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  • News article
  • 16 January 2025
  • Brussels
  • Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
  • 1 min read

Commission acts against dumped imports of erythritol from China

Today, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of the sweetener erythritol from China. The measures were taken to ensure a level playing field for EU industry, which was threatened with definitive closure.

A preceding investigation showed that dumped imports from China were seriously injuring the Union industry, which sustained double-digit losses and was forced to halt its erythritol production towards the end of 2022. The EU market is worth €30 million annually.

In the absence of swift and adequate measures, the situation of the Union industry would have continued to deteriorate and may have led to a definitive closure.

The anti-dumping duties imposed today range from 34.4% to 233.3% and will also be collected retroactively, as of 7 June 2024, at the level of provisional duties that were imposed on 19 July 2024.

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Definitive Measures

Provisional Measures - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1959 of 17 July 2024 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of erythritol originating in the People’s Republic of China

EU Trade Defence Policy

Details

Publication date
16 January 2025
Author
Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
Location
Brussels
Country or region
  • China
Trade topics
  • Anti-dumping
  • Importing into the EU
  • Trade defence