TRA proposes keeping anti-dumping measure on ironing boards
The TRA has proposed that an anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China be maintained until 3 October 2029.
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has published its initial findings proposing that an anti-dumping measure on ironing boards from China be maintained until 3 October 2029.
Maintaining these measure will help protect the UK’s ironing board industry from unfair international trade practices. The TRA found that dumping of low-priced ironing boards from China would likely continue or recur if the measure was removed, and that injury to the UK industry would be likely to recur as a result.
In its Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA determined that extending the current measure by five years could help prevent dumping of low-priced ironing boards from China. Current anti-dumping duties on Chinese ironing board imports range from 18.1% to 42.3%, depending on the exporter.
The TRA’s analysis showed that the UK buys approximately 1.6 million ironing boards each year, with the value of the UK ironing boards market estimated to be worth around £21 million per year.
A period of consultation is now open, during which interested parties can comment on the findings and provide any additional evidence, before a final recommendation is made to the Secretary of State. Businesses that may be affected by these findings can submit comments to the TRA by 16 October 2025 through the TRA’s public file.
Background information
- The Statement of Essential Facts published today follows a transition review that was initiated on 30 September 2024.
- The reviewed products include ironing boards, whether or not free-standing, with or without steam soaking, heating or blowing tops, including sleeve boards and essential parts from China.
- The Trade Remedies Authority is the independent UK body that investigates whether new trade remedy measures are needed to counter unfair import practices and unforeseen surges of imports.
- The TRA is an arm’s length body of the Department for Business and Trade.
- Anti-dumping duties allow a country to act against goods which are being sold at less than their normal value – defined as the price for ‘like goods’ sold in the exporter’s home market.
- The period of investigation for the review was 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. To assess injury, the TRA chose the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2024 as the injury period.