Chinese passenger-car and light-lorry tyres could face combined EU anti-dumping and countervailing duties of 27.50–57.09%, according to Shanghai Metals Market’s reporting on the European Commission’s latest subsidy disclosure.
The figures concern proposed combined trade-remedy rates. They are neither an additional countervailing-duty range nor duties already adopted through a final regulation.
Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) reported on 30 October that the Commission’s 19 October disclosure indicated combined rates ranging from 27.50% to 57.09%. It also reported a proposed combined rate of 28.76% for businesses cooperating in both investigations.
These figures remain subject to the Commission’s final decision. TNM has not independently verified them against the original General Disclosure Document.
The AS743 anti-subsidy investigation concerns Chinese-origin passenger-car and light-lorry tyres. The product scope covers new pneumatic rubber tyres for motor cars, buses or lorries with a load index not exceeding 121.
Definitive anti-dumping duties of 4.3–45.3% were introduced under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1540.
The regulation was adopted on 6 July, published on 7 July and entered into force the following day. The applicable rate depends on the producer and the conditions set out in the regulation.
TNM’s report on the definitive anti-dumping measures explains the existing framework. The subsidy disclosure does not itself replace those measures.
Anti-dumping and countervailing duties address different forms of trade distortion, but their interaction requires care.
Article 24 of the EU’s basic anti-subsidy regulation prevents both duties from addressing the same situation arising from dumping or export subsidisation. Both can apply, but overlapping remedies must be accounted for.
Importers therefore cannot establish future liability by adding an existing anti-dumping rate to a reported subsidy rate. They need the relevant producer’s countervailing rate, any adjustment to its anti-dumping component and the resulting combined treatment.
The reported 27.50–57.09% range should consequently be read as proposed combined exposure, rather than an extra charge on top of July’s duties.
The Commission’s indicative AS743 timetable lists 26 October for comments on final disclosure and 5 December 2026 for definitive measures. That date is a procedural indication, rather than a guarantee of adoption. The Commission previously confirmed that it expected the subsidy investigation to conclude in December.
For purchasing teams, the final regulation will be the document to check for producer-specific rates, commencement dates and any provisions concerning retrospective collection.
EU duties do not automatically apply to imports into the UK, which operates a separate trade-remedies system. Businesses supplying both markets need to assess each regime separately.
Changes to EU import costs could influence supplier quotations, sourcing decisions or the destinations manufacturers prioritise. Those remain possible commercial responses, rather than demonstrated consequences of the proposed measures.
TNM has previously examined whether EU tyre duties could redirect Chinese imports towards the UK. Evidence from trade flows and supplier pricing will be needed to establish whether that occurs.
Tags: EU tyre duties, Chinese tyre imports, AS743, anti-subsidy investigation, countervailing duties, anti-dumping duties, combined duty rates, passenger car tyres, light-lorry tyres, tyre importers
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