The Eurasian Economic Commission has launched fresh anti-dumping proceedings covering truck tyres from Thailand and Vietnam while opening an expiry review of existing measures on Chinese tyres ahead of their 28 June 2026 lapse. The actions tighten trade-remedy scrutiny across the Eurasian Economic Union and could reshape sourcing for fleet and distribution channels serving heavy-duty fitments. Provisional calculations point to significant margins and a market already under pressure.
Both actions cover new truck tyres from 17.5 to 24.5 inches, including heavy-duty load ratings. Tyres supplied as complete wheel assemblies may also fall within scope, extending compliance obligations for importers and OE suppliers handling mounted units.
For Thailand and Vietnam, the Commission alleges sales below normal value during 1 April 2024–31 March 2025, deriving normal values from domestic online prices and adjusting for taxes, mark-ups and transport. Based on customs export prices, provisional dumping margins are cited at 24.17% for Thailand and 19.59% for Vietnam.
Application materials indicate that from 2022 to 2024 the overall EAEU truck tyre market grew by around 6%, yet imports from Thailand and Vietnam more than doubled, lifting their combined share. From April 2024 to March 2025, the market then contracted by about 15% while imports from the two countries still inched higher, pressuring utilisation and profitability at EAEU producers.
Capacity in Thailand and Vietnam is geared to exports, and Vietnam alone plans an additional 1.4 million units of truck-tyre capacity, raising the risk of diverted volumes into the EAEU. Several other jurisdictions have imposed tyre trade measures in recent years, and US Section 232 actions since May 2025 added further duties on vehicles and components, including truck tyres, complicating global routing for low-priced shipments. Tyre News has previously detailed how new US tariffs are disrupting global tyre flows.
The review concerning China examines measures first imposed in 2015 and extended to 28 June 2026, with current rates of 14.79% to 35.35% depending on producer. In 2023, the scope was broadened to include running wheels imported as mounted assemblies with truck tyres. The Commission notes continued undercutting, a 29.64% calculated margin for April 2024–March 2025 and persistent spare capacity in China as grounds to consider maintaining duties. The 2021 decision confirming the current expiry date remains the key legal anchor.
Interested parties have 25 days to register for access to the non-confidential file, 60 days to submit evidence, and 45 days to request a hearing. Given the number of exporters, the Commission may sample firms for individual margins. Questionnaires will go to known exporters, foreign producers and domestic manufacturers, and non-cooperation may lead to findings based on available facts.
The EEC’s move follows a series of trade-defence steps worldwide targeting truck and bus tyres. Recent coverage on Tyre News has tracked region-by-region tightening, including tariff-related disruptions and market round-ups highlighting shifting production footprints across Southeast Asia. Readers can revisit analysis of US tariff impacts on tyre pricing and trade, and a recent industry round-up charting supply-chain moves that intersect with these probes.
“The available information indicates a credible risk of increased low-priced imports materially injuring the domestic industry,” the Commission notes in its initiation materials, adding that sampling may be necessary due to the number of cooperating firms. This aligns with recent third-party briefings summarising the EAEU’s stated rationale for both actions.
Importers should map exposure to 17.5–24.5-inch heavy-duty fitments, including mounted assemblies, and prepare data for possible sampling. Fleet operators and wholesalers may face price adjustments and lead-time shifts if provisional measures follow. For the China review, precedent suggests measures can remain in force if the likelihood of continued dumping and injury is established. The official record confirms the current sunset date and provides the legal framework for the review.
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