The imposition of measures follows an anti-dumping investigation that revealed dumped biodiesel imports from China were harming the EU biodiesel industry, which faced unfair competition and possible plant closures.
Measures are imposed on biodiesel in pure form or as included in a blend, with aviation biofuels known as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) excluded. Duties range from 10% to 35.6% and supersede the provisional duties imposed in August 2024.
The measures protect a renewable alternative to fossil fuels in the EU's transport sector – biodiesel’s primary use – thus enhancing EU energy security.
Background
In addition to today’s measures on biodiesel from China, the EU has anti-dumping and countervailing duties in place on imports of biodiesel from other third countries.
The EU biodiesel market is worth €25 billion annually.
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Details
- Publication date
- 11 February 2025
- Author
- Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
- Country or region
- China
- Trade topics
- Anti-dumping
- Trade defence