London, August 26th (Argus) - Recently, the European Commission has resumed the anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imported titanium dioxide. The reason is that there is evidence showing that since the anti-dumping tax was officially levied on January 1, 2025, there has been a tariff absorption behavior by the Chinese side.
The European Titanium Dioxide Specialized Association requested the resumption of the investigation and submitted sufficient evidence indicating that after the official tariff took effect on January 9, 2025, Chinese export enterprises lowered their export quotations.
The EU stated that the evidence submitted by the association showed that the decline in Chinese export prices led to a significant reduction in the actual effect of the original anti-dumping tax; while factors such as a decrease in raw material costs, lower freight rates, or product restructuring could not explain this price decline. According to the EU trade regulations, this situation constitutes the legal basis for conducting a tariff absorption review.
This review investigation covers imports of titanium dioxide under customs codes 28230000 and 32061100, and the investigation period is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
If the EU ultimately determines that there is indeed tariff absorption, it will re-evaluate the export prices and recalculate the anti-dumping tax. The new tax rate can be up to twice the current rate.
Current tariff standards: Anhui Jinxing products 0.25 euros per kilogram; Longbai products 0.74 euros per kilogram; other cooperating investigation enterprises 0.64 euros per kilogram; all other enterprises uniformly implement 0.74 euros per kilogram.
Interested parties can submit written opinions within 37 days after the announcement on August 25th; applications to attend the hearing must be submitted within 15 days. The EU plans to complete this review within 6 months, no later than 9 months after the announcement of the case filing.
