AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/08/2020

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentTrade disputes

DescriptionThe European Commission decided to re-examine and possibly extend (beyond the expiration date of 16 September 2020) the anti-dumping/subsidy duties applied to biodiesel imported from the United States of America. The review must be completed within 15 months, during which time the duties will remain in place.

NotesEUROPEAN UNION – biodiesel anti-dumping/subsidy duties (United States of America): Following a request of the European Biodiesel Board, the European Commission decided to re-examine and possibly extend the anti-dumping/subsidy duties the bloc applies to biodiesel imported from the US. First introduced in 2009 and subsequently extended in 2015 (see MPPU Sep.’09, Nov.’14 & Oct.’15), the corrective duties were set to expire on 16 September 2020. The Commission now has 15 months to conduct its review, during which time the current duties will remain in place. On a separate note, the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) is considering to transpose the corrective duties the EU currently applies to biodiesel originating from both the US as well as from Argentina and Indonesia once the UK ceases to apply the bloc’s Common External Tariff.