EU Trade Defence Measure
Anti-dumping duty on tartaric acid from China: 34.9%
The headline rate
The country-wide rate for tartaric acid from China is 34.9% (named cooperating exporters as low as 8.3%), applied in addition to the MFN duty rate.
The legal basis
The duty is imposed by Reg. (EU) 2018/921 (renewed). Excludes D-(-)-tartaric acid (specific optical rotation) — verify the isomer on TARIC.
What products are covered
HS prefix: 2918.12. Origin: China.
Worked example: €50,000 customs value
Imagine you are importing €50,000 of tartaric acid from China into PL. The MFN duty for the chapter is around 5.5%. With AD of 34.9% layered on top, the total customs duty rate is 40.4%.
| Customs value | €50,000 |
| Customs duty (MFN + AD/CVD) (40.4%) | €20,200 |
| Import VAT | €16,146 |
| Brokerage | €77 |
| Customs-only landed total | €86,423 |
Verify on TARIC before commitments
This page is a calibrated curated snapshot — the EU Trade Defence database is the legal authority. Before any commercial commitment, look up the specific 8-digit HS line on https://taric.ec.europa.eu and check named-exporter eligibility.
What if you sourced elsewhere?
Most importers of measures-affected products discover the AD/CVD only when their first shipment clears customs at a 60%+ effective duty rate. The Import Plan Builder runs the same calculation against alternative origins (VN/IN/BD/TR) so you can see the saving before signing your first PO.
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