China Tyre Sector: EU anti-dumping duties raises risks, leaders with overseas capacities better positioned

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China Tyre Sector: EU anti-dumping duties raises risks, leaders with overseas capacities better positioned

Global Research

7 July 2026ab

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EquitiesChina Tyre Sector

EU anti-dumping duties raises risks, leaders with China

overseas capacities better positioned Auto Parts

Jenny Wang

Analyst

jenny-zb.wang@ubs.com

EU anti-dumping investigation results arrived as expected +86-21-3866 8837

The EU has concluded its anti-dumping investigation into passenger car and light truck Nora Min

tyres originating in China. Most Chinese tyre producers including Linglong Tyre are Analyst

subject to 24.4% anti-dumping tariff, effective from 8 July 2026, with no retroactive S1460518050001

collection, largely in line with market expectations. Separately, the EU’s anti-subsidy nora.min@ubs.com

proceeding on the same product remains ongoing, with definitive measures due by +86-21-3866 8905

December 2026. Paul Gong

Short term: potential export and margin pressures ahead paul.gong@ubs.com

+852-2971 7868The European market has always been an important market for Chinese tyre

manufacturers. Anti-dumping duties directly raise landed costs of Chinese tyres, forcing

Chinese tyre exporters to either raise product prices or absorb tariff costs, and therefore

erode the price competitiveness of and demand for Chinese tyres, and weigh on the

margins of Chinese tyre manufacturers. However, companies with diversified production

footprints and the ability to reroute supply from overseas plants should be relatively

more resilient. Based on our communications with companies, Chinese tyre

manufacturers, such as Linglong and Sailun, have already proactively shifted European

orders to produce at their factories in Southeast Asia or Europe. Given that the full