In August, the European Commission renewed its anti-dumping duties on three categories of products imported from China. In some cases, it has also significantly increased the rates of duty collected.
Fibre optic cables
On 9 August, the EU decided to double its existing anti-dumping duty rates on fibre optic cables originating in China. These have ranged from 19.7% to 44% of the net price at the EU border since 2021, before being lowered slightly when a countervailing duty was introduced...