On 23 August 2024, the UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (“TRA”) initiated a transition review of the anti-dumping measure applied on bicycles and certain bicycle parts of Chinese-origin (including bicycles consigned from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tunisia). The review assessed whether dumping and injury to UK producers would likely recur if the measure was revoked.

During the review, the TRA invited evidence to be submitted from both domestic and international industry and organisations. After careful consideration of the facts, it recommended to me that the measure should be extended for a further five years from its original date of expiry (to 29 August 2029) at the same duty rates (0% - 48.5%).

I have considered the evidence contained within the recommendation made by the TRA and wider matters in the public interest, including the UK’s obligations under the relevant World Trade Organisation agreement. As a result of these deliberations, I have decided to reject the TRA’s recommendation and take a different decision.

My decision is still to extend the measure for a further five years (from the original expiration date) and at the same duties (0% - 48.5%) – as the TRA have recommended – but I would amend the description of category 2 goods to bring the measure back into alignment with how the measure was applied prior to our exit from the European Union (EU). I believe this to be in the public interest. The reason for this is that those trade remedy measures applied by the EU on behalf of its 28 Member States prior to Brexit were applied on behalf of the UK. The government at the time determined that all of those trade remedy measures were applied by all 28 EU Member States, including the UK. Consequently, the UK should continue to apply all 43 transitioned trade remedy measures in the same way until such a time as each measure was individually reviewed. This anti-dumping measure was one of those 43 measures.

My decision here therefore corrects the definition of category 2 goods and brings the application of the anti-dumping measure back into alignment with how the measure was applied prior to our exit. This ensures that the anti-dumping measure continues to be applied consistently with how it was prior to our exit from the EU. It will also necessitate HMRC considering whether any UK importers of certain bicycle parts should be refunded where they otherwise should not have paid a duty.

The decision on this measure came into effect 23 July 2026. The Government published a public notice on 22 July 2026 to give effect to this decision.

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