The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced that the UK government will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on imports of boom lifts from China, following the TRA’s finding that the goods are being dumped and have caused or are causing injury to UK industry. The UK government has accepted the TRA’s recommendation and will impose anti-dumping duties of between 16.25% and 71.74% from 20 August 2026. The measures will apply for up to six months or until a definitive remedy is implemented, whichever is sooner, while the TRA completes its investigation.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a transition review on 20 March 2025 to examine existing anti-dumping duties on Russian ammonium nitrate imports. The review covers duties ranging from £24.085 to £27.374 per tonne, which are set to expire on 17 December 2025. The investigation period runs from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024, with an injury assessment period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2024. Interested parties must register by 3 April 2025 to participate fully in the review process.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has closed its subsidy investigation into imports of creamy/white limestone from Portugal after finding no evidence that the goods concerned benefited from a countervailable subsidy. The investigation, opened in January 2026 following an application by a UK producer, considered four alleged subsidy programmes involving grants, non-refundable financing and funded payments provided by the Portuguese government to support the stone industry. The TRA found that, although some programmes and projects received subsidies and some recipients obtained a financial advantage, the evidence did not establish all the elements required for a subsidy to be countervailable in relation to any of the programmes examined. The period of investigation ran from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated its final review of EU-inherited trade measures, examining ammonium nitrate imports from Russia. This marks the completion of all 43 measure reviews ahead of schedule. Of the completed reviews, 3 measures were revoked, 12 amended to suit UK needs, and 14 maintained unchanged. The TRA, which has defended UK producers across £21bn of imports, will now focus on investigating new unfair trading practices. The body operates as an arm's length organisation of the Department for Business and Trade, established under the Trade Act 2021.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has issued a notice of its intent to make a final negative determination in its anti-subsidy investigation into US hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biodiesel, meaning that no countervailing measure will be imposed. Following consideration of comments on its November 2025 Statement of Essential Facts and additional publicly available information, the TRA concluded that the Blenders Tax Credit subsidy programme no longer provides subsidisation to US exporters, having effectively ended before 15 October 2025. The investigation, launched on 17 March 2025, covered the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024. In its interim findings, the TRA determined that UK producers of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters (FAME) biodiesel had suffered injury as a result of subsidised HVO imports from the US. The TRA will submit its final negative determination to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade. Interested parties have until 9 April 2026 to submit further evidence.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced on 26 March 2025 an expansion of its steel safeguard measure review following new evidence from UK Steel. The review will examine tariff rate quotas after data showed certain steel categories' quotas being exhausted by individual countries, amid a 16% drop in UK demand between 2018-2023. The expanded review covers categories four, seven, 13 plus others showing early quota exhaustion. Interested parties can submit updated evidence until 9 April 2025, after which TRA will publish intended recommendations for the Secretary of Business and Trade.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has confirmed that anti-dumping duties on certain ceramic tableware and kitchenware products imported from China will remain in place for a further five years, until 16 July 2029. This follows a transition review launched on 15 May 2024, which found that lifting the measures would likely lead to continued dumping from China at higher volumes and a recurrence of injury to the UK industry. The existing duty rates, which range from 13.1% to 36.1% depending on the exporter, will be maintained. The measures apply to ceramic items such as plates, bowls, cups and cookware. The TRA issued its Statement of Essential Facts on 12 June 2025, followed by a three-week comment period before reaching its final determination.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has secured acceptance from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade for provisional anti-dumping duties on engine oils and hydraulic fluids imported from Lithuania and UAE, effective 16 April 2025. The duties, ranging from 11.60% to 24.95% for participating companies with countrywide rates of 49.59% for Lithuania and 59.40% for UAE, will apply for up to six months. The measure follows TRA's finding that UK producers were being undercut by 37% of UK sales prices, with expected benefits to UK producers estimated at £5m-£55m.

The Trade Remedies Authorities (TRA) has initiated transition reviews into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on organic coated steel from China. The TRA will be reviewing these measures inherited from the EU to determine whether they are still suitable for the UK’s needs. The anti-dumping duty is in the 5.9%–26.1% range with a 13.6% residual rate, while the countervailing duty is in the 13.7%–29.7% range with a residual rate of 44.7%. The period of investigation for these transition reviews is 1 April 2023–31 March 2024 with an injury period of 1 April 2020–31 March 2024. The deadline to register any interest is 30 April 2024.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated its first absorption review following an application from a UK producer of excavators, which claimed that the anti-dumping measure imposed in May 2025 and the provisional anti-dumping measure imposed in December 2024 are being absorbed and not having their intended effect. Absorption reviews assess whether anti-dumping duties are reflected in the prices of imports or whether prices of imported excavators fail to reflect the imposition of the measure. Parties interested in taking part in the review are required to register by 14 April 2026.

The Trade Remedies Authorities (TRA) has initiated an investigation into tin mill products imported into the UK from China, as a result of Tata Steel UK’s allegation that these imports are causing injury to the UK industry. The period of the investigation will be 1 April 2023—31 March 2024 during which imports from China represented 5.3% of the UK market share, while 46% was held by the UK. Businesses which are affected by this investigation can register their interest by 10 October 2024.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched a reconsideration of its anti-dumping measures on Chinese excavator imports, following challenges from LiuGong Group and Caterpillar Group. LiuGong contests the inclusion of battery electric machines within the measure's scope, while Caterpillar challenges the TRA's calculation methodology for anti-dumping amounts. The existing measure, which came into force on 14 May 2024 with tariffs ranging from 18.81% to 40.08%, remains active during the reconsideration process. The TRA will determine whether these challenges warrant amending its original recommendation to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.