Customs: Continuation of anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Indian tile imports

Ali Ibrahim: The Director General of Customs has issued Customs Instruction No. 29 of 2026 regarding the continuation of anti-dumping duties on imports from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of ceramic tiles and mosaics for flooring or wall covering, including those on ceramic backing for finishing, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India. The circular specifies a dumping margin ranging from 17.6% to 106% of the CIF value.

The new customs instruction supplements Customs Instruction No. 75 of 2025 and refers to a letter from the Technical Secretariat Office concerning the imposition of anti-dumping measures on imports from GCC countries of ceramic tiles and mosaics for flooring or wall covering, including those on ceramic backing for finishing, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India.

Furthermore, referring to the decision-making mechanism of the Ministerial Committee approved at the 44th Meeting of the Industrial Cooperation Committee held on November 12, 2018, and noting that the Ministerial Committee issued its Decision No. 18 dated March 25, 2026, which approved the Permanent Committee’s Decision No. 2/68M/G/2025 concerning the continuation of anti-dumping duties on imports from GCC countries of ceramic tiles and mosaics for flooring or wall covering, including those on ceramic backing for finishing, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India, the following has been decided:

1. The application of anti-dumping duties on imports from GCC countries of ceramic tiles and mosaics for flooring or wall covering, including those on ceramic backing for finishing, classified under Customs Tariff Heading (6907) of the Unified Customs Tariff of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, excluding items falling under Sub-heading (690730) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India, shall continue in accordance with the applicable dumping margins set forth in Official Gazette No. 27, for an additional five-year period from the expiration of the original five-year term.

2. The margins set forth in the table shall apply to companies whose names have been amended and to new companies listed in Annex No. 2, for the remaining period of the additional five years, starting 37 days after the publication of the final decision in the Official Gazette of the Technical Secretariat Office on May 28, 2026.

3. The final duties collected shall be treated as customs duties.