is a key element in ensuring transparency and the effectiveness of the procedure, aimed at protecting the European economy from dumping and supporting the sustainable development of the plywood sector in the EU.
About Greenwood Consortium
Greenwood was established in 2023 as a joint initiative of leading hardwood plywood manufacturers in the EU, including companies from Poland, Italy, France, and Finland. The Consortium’s goal is to promote fair competition and support the sustainable development of the European market. Paged is a supporting member of the Greenwood Consortium.
bout the Paged Group:
Founded over 90 years ago, Paged is currently one of the top five plywood manufacturers and a significant producer of wooden chairs in the European Union. The company employs approximately 1,700 people and operates five production facilities across Poland and Estonia. Paged offers innovative solutions and products utilized in various industries such as interior design and furnishings, construction, transportation, and packaging, serving nearly eighty markets worldwide. Since 2019, Paged has been developing and implementing technological and product innovations through the unique expertise of its own research and development center, Paged LabTech.
Paged Group companies include: Paged Pisz, Paged Morąg, Paged Eesti, Paged Trade, Paged Meble, Paged LabTech, Paged Deutschland, and BUK Ltd. They are part of the Thumos Group, a private Polish industrial and investment consortium.
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Magdalena Kicińska
Email: magdalena.kicinska@paged.pl
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