{"id":2695,"date":"2026-10-21T16:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/eu-repeals-anti-dumping-duty-of-up-to-75-4-on-chinese-solar-glass\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T16:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:46:48","slug":"eu-repeals-anti-dumping-duty-of-up-to-75-4-on-chinese-solar-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/eu-repeals-anti-dumping-duty-of-up-to-75-4-on-chinese-solar-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Repeals Anti-Dumping Duty of up to 75.4% on Chinese Solar Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph hsn-lede\">European Union removes its anti-dumping duty of up to 75.4% on Chinese solar glass, in a regulation published Oct. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Commission has repealed its anti-dumping duty on solar glass from China, in a regulation published on Oct. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/2314 of Oct. 19, 2026, published in the Official Journal of the European Union<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\" id=\"hsn-cite-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. It ends an extra import tax that has applied to Chinese solar glass since 2014.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, solar glass from China will no longer carry the extra anti-dumping charge at the European Union (EU) border. On the same day, a second regulation also repealed the separate anti-subsidy duty on the same glass<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\" id=\"hsn-cite-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is changing for Chinese solar glass?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An anti-dumping duty is an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. The EU first set this duty on Chinese solar glass in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 470\/2014<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. It changed the duty level in 2015 and extended it for five more years in 2020<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, individual company rates ran from <strong>17.5% to 75.4%<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. All other Chinese companies paid a country-wide rate of <strong>67.1%<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The new regulation repeals this duty after an expiry review, a check on whether a duty is still needed when it is due to end<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the anti-subsidy duty also going?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. A countervailing duty is a different extra tax, aimed at goods made with help from foreign government subsidies. The Commission set one on Chinese solar glass in May 2014 and extended it in 2020<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"is-the-anti-subsidy-duty-also-going\">\n  <div class=\"hsn-fig__table\">\n    <h4>The two duties on Chinese solar glass<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n      <thead>\n        <tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Anti-dumping duty<\/th><th>Anti-subsidy duty<\/th><\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n      <tbody>\n        <tr><th>Company rates<\/th><td>17.5% to 75.4%<\/td><td>3.2% to 17.1%<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><th>Rate for all others<\/th><td>67.1%<\/td><td>17.1%<\/td><\/tr>\n        <tr><th>Repealed by<\/th><td>Regulation (EU) 2026\/2314<\/td><td>Regulation (EU) 2026\/2310<\/td><\/tr>\n      <\/tbody>\n    <\/table><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its rates ran from 3.2% to 17.1%, with a country-wide rate of 17.1%<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/2310, also dated Oct. 19, 2026, repeals the <strong>countervailing duties<\/strong> on the same goods<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. With both regulations, both trade defence charges on this glass come off together.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which solar glass do the repeals cover?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goods are tempered flat glass made from soda-lime glass with very little iron. The regulation defines them by five technical tests<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Iron content:<\/strong> less than 300 parts per million.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light passing through:<\/strong> solar transmittance of more than 88%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heat resistance:<\/strong> up to 250 \u00b0C, measured under standard EN 12150.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thermal shock:<\/strong> resistance to a 150 K temperature change, also under EN 12150.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strength:<\/strong> 90 N\/mm2 or more, measured under standard EN 1288-3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glass that meets these tests was covered whatever its use<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. That includes solar panels, flat solar water heaters, furniture and greenhouses<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The glass may be patterned or plain, clear or diffuse, drilled or printed with ceramic colours<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. It often has an anti-reflective coating, or thin layers for self-cleaning or hardness<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which customs codes are affected?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The glass falls under part of Combined Nomenclature (CN) code <strong>ex 7007 19 80<\/strong>, the EU&#8217;s goods code list<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The detailed TARIC codes, the EU&#8217;s integrated tariff codes, are 7007 19 80 12, 7007 19 80 18, 7007 19 80 80 and 7007 19 80 85<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only glass that originates in China was covered<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Importers and customs brokers will recognise these codes on past entries that carried the duty.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why did the Commission review the solar glass duties?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duties were due to expire after five years. After a notice of upcoming expiry, two companies asked for a review on April 18, 2025<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. They were Interfloat Corporation and GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH, together called the Interfloat Group<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They argued that dumping would continue and that harm to EU glass makers would return without the duty<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The Commission opened the review on July 22, 2025<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The investigation covered sales from <strong>July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. For trends in harm, it looked back to Jan. 1, 2022<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did the investigation find about EU makers?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU industry was small. The two sampled groups were AGC Glass Europe and the Interfloat Group, with GMB<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Together they made about 70% of EU production and sales<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both producers <strong>stopped production in early 2025<\/strong><sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. GMB filed for insolvency in November 2025 and twice cancelled planned Commission visits at short notice<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. AGC could not receive the Commission&#8217;s team because its production had stopped<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, much of the information was never sent, and the Commission could not check it<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The applicants also failed to submit a key industry-wide questionnaire despite several requests<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much Chinese glass reached the EU market?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chinese solar glass still arrived during the review period. Its share of the EU market was <strong>about 3%<\/strong>, according to Eurostat, the EU statistics office<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. That compares with 30.5% during the original investigation and 9% at the last expiry review<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"how-much-chinese-glass-reached-the-eu-market\">\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__chart\">\n    <h4>Chinese solar glass share of the EU market, %<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"1\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">Original investigation<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"100\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">30.5%<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"2\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">Last expiry review<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"30\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">9%<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__bar\" data-series=\"3\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__lab\">This review period<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__bartrack\"><span class=\"hsn-fig__barfill\" data-v=\"10\"><\/span><\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__num\">About 3%<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No Chinese exporting producer took part in the review<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. China&#8217;s government did not answer the Commission&#8217;s questionnaire or its diplomatic note of Nov. 5, 2025<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who took part in the solar glass review?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users of the glass were more active than producers. Three users answered questionnaires: Soli Tek, SOLVIS and Bisol<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Bisol&#8217;s reply was very incomplete, and the company did not answer follow-up questions<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solar Heat Europe, a group for companies in solar heating, had a hearing with the Commission on May 11, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. One importer, Sunerg Solar Energy, did not answer its questionnaire<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What changes for importers and buyers?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For EU importers, the change is direct. Customs will no longer charge the anti-dumping duty or the countervailing duty on this Chinese glass once the repeals apply<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. The anti-subsidy repeal covers the same four customs codes<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makers of solar panels, solar water heaters and greenhouses in the EU buy this glass. They can now source it from China without rates that reached 75.4% for some suppliers<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. Chinese exporters can price their glass to EU buyers without the extra tax.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What were the final steps before the repeal?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission told all parties on <strong>Aug. 28, 2026<\/strong> that it planned to repeal the duties<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>. It gave them time to comment. No comments came in, and no party asked for a hearing<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hsn-fig hsn-fig--solid hsn-fig--v4\" data-at=\"what-were-the-final-steps-before-the-repeal\">\n  <div class=\"hsn-fig__axis\">\n    <h4>The solar glass review, step by step<\/h4>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__ev\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evdate\">22 Jul 2025<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evlab\">Review opened<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__ev\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evdate\">28 Aug 2026<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evlab\">Plan to repeal disclosed<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__ev\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evdate\">19 Oct 2026<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evlab\">Repeal adopted<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hsn-fig__ev\">\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evdate\">21 Oct 2026<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hsn-fig__evlab\">Published in Official Journal<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commission&#8217;s case page lists this review as case R839<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\" id=\"hsn-cite-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. It shows Sept. 7, 2026 as the last date for comments on the final disclosure<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>. It gave Oct. 20, 2026 as the indicative date to end the review<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-3\">3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points on the EU solar glass duty repeal<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table sums up the main facts from the article.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hsn-table\">\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Question<\/th><th>Answer<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>What changed?<\/td><td>Anti-dumping duty on solar glass repealed<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Who issued it?<\/td><td>The European Commission<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Which regulation?<\/td><td>Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/2314<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Date of the regulation<\/td><td>Oct. 19, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Published<\/td><td>Oct. 21, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Which goods?<\/td><td>Tempered low-iron solar glass<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Origin covered<\/td><td>China<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Customs code<\/td><td>ex 7007 19 80<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Old anti-dumping rates<\/td><td>17.5% to 75.4%, 67.1% for others<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Anti-subsidy duty<\/td><td>Also repealed, by Regulation 2026\/2310<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>EU market share of Chinese glass<\/td><td>About 3%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both regulations appeared in the Official Journal on Oct. 21, 2026<sup class=\"hsn-cite\"><a href=\"#hsn-ref-2\">2<\/a><\/sup>. Together they end the extra duties on Chinese solar glass that began in 2014.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading hsn-refs-title\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"hsn-refs\">\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-1\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-1\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 1 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2314\/oj\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Implementing regulation &#8211; EU &#8211; 2026\/2314 &#8211; EN &#8211; EUR-Lex<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2314\/oj<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-2\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-2\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 2 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2310\/oj\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Implementing regulation &#8211; EU &#8211; 2026\/2310 &#8211; EN &#8211; EUR-Lex<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2310\/oj<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"hsn-ref-3\"><a class=\"hsn-refs__back\" href=\"#hsn-cite-3\" aria-label=\"Back to reference 3 in the text\">\u21a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/tron.trade.ec.europa.eu\/investigations\/case-view?caseId=2806\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trade defence investigations<\/a> <span class=\"hsn-refs__url\">https:\/\/tron.trade.ec.europa.eu\/investigations\/case-view?caseId=2806<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Union removes its anti-dumping duty of up to 75.4% on Chinese solar glass, in a regulation published Oct. 21, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_regnews_id":"35875","_hsn_citations":"[{\"n\":1,\"url\":\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2314\/oj\",\"label\":\"Implementing regulation - EU - 2026\/2314 - EN - EUR-Lex\"},{\"n\":2,\"url\":\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/reg_impl\/2026\/2310\/oj\",\"label\":\"Implementing regulation - EU - 2026\/2310 - EN - EUR-Lex\"},{\"n\":3,\"url\":\"https:\/\/tron.trade.ec.europa.eu\/investigations\/case-view?caseId=2806\",\"label\":\"Trade defence investigations\"}]","_hsn_no_sources":"","_hsn_content_hash":"4b98586c8ed0dfcf1ee2538a6f0991c0ef7d53b2:cc85a13f599e36c5d74d807ca073c696a7576b28","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"solar glass","footnotes":""},"categories":[150,71],"tags":[106],"class_list":["post-2695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-trade-agreements-tariffs","tag-european-union"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2696,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2695\/revisions\/2696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hscodematch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}