Notice

Trade remedies notice 2025/10: definitive anti-dumping duty on certain excavators originating from China

Published 13 May 2025

This notice was published on 13 May 2025 with effect from 14 May 2024.

Secretary of State’s decision on a definitive anti-dumping measure

This notice is published by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Secretary of State) under subsection 13(2) of, and paragraphs 20(5)(a) and (c) of Schedule 4 to, the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (the Act). 

This public notice gives effect to the Secretary of State’s decision to accept the recommendation of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to apply a definitive anti-dumping measure on certain excavators originating from China.

This public notice supersedes Trade remedies notice 2024/17: provisional anti-dumping duty on certain excavators from the People’s Republic of China.

TRA’s recommendation

The TRA recommendation is: 

• to apply a definitive anti-dumping measure to the specified goods (see ‘goods subject to the anti-dumping duty’) originating from China, backdated to cover the period of the provisional measure from 21 December 2024 until 13 May 2025, plus a period of 5 years from the day after publication of this notice, ceasing 14 May 2030
• to apply rates of the final anti-dumping measure on the goods specified in Annex 1 of this notice

Goods subject to the anti-dumping duty 

This public notice relates to certain excavators originating from China and exported to the UK, which are:

• self-propelled track-laying (tracked) excavators with a 360-degree, revolving superstructure and with an operating weight of 11,000kg (11 tonnes) or more, but less than 80,000kg (80 tonnes)

The rates of definitive anti-dumping duty specified in Annex 1 apply to the goods as described or imported under the UK Global Tariff commodity code:

• 8429 5210 00

Goods excluded from the measure

The goods meeting the following descriptions are excluded from the measure:

• self-propelled track-laying (tracked) excavators with a 360-degree, revolving superstructure and with an operating weight of less than 11,000kg
• self-propelled track-laying (tracked) excavators with a 360-degree, revolving superstructure and with an operating weight of 80,000kg (80 tonnes) or more

Imposition date

This public notice takes effect from 14 May 2025, and the definitive anti-dumping amount applies, from 21 December 2024.  

The definitive anti-dumping measure will apply to imports of the goods concerned from 21 December 2024. The definitive measure will apply for a period of 5 years from the day after publication of this public notice, plus the period from 21 December 2024 until the date of publication of this notice. 

Expiry date of the anti-dumping duty

The anti-dumping duty on the goods given effect to by this public notice ceases to apply on 14 May 2030.

The TRA will notify interested parties of the expiry of the anti-dumping duty in sufficient time to allow an interested party to make an application for an expiry review.

Amount of definitive anti-dumping duty 

A rate of anti-dumping duty ranging from 18.81% to 40.08% will apply to imports of the goods from Chinese origin. 

The anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-the-frontier price, before other amounts of import duty, on the goods imported into the UK from the China is imposed at the rates listed in Annex 1. 

Investigation AD0047 – certain excavators originating in China

On 15 November 2023, following an application from a UK producer, the TRA initiated an investigation into the alleged dumping of certain excavators imported from China into the UK (see the Notice of Initiation).

Summary of the investigation 

The TRA conducted the investigation in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 to the Act and part 6 of the Trade Remedies (Dumping and Subsidisation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The TRA considered whether the goods concerned are being dumped and whether they have caused or are causing material injury to UK industry.  

Further information on the investigation can be found on the TRA’s public file.   

TRA’s determination

With reference to sub-paragraphs 11(5) and 11(6) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the TRA determined that the goods concerned imported into the UK have been or are being dumped by certain overseas exporters from China and the importation of the dumped goods has caused material injury to UK industry during the injury period, and that the dumped goods were the cause of that injury. The TRA determined that the economic interest test is met in relation to the application of an anti-dumping remedy, in accordance with paragraph 25 of Schedule 4 to the Act. 

TRA’s recommendation  

The TRA recommended that the definitive measure should apply to imports of the goods concerned for a period of 5 years from the day after publication of this public notice, plus the period from 21 December 2024 to the date of publication of this notice. The TRA made the recommendation in accordance with paragraphs 17, 18 and 19 of Schedule 4 to the Act. 

The TRA recommended levels of anti-dumping duty as set out in Annex 1, having calculated dumping margins pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Act.  

Annex 1: definitive anti-dumping duty rates for overseas exporters   

Duty amount for overseas exporters

Excavator operating weight	Additional code	Company	Duty rate
Below 11,000kg	8A28	All overseas exporters	0%
80,000kg and above	8A29	All overseas exporters	0%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A31	Liugong Group (Liugong Changzhou Machinery Co, Ltd, Liuzhou Liugong Excavator Co, Ltd, Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co, Ltd, Liugong Machinery Hongkong Co, Ltd)	20.09%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A32	Sany Group (Sany Heavy Machinery Company, Ltd)	32.82%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A33	XCMG Group (XCMG Excavator Machinery Co, Ltd, XCMG European Sales and Services GmbH, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Imp & Exp Co, Ltd)	24.32%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A34	Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co, Ltd	24.32%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A47	Caterpillar Group (Caterpillar Caterpillar SARL (Switzerland), Caterpillar SARL Singapore Branch, Caterpillar (Xuzhou) Ltd)	18.81%
11,000kg and above, but below 80,000kg	8A35	All other overseas exporters (residual amount)	40.08%

Declaration required to qualify for duty amount

To qualify for the duty rate applicable to goods produced by an overseas exporter specified in Annex 1, a valid commercial invoice with an accompanying declaration must be presented to HMRC on importation of the goods. The text of the declaration is set out in Annex 2.

Annex 2: declaration required to qualify for specified overseas exporter duty amount

The following declaration must be completed, dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing the valid commercial invoice who is identifiable by name and function:

“I, the undersigned, certify that the [volume] of [goods] sold for export to the United Kingdom included in this invoice was produced by [company name and address] ([additional code]) in [country]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.

Date:

Signature:

Name (printed):”

If an invoice is not presented or the declaration is not made, the residual rate is the duty rate applicable to the goods.