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United Kingdom: company-specific rates, quoted through the right channel.

The UK never moved to the EU's unified duty. Anti-dumping rates remain company-specific inside a 13.1–36.1% band, and an interim review is now underway that could reset them. UK buying rewards a supplier who quotes through the correct rate channel — and keeps watching the calendar.

Measure AD2378, under review. Company-specific anti-dumping rates of 13.1–36.1% remain in force on Chinese ceramic tableware (gov.uk, AD2378). The Trade Remedies Authority's interim review opens 1 July 2026 and may reset individual rates. Quotes are timestamped and refreshed if the review moves numbers. Tables in the Tariffs & Trade Guide.

HOW WE RUN UK PROGRAMS

Priced through the channel. Watched through the review.

  • Quoted through your rate channel. The UK rate attaches to the exporting producer behind the goods, not to the product category. Your quote states the channel and rate basis actually used.
  • Review watch from July 2026. The TRA interim review opens 1 July 2026 and individual rates may be reset. We track it and refresh quotes rather than let old numbers ride.
  • Food-contact evidence that holds up. We test to the EC 84/500/EEC migration methodology UK buyers recognise, with LFGB-grade options for headroom — reports available on request.
  • Honest conformity paperwork. Where a UK channel asks for UKCA-era conformity documents, you get what a ceramics program can honestly carry: spec sheets, third-party lab reports and batch records. No marks claimed without basis.
DUTY & DOCUMENTATION

What a UK program carries.

EC 84/500/EEC methodology
The lead/cadmium migration benchmark UK buyers recognise: flatware lead 0.8 / containers 4.0 mg/dm²; cadmium 0.07 / 0.3 mg/dm² (4% acetic acid).
Test reports available on request
LFGB-grade option
German benchmark limits for buyers who want margin beyond the baseline — Category 1 containers up to 3 L: lead 0.2 mg/L, cadmium 0.02 mg/L.
LFGB-grade testing on request
Batch file
Golden-sample records, per-batch inspection and traceability, so replacements years later still match the original run on your tables.
Maintained per program
ItemStatus
Current AD rates13.1–36.1%, company-specific (gov.uk measure AD2378)
TRA interim reviewOpens 1 July 2026 — individual rates may be reset
Our quote basisStated per line through the applicable rate channel; refreshed if the review moves rates
QUICK ANSWERS

What UK buyers ask first.

Why does the UK rate differ between companies?+

The UK kept company-specific anti-dumping rates inside the 13.1–36.1% band rather than adopting the EU's unified 79.0%. The rate attaches to the exporting producer behind the goods, so we quote through the applicable channel and state the basis on the line.

What changes in July 2026?+

The Trade Remedies Authority's interim review opens on 1 July 2026 and may reset individual rates. Until an outcome lands, quotes carry the current band with the review flagged; afterwards, they are re-issued on the new numbers.

What paperwork do UK buyers actually need?+

Importer obligations sit with the UK entity, so the useful question is what evidence we can supply: specification sheets, third-party food-contact test reports and batch records, available on request. Where a channel asks for UKCA-era conformity documents, you get paperwork a ceramics program can honestly carry — nothing stamped that was not earned.

UK PROGRAMS

Get a UK quote with the rate channel named.

Send your SKU list. You get per-line pricing through the applicable AD2378 rate channel, a compliance path with reports on request, and review-watch updates as July 2026 approaches.