The Commission opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of furfuryl alcohol originating in China (Notice of initiation C/2026/5408). The complaint was lodged on 2 September 2026 by TransFurans Chemicals BV and International Furan Chemicals BV on behalf of the Union industry, under Article 5 of the basic anti-dumping Regulation (EU)...
The Commission amended its definitive safeguard measure on imports of certain ferro-alloying elements (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2270, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351) to correct and increase Malaysia's in-quota tariff-rate-quota (TRQ) volume. A Malaysian company showed the 2022 import data used to set the quota was understated: nearly 40,700 tonnes of...
Madagascar notified the WTO Committee on Safeguards on 12 October 2026 that it had initiated, on 9 October 2026, a safeguard investigation on imports of sugar confectionery and of chocolate and cocoa confectionery. A safeguard investigation can lead to temporary safeguard measures - such as additional duties or import quotas...
The Commission initiated expiry reviews of the EU anti-dumping measures on two products originating in China. For aluminium flat rolled products (AFRP), the review (notice C/2026/5183, 9 October 2026) follows a request submitted on 10 June 2026 by European Aluminium on behalf of the Union industry. For wire rod, the...
Regulation (EU) 2026/2269 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7 October 2026, published 9 October 2026) introduces temporary trade-liberalisation measures for products originating in Armenia under the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA). It suspends ad valorem duties on a range of Armenian-origin products (mirroring the Union's...
The EU amended its Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (published 9 October 2026). For heading 9405 (lamps and lighting fittings), a new note (C/2026/5274) clarifies that illuminated articles made of various materials and equipped with lights (e.g. LED strings or strips) merely to enhance their decorative character - not...
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2265 of 6 October 2026 classifies an aluminium telescopic tube for a vacuum cleaner - two non-separable rigid tubes inserted into each other with a locking mechanism, connecting the vacuum cleaner's flexible hose to its cleaning heads - under CN code 8508 70 00 (parts of...
The Commission made imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols (PVA) originating in China subject to registration, so that anti-dumping duties can later be levied on the registered imports (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2245 of 8 October 2026, under Article 14(5) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation (EU) 2016/1036). The registration accompanies the...
Commission published a notice on 5 October 2026 (under Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) that the definitive anti-dumping duties on certain ring binder mechanisms originating in China - extended to Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic, imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1013 - will expire on 29...
Commission initiated three trade-defence reviews concerning imports of cold rolled stainless steel sheets and coils (flat-rolled stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled, CN 7219 31 00 to 7220 90 80): a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures (Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) requested by Jindal Stainless Ltd...
Commission directed EU customs authorities to register imports of solid glass microspheres (commercially known as 'glass beads') not exceeding 2 mm in diameter, coated or uncoated, originating in China, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2162), so that anti-dumping duties can later be levied on the...
Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties of 40.5% to 67.1% on pea protein from China on 25 September 2026, in force for five years. Provisional duties had applied since 29 April 2026. The investigation found Chinese pea protein entering the EU at dumped prices, injuring EU producers; the EU pea-protein market...
Commission directed EU customs authorities to register imports of meat of Pekin duck originating in China, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2118), so that anti-dumping duties can later be levied on the registered imports if warranted by the ongoing investigation (initiated by the notice at...
Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of high protein content pea protein (more than 65% protein on a dry weight basis) from China (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2101), and definitively collected the provisional duty (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/916). The duty rates are: Sanjia Group - Jiujiang Tiantai Food and Yantai...
Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain steel wire ropes and cables - steel ropes and cables including locked coil ropes, excluding stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm - originating in India, Thailand and Turkiye, under Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036. The proceeding...
Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain cellulose ethers - methyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose and methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, regardless of colour, form or grade - originating in China and South Korea, under Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036....