UK upholds excavator anti-dumping decision after Liugong and Cat complain

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

23 December 2025

UK trade body the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has upheld its final decision to impose anti-dumping duties on some Chinese excavators.

Its decision, published yesterday (22 December), came after both LiuGong Group and Caterpillar Group requested the TRA to reconsider its recommendation.

The UK government announced in May 2025 that it would accept the TRA’s recommendation for anti-dumping duty on certain types of excavator.

The process started with an application…

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