Having carried out a review into whether the measure inherited from the European Commission after Brexit is still suitable for the UK’s needs, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has recommended that the countervailing measure on imports of continuous filament glass fibre products from Egypt should be revoked.
Glass fibres are used in the creation of wind turbine blades and in the marine and automotive industries as well as building and construction. The UK imported over £35 million worth of glass fibre in 2024, 7.5% of which were imports originating in Egypt.
Specifically, the goods reviewed in this investigation are described as: chopped glass fibre strands, of a length of not more than 50mm; or glass fibre rovings, excluding glass fibre rovings which are impregnated and coated and have a loss on ignition of more than 3% (as determined by the ISO Standard 1887).
Full details of the recommendation are available in the TRA’s Statement of Essential Facts (SEF). It states that the TRA examined the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2024 to check for potential injury to UK manufacturers.
It has concluded that there is no UK production of the material which could be threatened by the imports and based on historic import data, the TRA estimates that removing this measure could save UK users of glass fibre reinforcements import costs.
