686 - Chrome bar from Romania

The goods the subject of the anti-dumping measures (the goods) are: 

Chromium plated circular solid steel bar (chrome bar) 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.

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

The goods include:

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

The following are excluded from measures, exemption type “GOODS” applies:

• Chromium plated steel bar with oval or flattened circle cross sections; and hollow or tubular chrome plated bar

Further information on the goods, including exclusions, can be found in ADN 2025/097.