Chinese Titanium Dioxide Companies Hit Hard: EAEU Anti-dumping Duties up to 16.25%, 5-Year Blockade Launched!

On August 16, 2024, the Department of Internal Market Protection of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) officially issued the notice of the final anti-dumping ruling on titanium dioxide products originating in China (see document No. 2024/411/AD38), which clearly pointed out the existence of dumping and determined that the act caused material injury to the relevant industries within the Eurasian Economic Union.

Based on this, it is proposed to impose anti-dumping duties on producers/exporters from China for a period of five years. The specific tax rates are as follows: LB Group Co., Ltd., Henan Billions Advanced Material Co., LTD. LB Lufeng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.), LB Lufeng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd., LB Sichuan Titanium Industry Co., LTD. Ltd. and LB Xiangyang Titanium Industry Co., Ltd., were taxed at 14.27%; Shandong Dawn Titanium Industry Co., Ltd. and other Chinese producers/exporters are taxed at 16.25%.

The products involved are pigments with a dry dose of titanium dioxide content greater than or equal to 80%, involving products under the Eurasian Economic Union tax Code 3206110000, but excluding titanium dioxide used in the production of spices and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food.

NOTIFICATION

Department of Internal Market Protection, Eurasian Economic Commission

"Concerning the release of the unclassified version of the Anti-dumping Investigation report 'Results of the Anti-dumping Investigation concerning Titanium Dioxide Originating in the People's Republic of China and imported into the Customs Territory of the Eurasian Economic Union'"

The Department of Internal Market Protection of the Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Department ") has prepared the above report on the findings of an anti-dumping investigation into titanium dioxide originating in the People's Republic of China and imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. An unclassified version of the report has been published on the official EAEU website and can be accessed via the following links:

https://remedies.eaeunion.org/dimd/filestorage/AD38_report.pdf.

The report contains the key findings of the Department during the course of the aforementioned investigation.

In accordance with Article 224 of the Protocol on Special Protective, Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures against Third Countries, Annex 8 to the Treaty of the Eurasian Economic Union, participants in the investigation have the opportunity to submit comments on the above-mentioned report.

Please submit your comments to the Department by August 30, 2024.