Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia has imposed anti-dumping duties on seven products imported from 10 European and Asian countries, six of which are subject to the unified GCC law to protect the industry from the damage caused by dumped and subsidized imports, media reports said.
The products included all types of cement, including clinker, from all Iranian companies, with a dumping duty of 67.5 percent. The duties will be applied for a period of five years ending in June 2025.
The superabsorbent polymer products were also subject to anti-dumping measures on Saudi imports from five countries for five years, ending on March 3, 2028, Argaam reported, citing Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper.
Furthermore, duties ranging from 6 percent to 27.7 percent were imposed on Chinese imports, while Belgian imports faced duties ranging from 8.3 percent to 40 percent. Singaporean imports also faced duties ranging from 13.6 percent to 21.2 percent, South Korean imports faced 124 percent, and French imports were charged 51 percent duties.
On the other hand, according to the unified GCC law, anti-dumping duties were applied to automotive batteries with a capacity of 35 to 115 amperes from South Korea at rates ranging from 12 percent to 25 percent, with measures ending on April 22, 2028, after being extended from April 2023.
Duties were also applied to cardboard imports from Spain and Poland, ranging from 24.6 percent to 34 percent for five years ending on April 30, 2024.
Saudi Arabia targeted ceramic tile imports from China with duties ranging from 23.5 percent to 76 percent, and also from India with duties ranging from 17.6 percent to 106 percent.
Saudi Arabia imposed a 33 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese companies for aluminum alloy blends for five years ending on July 21, 2026, as well as duties on engine batteries with a capacity of 32 to 225 from India ranging from 8 percent to 41 percent, and a duty on the same product from Turkey at 39 percent, with procedures ending on September 30, 2027.