Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has defended the Commission's provisional anti-dumping duties on polyamide yarn from China, arguing that downstream manufacturers failed to provide evidence of harm despite being invited to cooperate. In a written answer to a question by Polish ECR MEP Waldemar Buda, Šefčovič stated that the impact on users was analysed as part of the EU interest test, but only three users and one association registered as interested parties, none of whom submitted a completed questionnaire or supported their claims with data. The duties, imposed after finding that China sold polyamide yarn below fair market value causing material injury to EU producers, have drawn criticism from downstream sectors such as knitting and weaving, which warn of reduced competitiveness and pressure on SMEs. Šefčovič noted that downstream firms can themselves request an anti-dumping investigation if they face unfair competition from finished imports, and that the Commission will monitor trade patterns for possible shifts by Chinese exporters into downstream products. The answer offers no concrete commitments on extending duties to finished goods, leaving the ball in the court of affected manufacturers to file their own complaints.
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Asked byWaldemar Buda (ECR)