Client Alert: Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Glass Fibre Filaments

EU IMPOSES ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CHINESE GLASS FIBRE YARNS

The European Commission has introduced definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of glass fibre yarns (GFY) from China, reinforcing its commitment to fair and rules-based trade.

This decision follows an anti-dumping investigation, launched on 16 February 2024 under Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, which was initiated in response to a complaint filed on 3 January 2024 by Glass Fibre Europe, representing the EU’s GFY industry. The complaint provided evidence of dumping and material injury, prompting the Commission to act.

On 15 October 2024, the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on GFY imports from China through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2673. Following further assessment, on 18 March 2025, the EU confirmed definitive duties to counteract the unfairly low-priced Chinese imports that had been undermining the EU market.

The definitive dumping duties, calculated as a percentage of the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) Union frontier price, duty unpaid, are set at 26.3% for Henan Guangyuan New Material Co., Ltd. (which is one of the Chinese producers sampled for the anti-dumping investigation) and 56.1% for all other imports originating in China.

The affected product category includes glass fibre yarns, whether or not twisted, while excluding glass fibre slivers, glass fibre cords, and chopped strands. GFY is used in a wide range of applications, for example in woven, knit, braided or non-crimp fabrics, which are then used to reinforce cementitious material such as mortar or elastomeric, thermoplastic, and thermoset resins in the composites industry. Examples of use include cars, electric vehicle batteries, trucks, buses, trains, windmill blades, aircrafts, building insulation, smoke and fire protection, acoustic insulation, filtration (air, metal, dust and liquid), electrical insulation, etc.

These duties take effect from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and are typically enforced for a period of five years. Therefore, the duties will remain in effect until 2030, unless reviewed or extended by the Commission.

These measures align with broader EU trade defence actions against unfair subsidies and circumvention practices associated with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The EU aims to protect its industries and workers from market distortions, ensuring a level playing field in international trade.

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