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Official journal of the European Union
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Product |
HS Classification |
Country |
Status |
Duty |
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Adipic acid |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2287 of 12 November 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of adipic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China |
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Trichloroisocyanuric acid |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2216 of 4 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2757 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Softwood plywood |
CN codes |
Brazil |
Imposing provisional anti-dumping duties |
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Biodiesel |
CN codes |
US |
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures |
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Lightweight thermal paper |
CN codes |
China |
Notice of initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding |
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New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on motor cars, buses or lorries with a load index not exceeding 121 |
CN codes |
China |
Notice of initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding |
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Alkyl phosphonic acids and their sodium salts |
CN codes |
China |
Making imports subject to registration |
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Ironing boards |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2386 of 27 November 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council |
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Continuous glass fibre products |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive countervailing duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2328 of 24 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/328 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain continuous glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China following a partial interim review, limited to injury |
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Continuous filament glass fibre products |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2337 of 24 November 2025 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1452 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China |
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Hardwood plywood |
CN codes |
China |
Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2333 of 19 November 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of hardwood plywood originating in the People’s Republic of China |
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Phosphorous acid |
CN code |
China |
Imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty |
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Robot lawn mowers |
CN code |
China |
Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding |
Draft implementing regulations – classification of goods
The European Commission issued draft implementing regulation on the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature. Please find below a selection of these draft regulations.
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Issue date |
Description of the goods |
Classification (CN code) |
Reasons |
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6 November 2025 |
Unassembled product comprising profiles (made of aluminium alloy and anodised) and fasteners (made of plastics), for use in the assembly of a voting booth, consisting of:
The voting booth is assembled on site. Depending on its adjustment, the assembled product can be placed on the ground or on a table and it can be carried to wherever it is needed. The "walls" (plates designed to be mounted between the profiles) are not included at importation. The product, once assembled and fitted with the walls, is designed to provide a temporary cover to ensure voter secrec.y |
7616 99 90 |
Classification is determined by General Rules 1, 2(a), and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7616, 7616 99 and 7616 99 90. The product consists of various components, presented unassembled. It comprises not only aluminium profiles but also fasteners, all intended to be used together to assemble a specific article, namely, the frame of a voting booth. Classification under heading 7604 as aluminium profiles is therefore excluded. Classification under heading 9403 as other furniture and parts thereof is also excluded. The assembled article is not used, mainly with a utilitarian purpose, to equip private dwellings, hotels, theatres, cinemas, offices, churches, schools, cafés, restaurants, laboratories, hospitals, dentists’ surgeries, etc. It is (once assembled and fitted with the walls) designed to provide a temporary cover during voting. In addition, the assembled article can be placed either on the floor or on other pieces of furniture (such as tables). However, the term "furniture" does not apply to articles used as furniture but designed for placing on other furniture or shelves, or for hanging on walls or from the ceiling. (See also the Harmonized System Explanatory Notes to Chapter 94, General, item (B) and exclusion paragraph to this item.) The article is therefore to be classified under CN code 7616 99 90 as other articles of aluminium. |
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18 November 2025 |
A specially shaped bracket, made of heatresistant, stainless-steel wire, used as a retainer for the heating element of an electric grill. The heat-resistant wire can resist heat up to 800 °C. The article has specific dimensions to fit in a specific type of grill apparatus and has bent ends, so that the bracket can be fixed in a hole at the bottom of the grill housing (bowl). Its ends are bent to allow secured fixing of the bracket in a designated hole at the base of the grill. The retainer is designed to keep the heating element in the appropriate position, by supporting its weight and by firmly holding it in place. The article does not perform any additional function (e.g. heating). |
7326 20 00 |
Classification is determined by general rules 1 and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 7326 and 7326 20 00. The article is an important component of the electric grill. It is intended to support and hold the heating element in place, thereby ensuring consistent and even heat distribution across the cooking surface/grate, reducing the risk of electrical hazards and extending the lifespan of both the heating element and the grill. Nevertheless, based on its objective characteristics, the article is not identifiable as being a part suitable for use solely or principally with electrothermic appliances of heading 8516. Classification under heading 8516, as a part of the electric grill is therefore excluded. (See also the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 19 July 2012 in Case C-336/11, Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials CMP Europe GmbH and Others, ECLI:EU:C:2012:500, paragraphs 34 and 35.) Consequently, the steel bracket is to be classified according to its constituent material, under heading 7326, as other article of iron or steel. The product is therefore to be classified under CN code 7326 20 00, as an article of iron or steel wire. |
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14 November 2025 |
Bathing unit, so-called swim spa, for outdoor use, made of ABS plastic, measuring approximately 420 × 225 × 127 cm. The article has a net weight of 800 kg, and a volume of 5 000 liters. The swim spa is equipped with:
It is designed to be used as a hydromassage apparatus and as a swimming pool for swimming and other water-based exercise. |
9506 99 90 |
Classification is determined by general rules 1, 3(c) and 6 for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and by the wording of CN codes 9506, 9506 99 and 9506 99 90. The product is considered composite goods within the meaning of general rule 3(b), consisting of a hydromassage apparatus of heading 9019 and a swimming/paddling pool of heading 9506. The product shall be classified as if it consisted of the component which gives it its essential character. As the article is specifically designed to function simultaneously as a hydromassage apparatus and as a swimming pool, the component giving the essential character to the product cannot be determined. Both the special nozzles and pumps necessary to perform the hydromassage/spa therapy and the pool equipped with the special nozzles with powerful jets, for the counter-current swimming or other water-based exercise, are of equal importance. Consequently, the product is to be classified under the heading that occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration, that is under heading 9506, as a swimming pool. The product is therefore to be classified under CN code 9506 99 90, as a swimming pool. |
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Amendments to CN Explanatory Notes to CN subheadings covering: Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding’ (C/2025/330)
The Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are amended as follows:
on page 108, in the Explanatory note to CN heading "2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding", the fourth and fifth paragraphs of the existing text are replaced by the following text:
"As regards starch, glucose and maltodextrin, the following applies:
- Where it is not evident whether any starch is present, a qualitative microscopic method or a qualitative colouration test with iodine solution may be used to verify the presence of starch.
- For the determination of starch, glucose and maltodextrin content, the amount of total glucose is measured. Total glucose is defined as the sum of all glucose in a sample, including both free glucose originally present and glucose generated by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch or maltodextrin in the sample, expressed as glucose. Total glucose determination shall be conducted using a modified version of the enzymatic analytical method specified in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3). The modification consists of omitting the 40% ethanol washing step during sample preparation and calculating only the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) results for glucose content (% by weight, see the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3, point 7.1), which represents total glucose as defined above.
Products with a total glucose content lower than 0,5 % by weight should not be considered as containing starch, glucose or maltodextrin.
- Where the total glucose content is more than 9 % by weight, or where it is known that the sample contains 10 % by weight or more of starch, the actual starch content is determined using the polarimetric method (also called the modified Ewers method) laid down in Annex III, part K, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 (OJ L 54, 26.2.2009, p. 1).
Where the polarimetric method is not applicable, e. g. due to presence in significant amounts of materials such as those listed hereafter, the enzymatic analytical method for the determination of the starch content laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/2008 (OJ L 37, 12.2.2008, p. 3) is to be applied.
The following specific materials are known to give rise to interferences by applying the polarimetric method:
- (sugar) beet products such as (sugar) beet pulp, (sugar) beet molasses, (sugar) beet pulp-molasses, (sugar) beet vinasse, (beet) sugar;
- citrus pulp;
- linseed; linseed expeller; linseed extracted;
- rape seed; rape seed expeller; rape seed extracted; rape-seed hulls;
- sunflower seed; sunflower seed extracted; sunflower seed, partially decorticated, extracted;
- copra expeller; copra extracted;
- potato pulp;
- dehydrated yeast;
- products rich in inulin (for example, chips and meal of Jerusalem artichokes);
- greaves;
- soyabean products."
Amendments to CN Explanatory Notes to CN subheadings covering: Electric accumulators, including separators therefor (C/2025/6096)
The Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are amended as follows:
On page 202, the following explanatory note is inserted after the last phrase:
"3921 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
See the explanatory note to subheading 8507 90 31."
On page 348, the following explanatory note is inserted:
"8507 90 31 Separators of plastic film of a thickness not exceeding 40 micrometres
This subheading includes separator films of a thickness not exceeding 40 micrometres, which are presented in rolls. These films are specifically designed for use in lithium-ion accumulators to separate the anode and cathode, allowing for the safe flow of ions during charging and discharging processes. Additionally, the separator films have a crucial role in preventing short circuits within the accumulator.
These separators are flexible and are typically white or translucent in appearance, with a width precisely tailored to the respective accumulators. The thickness of these films generally ranges from 5 to 25 micrometres, but not exceeding 40 micrometres.
They are usually made of polyolefin-based semi-crystalline polymers, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or polyamides (e.g., nylon). The separator films may be either monolayer or multilayer, with the latter often featuring a PP/PE/PP tri-layer structure. Some films are optionally coated with ceramic particles (e.g., high-purity aluminium oxide or titanium oxide) or polymers like PVDF, or non-woven fabrics.
After cutting to the final length (which is determined during the manufacturing process), the articles are ready for use as separator films in lithium-ion accumulators. The films are cut to the appropriate length on-site in the same production line where the accumulators are produced, using specialized machinery that feed in the rolls and cut them according to precise specifications."
Amendments to CN Explanatory Notes to CN subheadings covering: Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (C/2025/6087)
The Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are amended as follows:
On page 198, in the Explanatory note to CN subheadings 3907 61 00 and 3907 69 00, a new paragraph is added after the existing text:
"These subheadings also include copolymers of terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and one or more other diols, such as cyclohexane dimethanol or neopentyl glycol, provided that monomer units of polyethylene terephthalate predominate by weight in the copolymer.
Polyester products in which monomer units of polyethylene terephthalate do not predominate by weight in the copolymer shall be classified as other polyesters (subheading 3907 99)."
Amendments to CN Explanatory Notes to CN subheadings covering: Fork-lift trucks and self-propelled bulldozers (C/2025/6088)
The Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are amended as follows:
On page 332, the following explanatory note is inserted:
"8427 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment:
and
8429 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and roadrollers:
These headings include, self-propelled, wheeled machines, equipped with a telescopic front boom – designed to accommodate various interchangeable tools (such as forks, pallet forks, arms, pliers, shovels) – making them potentially classifiable in headings 8427 or 8429.
Depending on their configuration at the time of the presentation, their classification is determined according to the following principles:
- machines presented with a specific interchangeable tool, are classified under the heading corresponding to the function of the machine equipped with that tool. For example, if the machine is presented with a forklift, it should be classified under heading 8427. (See also the HS Classification opinion 842720/1.),
- machines presented with several interchangeable tools that enable them to perform functions falling under the scope of headings 8427 and 8429, are classified in accordance with Note 3 to Section XVI or by application of General Interpretative Rule 3 (c). (See also the (HSEN) to heading 8426, SELF-PROPELLED AND OTHER "MOBILE" MACHINES (b) (1)),
- the same machines presented without any interchangeable tools as mentioned above are classified by application of General Interpretative Rule 3 (c) under heading 8429."
Amendments to CN Explanatory Notes to CN subheadings covering: Plastics and articles thereof (C/2025/6093)
The Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union are amended as follows:
On page 196, a new Explanatory note to Note 4 of Chapter 39 is added with the following text:
"Note 4
Calculation of mass ratios of monomer units in copolymers:
The mass ratios of the respective monomer units in copolymer chains are calculated based on the molecular structure of the copolymer (not the starting materials), taking into account the formation reaction of the polymer. When applicable, the atom linking two adjacent monomer units is attributed to the monomer unit from which the atom originates.
The following examples illustrate the calculation of the monomer unit content in copolymers:
- In poly(ethylene terephthalate), which is a polyester comprised of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol moieties, both alcoholic oxygens are attributed to the glycol monomer unit. Hence, ethylene glycol is calculated as C2H4O2, and terephthalate is calculated as C8H4O2.
- In polyamide-6,6, which is a polyamide comprised of hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid, both nitrogen atoms are attributed to the diamine monomer unit. Hence, hexamethylenediamine is calculated as C6H14N2 and adipic acid is calculated as C6H8O2."