Acting on a recommendation from the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, has decided that anti-dumping duties applying to certain ironing boards imported from China should be maintained.
Acting under the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the TRA had decided to initiate a transition review of the UK trade remedies measure which had originally been put in place by the European Commission when the UK was still an EU member.
Seeking views from interested parties, the TRA investigated possible harm to domestic producers if the existing anti-dumping duties on these imports, which range from 18.1–42.3%, were removed.
In order to assess potential injury, it examined the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2024 before submitting a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Asked to determine whether making a recommendation to vary the measure on the goods subject to review is in the economic interest of the UK, it decided that maintaining the current measure could help prevent dumping of low-priced ironing boards from China and subsequent injury to the UK industry. It also noted that this measure would meet the Economic Interest Test (EIT) as it is not expected to affect the competitive environment or the structure of the UK market for ironing boards.
Mr Kyle has accepted the TRA recommendation and the measures will stay in place until 2029.
