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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
25 August 2026
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 742/2026
European Union (EU)* : Initiation of absorption reinvestigation concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of titanium dioxide originating in Chinese Mainland
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 49/2025 of 9 January 2025, the European Commission published notice C/2026/4533 on 25 August 2026 initiating an absorption reinvestigation of the anti-dumping measures on imports of titanium dioxide originating in Chinese Mainland. The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/TodayOJ/fallbackOJ/ESEAL-C_202604533-sig-20260825023019634_immc/C_202604533EN.pdf.
2.The product concerned is titanium dioxide and preparations thereof, also referred to as ‘titanium dioxide’, having the chemical formula TiO2, in all forms, as titanium oxides or in pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing a minimum of 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter, having all types of particle sizes, classified under the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN) 12065-65-5 and 13463-67-7, currently falling under CN codes ex 2823 00 00 and ex 3206 11 00 (TARIC codes 2823 00 00 10, 2823 00 00 30, 3206 11 00 10, and 3206 11 00 30).
3.The reinvestigation will determine whether after the original investigation period and prior to or following the imposition of measures, export prices have decreased or that there has been no movement, or insufficient movement, in the resale prices or subsequent selling prices of the imported product in the EU.
4.To enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all producers in Chinese Mainland, or representatives acting on their behalf are requested to provide the Commission with information on their company(ies) within 7 days from 25 August 2026. The information must be provided via TRON.tdi at: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/investigations/case-view?caseId=2895.
5.All interested parties may make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence within 37 days from 25 August 2026, unless otherwise specified. They may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. A request for hearing with or intervention of the Hearing Officer, who reports directly to the Commissioner for Trade of the EU, may also be made. Hearing requests should be made in writing, specifying the reasons for the request, at the earliest possible time.
6.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.
7.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
* The EU comprises 27 member countries, namely, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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