Trade compliance · checked November 2026
Duty, origin and documents: the part of the price that is not on the price list.
Fasteners entering the EU and the US now carry measures that can exceed the ex-works value of the parts. We do not absorb them and we do not re-route origin — we give you the HS code, the origin declaration and the document pack so your broker can price the landed cost before you commit.
Measures in force
What your broker will ask for.
Rates move. What does not move is that the rate follows the producer named on the invoice and the origin declared on the entry — which is why both have to be right before the container leaves.
| Market | Measure | Rate | What it means for the PO |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUAnti-dumping, headless screws (CN 7318 15 42 / 48) | 54.7% – 72.3% | Definitive since 19 March 2025, five years. The individual rate needs the manufacturer’s signed declaration on the commercial invoice; without it the residual rate applies. | |
| EUAnti-dumping, other iron and steel fasteners | 22.1% – 48.4% sampled · 39.6% cooperating · 86.5% non-cooperating | Regulation (EU) 2022/191, as amended. The rate follows the producer, not the product, so the producer named on the invoice matters. | |
| EUCBAM, steel content of covered goods | Certificate price €75.28/t CO₂e (Q2 2026) | Definitive phase from 1 January 2026. Your importer declares embedded emissions; we supply a screening figure and the mill’s own data where the mill provides it. | |
| USSection 301 | 25% · 7.5% on nuts | Applies to the Chinese-origin value. Stacks with Section 232 rather than replacing it. | |
| USSection 232, steel and aluminium | 50% on goods wholly or almost wholly of steel · 25% on derivatives | Charged on the full customs value, so a high-value part with little steel by weight can pay more, not less. | |
| USOrigin and anti-circumvention | Enforcement, not a rate | CBP has extended scrutiny of high-strength bolts routed through third countries. The mill certificate, the production record and the invoice must all name the same producer. |
Rates as published in the Official Journal of the EU and the US Federal Register, checked November 2026. This page is commercial background, not legal or customs advice — your broker or trade counsel has the last word on classification and liability.
Documents
What we issue, and when.
First-round enquiries now arrive with a document list attached. Ours is published so you can check it against that list before you send the enquiry, not after the PO.
| Document | Covers | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| EN 10204 3.1 | Chemistry and mechanical properties of the heat | Every lot |
| ISO 898-1 / -2 report | Tensile, proof load, hardness | Every lot |
| Coating & salt spray | Thickness readings, B117 coupon | Every plating batch |
| FAI / PPAP level 3 | Ballooned drawing, dimensional results, MSA | On request, per part number |
| RoHS / REACH DoC | Substance declarations for coating and material | Per shipment |
| CMRT | Conflict minerals (3TG) sourcing statement | On request |
| Origin declaration | Producer, place of manufacture, invoice wording | With the invoice |
| Carbon screening | Embedded emissions estimate for the steel | On request, for CBAM filers |
What we will not do
The four requests we turn down.
Every one of them has been asked for at least once, usually by a trader rather than an end user. They are listed here so nobody spends a week on the email chain.
- Declare an origin the goods do not have, or route through a third country to change a label.
- Issue a certificate for a heat we did not buy, or backdate one.
- Substitute a property class or coating without a written deviation you have accepted.
- Ship without the mill certificate because it was “going to follow”.
Market context
Why this page exists now.
- China fastener exports, 2025
- 6.24 Mt volume +6.7% year on year
- Export value, 2025
- US$11.9 bn average price US$1,910/t, −2.4%
- Average export price, H1 2026
- +2.0% first positive turn since 2024
- Bolts rated ≥ 800 MPa, H1 2026
- +13.5% export value, against +7.6% by volume
Read together, those four lines say the market has stopped competing on tonnes. Volume still grows, but the price that holds up is attached to a property class, a certificate and a traceable lot — which is the part of the order we can actually control.
Compliance questions
Duty, origin and the awkward ones.
Rates checked November 2026. Not legal advice — ask your broker, and ask us for the paperwork either way.
Who pays the anti-dumping duty?
Can you invoice from another country to avoid the duty?
Do you have IATF 16949?
Can you supply a carbon footprint figure for CBAM?
Is this page legal advice?
Before the PO
Want the duty worked through on a real quantity?
Send the SKU, the quantity and the destination port. The quote comes back with the HS code, the origin declaration and the document pack listed — so the landed cost is a calculation, not a surprise.