Will Ceramic Tiles be Subject to Anti-dumping Measures?

21 February 2024

 

Britain’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) published initial findings on 19 February recommending that an anti-dumping measure regarding imports of ceramic tiles from China should be extended, but with the exception of certain larger tile formats.

Chinese imports of tiles to the UK currently face duties ranging from 14% to 70%. This measure has been in place for 12 years, and was inherited from the EU. The TRA has been reviewing it, to decide whether or not it should continue.

The TRA proposed, in a Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) document, that ceramic tiles with a surface area of less than or equal to 3600cm2, with no tile edge greater than 600mm in length, should remain subject to the same anti-dumping measures for a further five years.

However, it is also saying that large format ceramic tiles and ceramic panels need not be subject to such measures, because there is no evidence of such products being produced in the UK, nor is there any UK-manufactured product that could reasonably be used in their place.

  • A large format ceramic tile is defined as a ceramic tile with a surface area greater than 3600cm2, with no tile edge exceeding 1200mm.
  • A ceramic panel is defined as a ceramic tile with a surface area exceeding 1m2, with any tile edge exceeding 1200mm. Businesses that may be affected by the findings (such as importers or exporters of the products, or UK manufacturers of similar products) should submit comments to the TRA by 11 March 2024.

China is the world’s largest producer of ceramic tiles, and is home to major tile manufacturers such as Dong Peng, Mona Lisa, Marco Polo and more. The UK imported over £382 million worth of ceramic tiles in 2021, with 1.5% of these imports coming from China.

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