The Eurasian Economic Commission has approved extending anti-dumping duties on Chinese truck tyres until 13 February 2027 inclusive, while it reviews whether the measures should remain in place longer.
EAEU Chinese Duty Review Continues
The review is examining whether ending the duties could allow dumping to continue and damage to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) producers to recur. The latest extension gives the Commission more time to complete that process.
Existing duty rates remain unchanged, ranging from 14.79% to 35.35% of customs value, depending on the manufacturer. The measures were first introduced in 2015 and have since been renewed. The latest decision extends the current arrangements without granting a new five-year term.
The Commission’s Department for Internal Market Defence has already published findings for comment, but the review remains open. During the extended period, customs authorities are instructed to collect duties at the existing rates using the provisional anti-dumping duties procedure.
The measure covers specified categories of new commercial vehicle tyres, including those used on trucks, buses, and trailers, within defined size and load-rating limits. Some products are excluded. Coverage was also extended to certain wheel and tyre assemblies following an investigation into circumvention of the duties.
For retreaders, the relevance lies in competition from new tyres. The latest documents do not assess the effect on retreading volumes, casing availability, or fleet purchasing, so they offer no basis for quantifying any benefit to the sector.
Producers Cite Pressure on Profitability
The review followed an application by Belshina, Omskshina, Cordiant, and Nizhnekamsk Truck Tyre Plant, supported by Altai Tyre Plant and Tengri Tyres. According to the review-opening notice, these companies together accounted for all EAEU truck tyre production during the period covered by the application.
Their case centred on a deterioration in industry performance. The market was shrinking, and production was falling, while profit from sales in the union dropped by more than three-quarters in the year to March 2025 compared with the preceding year. Chinese import volumes also declined over that period.
The producers nevertheless argued that Chinese tyres continued to enter the market at prices below those of EAEU manufacturers. They maintained that dumping was continuing and warned that ending the duties could lead to renewed injury to the industry.
These arguments and figures formed the applicants’ case for renewal. The latest extension makes no new final findings on those claims, leaving the longer-term outcome to the review process.
There is also an unresolved point about implementation. The previous expiry date was 13 November 2026, but the EAEU legal portal lists 29 November 2026 as the new decision’s entry into force. Neither the decision nor its accompanying notice explains how imports entering between those dates should be treated.
