The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has launched two actions covering truck tyre imports into the region. In November 2025, it opened an anti-dumping investigation into tyres from Thailandand Vietnam. It has now begun a review ahead of the expiry of the anti-dumping duties on Chinesetyres to decide whether they should remain in place.
China, Thailand and Vietnam Imports Under Continued Scrutiny
Both cases cover new truck tyres sized 17.5 to 24.5 inches with heavy-duty load ratings. Tyres shipped as complete wheel assemblies may also be included. In the Thailand and Vietnam case, the Commission says exporters sold to the EAEU below normal value between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025. The normal value was sourced from domestic online prices and adjusted for taxes, mark-ups, and transport costs. Export prices were based on customs data. On this basis, the Commission calculated dumping margins of 24.17% for Thailand and 19.59% for Vietnam.
The application points to clear pressure on the EAEU market. From 2022 to 2024, the overall market grew by 6%, while imports from Thailand and Vietnam more than doubled, and their share of the market also increased. Over the same period, EAEU producers’ sales edged up, but their market share slipped. From April 2024 to March 2025, the market fell by 15%, yet imports from the two countries still rose slightly, and their share grew. The filing cites weaker output, lower capacity utilisation, rising inventories, and sharp drops in profits and profitability for EAEU producers in both periods.
The Commission notes the wider context that could amplify the impact. Thailand and Vietnam have export-oriented tyre industries and combined capacity well above EAEU demand. Vietnam plans to add 1.4 million units of capacity. Several other countries already apply trade measures to tyres from these origins. The United States has also levied additional duties on vehicle and component imports, including truck tyres, since May 2025 under Section 232. The Commission considers there is a real risk that more low-priced imports could further undermine the domestic industry and has therefore opened the investigation.
The action on China is an expiry review of measures first imposed in 2015, which currently set duties between 14.79% and 35.35% depending on the producer and are scheduled to run until 28 June 2026. In 2023, the Commission extended the duty to running wheels when imported as complete assemblies with truck tyres. The new review follows an application from EAEU manufacturers who argue that ending the duties would likely lead to continued dumping and renewed injury. Using data from April 2024 to March 2025, the Commission cites a dumping margin of 29.64%, continued price undercutting by Chinese tyres, and weak results for EAEU producers. It also points to substantial spare capacity in China and trade measures in other markets.
Story courtesy of Retreading Business.
