UK proposes new antidumping measure on Chinese biobased diesel

The U.K. Trade Remedies Authority published Aug. 22 its statement of essential facts (SEF) in the antidumping investigation into biodiesel imports from China. 

The investigation found that Chinese biodiesel is being dumped in the U.K. at unfairly low prices, causing material injury to U.K. producers.  

The TRA also concluded that applying antidumping measures would be in the U.K.’s economic interest. 

As a result, the TRA has proposed introducing ad-valorem antidumping duties, including: 

• 15.68 percent for the Zhuoyue Group and nonsampled cooperating exporters. 

• 54.64 percent for all other exporters.  

The products covered in the investigation include biodiesel fuels, specifically fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters (FAME) and hydrotreated vegetable oils (HVO) used in pure form or blended and commonly supplied for use as road transport fuel in the U.K. 

Stakeholders are invited to provide comments or submit additional evidence before a final recommendation is made. 

Submissions can be made via the TRA’s online trade remedy service (TRS) by Sept. 22. 

The investigation was launched June 5, 2024, following an application by the Renewable Transport Fuels Association on behalf of U.K. producers. 

The SEF sets out the TRA’s intended recommendation and the evidence behind it.  

It is not a final decision. 

The proposed duties are designed to mitigate injury to the U.K. industry while maintaining fair competition. 

Antidumping measures are applied to counter goods being sold below fair market value. 

The economic-interest test assesses whether applying measures would be beneficial overall to the U.K. economy.