Customs: Imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Iranian glass

Kuwait officials have issued instructions from the General Customs Administration to impose final anti-dumping measures against imports from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of glass products originating from or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The dumping margins for Chinese companies are set within tiers ranging from 6.7% to 14.4% of the CIF value, while the margin for Iranian companies is set at 56.3%.

According to Customs Instruction No. 27 of 2026 regarding the imposition of final anti-dumping measures against GCC imports of glass products, the directive references a letter from the Technical Secretariat Office concerning anti-dumping measures on these imports. It is based on the decision of the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee at its 125th meeting and the Industrial Cooperation Committee at its 55th meeting, held on October 29, 2025. Furthermore, it follows the recommendation of the Standing Committee for Combating Harmful Practices in International Trade, which instructed customs administrations to implement the customs-related aspects in accordance with the agreed mechanism for executing decisions on anti-dumping and harmful practices. Consequently, the following was decided:

Final anti-dumping duties are imposed on non-tempered glass obtained by the float process, and on ground or polished glass (single or double-sided), or sheets, whether coated with absorptive, reflective, or non-reflective layers, but not otherwise worked, originating from or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. These products fall under the customs tariff codes (70051000), (70052100), and (70052900) of the Unified Customs Tariff of the GCC countries. An exception is made for ultra-clear float flat glass products, which are exempt from these duties. The duties are applied according to the final dumping margins established for Chinese companies across four tiers, with margins of 6.7%, 8.3%, and 14.4% of the CIF value, and a uniform margin of 56.3% for all Iranian companies.

The circular also addresses the names of cooperating companies that were not selected in the sample during the anti-dumping investigation against GCC imports of non-tempered float glass, ground or polished glass (single or double-sided), or sheets, whether coated with absorptive, reflective, or non-reflective layers, but not otherwise worked, originating from or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It specifies a dumping margin of 8.3% for three Chinese products.

Article Two of the instructions stipulates that the collected final duties shall be treated as customs duties. Article Three determines that the application of the final anti-dumping duties shall commence on September 5, 2026, for a period of five calendar years.

The term "CIF" refers to the customs value of the imported goods upon their arrival at the port of import, comprising the value of the goods plus insurance and shipping costs up to the port of arrival. Accordingly, the prescribed anti-dumping duties are calculated as a percentage of this value. For example, imposing a dumping margin of 56.3% means calculating the anti-dumping duty equivalent to 56.3% of the CIF value of the shipment subject to the duty.

Anti-dumping duties are trade remedy tools imposed on specific imports after verifying that they are sold at prices below their normal value, causing material injury or threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. Their aim is to address the effects of such practices and restore competition to a more balanced trajectory. They are not ordinary customs duties applied to all imports but are linked to the specific products, countries, or companies covered by the anti-dumping decision.