The TRA has today, 16 June 2026, published its intended recommendation to extend the anti-dumping measure on imports of wire rod from China, following assessments that dumping would be likely to recur, and that injury to UK industry would be likely to recur.
Wire rod is used to make construction materials, vehicle components, and general industrial and engineering products.
The TRA has recommended that the current rates on imports of wire rod from China be kept unchanged. The residual duty of 24% is to remain for overseas exporters from China while the rate for the Valin Group will be kept at 7.9%. The TRA has recommended the rates be extended for a further five years.
The anti-dumping measure on wire rod was transitioned from the European Union to be reviewed by the TRA in February 2020. The expiry review, as in the transition review, found that removing the measure would likely lead to producers in China dumping these products in the future, causing injury to UK industry.
Expiry reviews
Expiry reviews provide the opportunity to review whether measures that are due to expire are still needed. They are a standard procedure under the WTO’s trade remedies framework. During a review, the TRA assesses evidence submitted by interested parties to then make a recommendation on appropriate measures to defend UK economic interests.
In January 2025, the TRA announced that a number of trade remedy measures would expire in January 2026 unless industry applied for the measures to be reviewed. This is applicable to all trade remedies measures.
The TRA subsequently received an application in October 2025 for an expiry review concerning the anti-dumping measure on Wire Rod and initiated an expiry review in January 2026.
Interested parties now have 30 days to comment on the Statement of Essential Facts that was published today. The TRA will then make its final recommendation to the Secretary of State.
Notes to editors
- The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) 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 or union to act against goods which are being sold at less than their normal value – this is defined as the price for ‘like goods’ sold in the exporter’s home market.
- Period of investigation (POI) 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025
- Injury Period (IP) 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2025.
