On 16 january 2026, the european commission officially announced the imposition of a final anti-dumping duty (definitive anti-dumping treaties) on aluminum melted oxide (fused alumina, also known as artificial jade or electromelted aluminium) originating in china。
Eu official network announcement
The main details are as follows:
Rate range: 88. 7 per cent - 110. 6 per cent (a decrease from the july 2025 provisional rate of 111. 29 per cent - 136. 3 per cent, depending on different exporters)。
Tax-free tariff quotas: the eu has also established duty-free tariff-free quotas (duty-free tarift quanta) to provide duty-free access to a limited number of chinese imports to accommodate the raw material needs of downstream eu users (e. G., fire-resistant materials, grinding, ceramics, steel producers) and avoid excessive disruptions in the supply chain。
Quota distribution:
️ products and uses: grinding and fire resistant materials, aluminum melted by melting bauxite or aluminum oxide at a high temperature of about 2000°c, mainly including such types as brown fused alumina and white fused alumina. It is a key raw material for the production of steel, glass, ceramics, fire-resistant materials, grinding and grinding materials and is widely used in areas related to defence。
️ product coverage: mainly covering eu cn codes 2818 10 11, 2818 10 19, ex 2818 10 91 and 2818 10 99 (taric codes 2818 10 91 20 and 2818 10 91 90)。
The eu market for melted aluminium oxide is worth between 400 million and 500 million euros. With an estimated total import volume of 380,000 tons, imports are expected to be 200,000 tons, of which 160,000 tons are from china. In this way, chinese exports amount to about 200 million euros (approximately 1. 6 billion yuan yuan)。
This case reflects the eu's trend in recent years towards increased trade defence of china's key raw materials, aimed at protecting local eu producers, reducing reliance on china's strategic raw materials and enhancing eu industrial autonomy. Through the introduction of duty-free quota mechanisms, both restrictions on dumping in china and transitional and buffer space for downstream eu industries dependent on chinese products have been introduced。
