UK Proposes Duty on Chinese Titanium Dioxide

Britain urged to slap tariffs on popular Chinese import being 'dumped' into UK

Tariffs on Chinese imports of a vital paint-whitening chemical would safeguard jobs in a "key UK industry", the trade watchdog has said. The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) said that China had been "dumping" rutile titanium dioxide, a white pigment used in paints, paper and plastics. This posed a "real and immediate threat" to UK industry, it said, and recommended trade tariffs of up to 64 per cent be imposed. But others warned that the impact of…

UK proposes duty on Chinese titanium dioxide

Britain is proposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese titanium dioxide imports. The TRA says dumped material poses an imminent threat to domestic production after imports rose sharply.

Britain’s China tariff debate is moving deeper into supply chains

Britain’s proposed duties on Chinese rutile titanium dioxide show how trade tensions are extending into industrial materials that receive little public attention but support large manufacturing supply chains. The pigment is widely used in paints, plastics and paper, making the decision relevant well beyond its domestic producers. Protecting British production could preserve jobs and supply capacity, while raising costs for companies that depend…

New duty proposed on imports of Chinese rutile titanium dioxide

The TRA has proposed a new anti-dumping measure on imports rutile of titanium dioxide from China, to protect UK industry at risk of injury.