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RSSEuropean Commission acts to protect EU industry from PET plastic dumping
The Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (‘PET’) plastic products from China, defending EU companies and more than 1,500 jobs. The EU market of PET has a value of over €5.5 billion.
Commission launches investigation on subsidised electric cars from China
The European Commission has formally launched today an anti-subsidy investigation into the imports of battery electric vehicles (BEV) from China.
EU's Trade Defence in 2022: defending EU industry and protecting jobs
The 2022 report on the EU's trade defence activities, adopted today, shows that the European Commission has continued to be active and assertive in defending EU producers against unfair trade practices in 2022 by robustly applying the legislation and ensuring that measures are effective.
EU tightens anti-dumping measures on optical fibre cables from China to defend significant EU industry
The European Commission has doubled its anti-dumping duties on optical fibre cables from China, following an investigation which found that Chinese exporters of optical fibre cables were attempting to impede the effects of the original measures.
EU renews duties on dumped metal compound from China, helping increase sustainability and reduce dependence on imports of critical raw material
The European Commission has renewed anti-dumping duties on imports of tungsten carbide from China for another five years, following an investigation which showed that EU industry would sustain injury from dumped imports if the measures were to lapse.
EU acts against dumped kegs from China
Today, the Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in China for a period of five years. The duties imposed range from 62.6% to 69.6%.
EU modifies regulation to facilitate steel trade from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework
Today the Commission amended the EU’s steel safeguard regulation to create two new tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for steel products released for free circulation in Northern Ireland from other parts of the UK.
No early termination of EU steel safeguard, review concludes
Today, the Commission published an implementing regulation maintaining the EU steel safeguard measure until its expiry on 30 June 2024. All tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) of the steel safeguard will continue to be increased (liberalised) by 4% as of 1 July 2023.
EU addresses Indonesian hot-rolled stainless steel circumventing EU tariffs via Türkiye
The European Commission has extended the anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel hot-rolled coils (‘SSHR’) from Indonesia to imports of SSHR from Türkiye.
EU renews anti-dumping measures on stainless steel fittings from China and Taiwan for five years, extends measures to Malaysia
The European Commission renewed the anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings ('SSTPF') from China and Taiwan for another five years.