The Trade Remedies Authority said dumped imports of rutile titanium dioxide from China threaten UK production that employs more than 570 people. A minister has not yet imposed the duty.
Britain's Trade Remedies Authority recommended on Wednesday that the government impose anti-dumping duties on imports of rutile titanium dioxide from China, Reuters reported. The chemical is a whitening agent used in paints and paper.
The authority said its investigation found the product was being dumped in Britain and that UK production faced an imminent threat of injury. Chief executives Jessica Blakely and Carmen Suarez said the industry employs more than 570 people, contributes millions to the economy and supplies hundreds of downstream businesses.
The recommendation is initial. The authority will take feedback before a final recommendation to the business minister, who decides whether to impose the duties. No duty rate was stated in the Reuters report.
Britain has been tightening some trade defences, including a replacement of steel safeguards earlier this year, while trying to keep export access to China and narrow policy gaps with the European Union. Tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles remain under review.
The item is a proposed measure, not a duty in force. It is assigned to the United Kingdom because the recommendation is a British authority's action.
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- Blakely and Suarez said UK titanium dioxide production faces a real and immediate threat from dumped imports.