In this comprehensive presentation on Trade Remedies Authority’s keynote on ‘Trade Tariffs, Anti-Dumping Duties and Circumvention’ at the British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (BTMA) Remanufacturing and Safety Forum, held at Coombe Abbey in Coventry, representatives from the UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) examine the impact of trade defence measures on the domestic tyre and retreading sector, break down shifting Asian import flows, and outline how UK manufacturers can initiate new anti-dumping, countervailing, and global safeguard investigations.
Watch the complete presentation above to review the Trade Remedies Authority’s import data analysis and the statutory framework for protecting the UK tyre manufacturing and retreading sector.
Chapters:
0:00 Presentation Opening: BTMA Remanufacturing and Safety Forum0:18 Introduction to the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) and Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
1:22 UK Transition Reviews: Bus and Lorry Tyre Measures (TD0035 and TS0036)
2:18 Levels of Cooperation: Hankook Individual Rates vs the £110 Residual Duty
2:58 Country of Origin Import Data (2023–2026): China Stability vs Vietnam and Thailand Surge
5:15 Analysing Unit Price Declines Across Thailand and Vietnam Imports
6:19 Revisiting Existing China Measures: Absorption Reviews and Interim Reviews
7:53 What Constitutes Circumvention? Transhipment, Modification, and Channelling
9:54 Addressing Third-Country Shifts: Proving Dumping and Targeted Foreign Subsidies
11:36 Examining the European Trade Defence Landscape
12:07 EU Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy Investigations into Passenger Car and Light Truck (PCLT) Tyres
13:21 Trade Deflection Risks: Analyzing 2026 Chinese PCLT Import Peaks into the UK
15:11 Global Safeguard Measures Explained: Lessons from the UK Steel Safeguard
16:28 Statutory Hurdles for Safeguards: Proving a Sudden, Sharp, Unforeseen Surge
17:53 Temporary Relief: The 8-Year Maximum Cap and Reapplication Restrictions
19:24 Why Safeguards Are Rare: EU Import Masking and Foreseeable Asian Capacity Growth
21:57 Material Injury vs Serious Injury: Meeting the Existential Threat Standard
23:16 UK Automotive Tyre Import Data: Evaluating Total vs Segment Safeguards
24:20 Absolute Surge vs Relative Surge in Declining Consumption Markets
25:25 How UK Industry Applies for Trade Remedies: Standing (25%) and Market Share (1%) Tests
27:27 Evidentiary Requirements: Dumping, Subsidies, Price Undercutting, and Causation
29:34 Accessible Trade Defence: How the UK System Avoids €1 Million Legal Costs
30:21 The Trade Remedies Advisory Service (TRAS): Free Pre-Application Support and Dialogue
