Galvanised Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings BS EN 10242:1995

There are varying quality galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings to BS EN 10242:1995 available in the United Kingdom in 2016, and at present import duty set by the European Union prevents good quality imported products from outside the EU from being as competitive as they might be. At present, galvanised malleable iron fitting manufacturers within the EU remain protected by these import tariffs. The fact is though we do not have a British manufacturer of galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings as the two best-known taper/taper fittings available are manufactured in China.

The protection afforded by the EU while we remain a member only aids Swiss and French companies as far as we are aware and this will continue until we exit the EU two years after article 50 is enacted. Nevertheless, the truth is as it appears from the reports from media and the experts that if we remain a member of the European Union Single Market we will still have to abide by many of the rules that apply now. Galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings are just a single product affected by EU tariffs and looking at how our exit strategy appears, despite a vote to leave in reality it does not look like we will leave the regulations of the European Union but just the right to have a say in them.

Galvanised Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings What Will Change?

I have to assume that we are not likely to see the full effect of leaving the EU for many years to come and galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings are just a single product that will alter in price as a result. New trade deals are being written as you read this and our dealings with China must be top of that list, at present there is a 28% import duty placed on Chinese malleables brought into the EU. In 2015 alone China exported €350Bn in goods alone and this figure does not include the services sector and is almost double that of the previous year. With import duties and anti-dumping taxes, the amount we paid for these goods over their real value must have been colossal; we can only hope that when we renegotiate these tariffs in the future they reflect the true costs of these goods including galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings.

Products like this that are not produced in the United Kingdom should not be subject to tariffs that only protect a very small minority of businesses in other nations. The protections afforded to European producers of galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings to BS EN 10242:1995 have increased project costs in the UK and in one case protecting a business that is located in a country that is not an EU member state. We can only hope that our politicians look after the best interests of all businesses in the United Kingdom in their future negotiations with the EU and more importantly the rest of the World. Protecting our best industries and exporters is key in a global economy; but for businesses that import to sell within the UK, there must be a balance maintained, ensuring import taxes do not penalise British industry. To purchase your requirement of galvanised malleable iron pipe fittings please contact us or just click any of the photographs to take you to our galvanised malleable iron section.

Disclaimer: Information correct at the time of publishing (August 2016) but is subject to change. E&OE.