568 - Chrome bar from Romania

The goods subject to the anti-dumping measures and this inquiry are:

Chromium plated circular solid steel bars (chrome bars) that have all of the following characteristics:

• circular cross section;
• made from alloy or non-alloy steel bar;
• chrome plating of any thickness;
• lengths not greater than 8 metres; and
• diameters in the range 18 mm to 170 mm.

The applicant provided further details as follows:

Minimal prior or subsequent processing such as cutting, drilling or painting does not exclude chrome bars in the dimensions described above from coverage of the application. The goods include:

• chrome bars manufactured using steel bars that are quenched and tempered, otherwise heat treated or induction hardened; and
• chrome bars manufactured using the following grades of steel bars (and any equivalent or materially similar international grades):
  • SAE/AISI 1045; and
  • SAE/AISI 4140.

Further information on the goods can be found in ADN 2020/137 below