Anti-dumping duties to be levied on Chinese aluminium, says Eurasian Economic Commission

The Eurasian Economic Commission, under the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, has introduced a series of fresh trade measures targeting the Chinese imports of titanium dioxide and aluminium foil. Following the Council’s instruction, the board has agreed to impose anti-dumping duties on both products for five years, setting rates between 17.16 per cent and 20.24 per cent for aluminium foil and 14.27 per cent to 16.25 per cent for titanium dioxide.

While duties will apply broadly, the Commission has endorsed price commitments from selected manufacturers. For aluminium foil, Xiamen Xiashun Aluminium Foil Company, Ltd. has secured an arrangement under which its products will be exempt from the duty, provided it adheres to the agreed pricing terms. A similar mechanism has been approved for several suppliers of titanium dioxide, including LB Group Co., Ltd.; Henan Billions Advanced Material Co., Ltd.; LB Lufeng Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.; LB Sichuan Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.; LB Xiangyang Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.; and Shandong Dawn Titanium Industry Co., Ltd.

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Alongside these price undertakings, the EEC has established annual import quotas that allow duty-free volumes for member states, provided the purpose of the imports is properly validated. According to Andrey Slepnev, the EEC minister responsible for trade, the allocations vary across the Union.

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For aluminium foil, the approved limits are:

• 385 tonnes for Belarus
• 500 tonnes in 2025, rising to 1,000 tonnes in 2026, 1,300 tonnes in 2027, 1,500 tonnes in 2028, and 1,650 tonnes in both 2029 and 2030 for Kazakhstan
• 325 tonnes for Kyrgyzstan

For titanium dioxide, the duty-free thresholds stand at:

• 250 tonnes for Armenia
• 4,500 tonnes for Belarus
• 5,000 tonnes for Kazakhstan
• 300 tonnes for Kyrgyzstan

Imports that fall within these quotas and are not covered by price commitments will be allowed into the Union without anti-dumping charges. The newly adopted decisions are scheduled to be in operation within a month of their official publication.

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