UK Anti-Dumping Duties 2026 – Chinese Goods Subject to Additional Tariffs

What is an anti-dumping duty?

An anti-dumping duty is an additional import tariff imposed on goods sold on a foreign market below their normal value (production costs or the price in the exporter's home market). This mechanism is governed by Article VI of the GATT/WTO and is a legal form of domestic market protection.

In the United Kingdom after Brexit, trade defence competences were taken over by the newly established Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), which inherited and adapted a number of measures previously applied by the EU.

Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) – the body imposing duties

The TRA is an independent UK public body responsible for:

• Conducting anti-dumping and countervailing investigations
• Recommending to the Secretary of State the imposition, amendment or revocation of measures
• Conducting reviews of existing measures (sunset reviews, interim reviews)
• Conducting circumvention investigations (avoidance of measures via third countries)

The database of current TRA measures is available at: trade-remedies.service.gov.uk

Goods from China subject to UK anti-dumping duties

Below are the most important product categories of Chinese origin subject to anti-dumping or countervailing measures in the UK in 2026:

How to check whether your goods are subject to anti-dumping duty

Verifying trade defence measures for a specific product is a two-step process:

Step 1: Establish the HS code of your goods

You need the 10-digit HS commodity code for the imported goods. You can find the code in the UK Trade Tariff by searching by product description or CN number.

Step 2: Check the TRA measures for that code

In the UK Trade Tariff every code has a "Duties and taxes" tab listing all charges — including anti-dumping and countervailing duties. Filter by country of origin: China.

Alternatively, search the TRA database directly: trade-remedies.service.gov.uk — here you will find details of each investigation and the applicable rates per producer.

Circumvention rules – prohibition on evading duties via third countries

One of the most common attempts to evade anti-dumping duties is so-called circumvention: a Chinese exporter ships goods to a third country (e.g. Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan) where they are minimally processed or repacked, then re-exported to the UK as goods of third-country origin.

This is illegal, and the TRA actively conducts circumvention investigations. Consequences:

• Extension of anti-circumvention measures to the third country concerned
• Retroactive assessment of duties for previous imports
• Criminal sanctions for the importer who knowingly participated in the scheme

How this works in practice for Polish importers: If you buy goods through a British distributor and those goods have Chinese (or other affected) origin — anti-dumping duty still applies. Any "UK origin" declared in the documents must be genuine and documented. The customs broker will verify the origin declaration.

Individual rates per producer

Anti-dumping duties often have differentiated rates for individual Chinese producers. A company that cooperated with the TRA investigation and demonstrated a lower dumping margin may have a lower rate. Producers that did not participate in the investigation are typically subject to the highest residual rate.

This means the same product (e.g. steel sheet) may attract different rates depending on which Chinese producer manufactured it. The importer must declare the producer and hold supporting documentation (producer certificate, invoice from the manufacturer).

Anti-dumping duties, VAT and clearance costs

Anti-dumping duties are levied on top of the standard tariff duty. Example:

• Standard duty on steel sheet: 0–5%
• Anti-dumping duty: +35%
• Total duty: ~35–40%
• UK VAT 20% (or Polish VAT 23% on import to Poland): calculated on customs value + total duty

Customs clearance costs for importing goods subject to anti-dumping duty are standard — from £45 to £150 per import declaration. However, the customs broker must enter additional TRA procedure and measure codes, which requires knowledge of the correct codes. Indicative price range — exact quote after document submission.

FAQ — UK anti-dumping duties

Do UK anti-dumping duties affect Polish exporters shipping to the UK?

Yes — if you export from Poland goods that have Chinese (or other affected) origin (i.e. they have not been processed in Poland to a degree sufficient to confer Polish/EU origin), anti-dumping duty will be assessed on import into the UK. If the goods genuinely have Polish or EU origin (under TCA or EU rules of origin), anti-dumping duty generally does not apply — what counts is the economic country of origin, not the country of shipment.

Can the TRA impose duties retroactively?

Yes — in the course of an anti-dumping investigation the TRA may apply registration of imports (provisional registration) before formally imposing a measure. Once the measure is officially imposed it can cover imports made during the registration period (up to 90 days retroactively). Importers should monitor TRA investigations relevant to their sector.

How do I check whether a TRA investigation affects my product?

Go to the TRA website (trade-remedies.service.gov.uk) and search active cases by sector, HS code or exporting country. The TRA publishes notices in the UK Government Gazette (The London Gazette). You can also check the UK Trade Tariff — against each HS code active measures and links to TRA decisions are displayed.

Official sources

• Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) — GOV.UK, 2026
• UK Global Trade Tariff — HMRC, 2026
• GOV.UK: Trade Remedies Authority