European Union (EU)* : Initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding on imports of robot lawn mowers originating in the Chinese Mainland

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

19 November 2025

Dear Sirs,

The European Commission published notice C/2025/6235 on 19 November 2025 announcing the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of robot lawn mowers originating in Chinese Mainland. The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C_202506235.

2.The product under investigation is electric robot mowers, capable of cutting grass (for example, in lawns, parks and sports grounds), without direct human control, whether or not including the secondary equipment necessary to their functioning (a charging station and, in most cases, ancillary materials or equipment necessary for the proper navigation of the robot lawn mower, e.g. a boundary wire or a wireless alternative thereto), classified under CN code (ex) 8433 11 10 (TARIC code 8433 11 10 10).

3.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact ZHENG Jingmin, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 9797.  The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in Guangdong Province in responding to anti-dumping investigations against products from the province.

4.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Jenny MOK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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