The UK government has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of tin mill products from China, following an investigation by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) which found that Chinese exporters were selling the products at dumped prices and causing injury to the domestic industry.
The duties apply to flat-rolled steel products coated with tinplate and electrolytic chromium coated steel (ECCS), mainly used in packaging applications.
The measure covers imports under multiple UK Global Tariff commodity (HS) codes, including 7210.11.00.10, 7210.11.00.90, 7210.12.20.10, 7210.12.20.90, 7210.12.80.10, 7210.12.80.90, 7210.50.00.10, 7210.50.00.90, 7210.70.10.15, 7210.70.10.19, 7210.70.10.91, 7210.70.80.20, 7210.70.80.23, 7210.70.80.25, 7210.70.80.92, 7210.70.80.93, 7210.70.80.95, 7210.90.30.00, 7210.90.40.10, 7210.90.40.90, 7210.90.80.20, 7210.90.80.29, 7210.90.80.91, 7210.90.80.99, 7212.10.10.00, 7212.10.90.11, 7212.10.90.19, 7212.10.90.90, 7212.40.20.10, 7212.40.20.19, 7212.40.20.91, 7212.40.20.93, 7212.40.20.99, 7212.40.80.12, 7212.40.80.14, 7212.40.80.15, 7212.40.80.30, 7212.40.80.33, 7212.40.80.35, 7212.40.80.80, 7212.40.80.81, 7212.40.80.85, 7212.40.80.86, 7212.40.80.87, 7212.50.20.11, 7212.50.20.19 and 7212.50.20.90.
Under the decision, anti-dumping duties ranging from 27.85pct to 49.98pct will apply to imports from China. A duty of 27.85pct applies to products exported by the Shougang Group, while a 49.98pct residual duty will apply to all other Chinese exporters.
The duties took effect on 13 March 2026 and will remain in force for five years until 12 March 2031. The investigation was launched in September 2024 following a complaint from Tata Steel UK Ltd, which alleged that dumped Chinese imports were harming the domestic tin mill products industry.
