The Eurasian economic Commission (EEC) has returned an anti-dumping duty 34.22% for railway wheels Ukrainian Interpipe. This measure was supported by the Ministry of transport and Russian Railways. The Ministry is confident that the “Interpipe” have benefited disproportionately from a shortage of wheels on the Russian market and trying to gain a foothold in the market, hindering the use of Russian operators and Chinese wheels. But to be opposed duties on Ukrainian products.On June 2 the action resumes anti-dumping duty for the Ukrainian Interpipe. This was reported by two of the interlocutor of “Kommersant” familiar with the decisions of the Eurasian economic Commission. “B” sent a request to the EEC. As said the source “b” in the EEC on the market of railway wheels are now seeing a stabilization of demand after the peak of last year: “Prices on wheel in the Eurasian economic Union (EEU) can decrease the threat of surplus capacity producers of the Eurasian Union”.In April 2018 EEC on the treatment of Russian producers of wheels, the Vyksa metallurgical plant (VMZ, part of OMK Anatoly Sedykh) and Nizhny Tagil metallurgical plant (NTMK) Evraz Roman Abramovich and partners — has imposed anti-dumping duty on steel solid-rolled wheels (CCC) from Ukraine (see“Kommersant” on 22 January 2018). As a result, the fee was increased from 4.75% to 34.22%. And the lack of wheels, the EEC has suspended the effect of this duty on August 25, 2019 June 1, 2020. In may, the EEC published a report confirming the need for the return duties. The same position was taken by the Ministry of transport and JSC Russian Railways (see“Kommersant” on 22 may). Deputy Minister of transport Vladimir Tokarev on may 21 asked the Vice-Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk supervising the interaction of Russia with partners in the CIS and the Eurasian economic Union, to support the return of fees (the document is in “Kommersant”).The arguments of the Deputy Minister, in addition to specifying the change in the market situation and expectation of the emergence of a surplus instead of a deficit, also referred to the position of Ukraine, which “carried out a consistent policy to maximize the benefits of the negative situation on the Russian market,” the CCC. “It’s safe to say that the pricing policy of Ukraine has not led to the establishment of price range, best Russian consumer, this has been achieved largely due to import growth from China and the introduction of new production capacities in the territory of the EEU”,— said Mr. Tokarev.He also pointed to “steps to prevent the substitution of Ukrainian imports on the territory of the Russian Federation through the use of administrative mechanisms,” referring to the ban on the admission to the infrastructure of Ukraine carriages with wheel pairs Chinese production manufacturers that supply wheels to Russia, Taiyuan Heavy Industry and Maanshan Iron & Steel. Russia was notified about the ban on 6 may, 8 may, Russian Railways banned podachu for loading and receiving of wagons equipped with these wheels and next to Ukraine or transit through it.”The actions of the Ukraine seen breaking WTO rules, as has already been informed the Chinese partners”, says the official, adding that the Ministry of economy on request of the Ministry of transport checks the compliance of actions of Ukraine’s international legal obligations in the sphere of trade. “B” sent a request to the Ministry of economy of which it is the Ministry.The Union of operators of railway transport (SORT) noted that the price of CKK is still kept at a high level, exceeding the level of 2015 is almost three times (65 thousand rubles). The decision to return to duty will only lead to the maintenance of high prices for the CCC and even their further growth on the Russian market, which is unacceptable “in a deep crisis, the decline in the volume of freight rail traffic (up to 11% in 2020, according to forecasts of the Ministry of transport), reducing the volume of transport engineering, revenue and financial stability to cargo owners and transport companies”.Natalia Skorlygina
