The Government has been urged to extend an anti-dumping measure currently in place on ironing boards from China for a further four years after an investigation by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). Current anti-dumping duties on Chinese ironing board imports range from 18.1% to 42.3%, depending on the exporter.
Recommending that the protection measure be retained until 3 October 2029, the TRA said that this would help protect the UK’s ironing board industry from unfair international trade practices as it was likely that the dumping of low-priced ironing boards from China would continue or recur if the measure was removed.
Full details of its initial findings, which now go to the Secretary of State for approval, can be found here.
The TRA’s analysis showed that the UK buys approximately 1.6 million ironing boards each year, with the value of the UK ironing boards market estimated to be worth around £21 million per year.
A period of consultation is now open, during which interested parties can comment on the findings and provide any additional evidence, before a final recommendation is made to the Secretary of State.
Businesses that may be affected by these findings can submit comments to the TRA by 16 October 2025 through the TRA’s public file which is available here.
