Definitive Anti-Dumping Duties on Glass Fibre Imports from Egypt, Bahrain and Thailand
Summary
The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on continuous filament glass fibre imports from Egypt, Bahrain, and Thailand following an investigation that found dumped imports causing material injury to the EU glass fibre industry. Duties are set at 11.0% for Egypt and 11.8% for Bahrain, with Thailand facing rates ranging from 15.3% to 25.4% depending on the producer.
What changed
The European Commission has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on continuous filament glass fibre (GFR) imports from Egypt, Bahrain, and Thailand. The investigation concluded that imports were entering the EU at dumped prices, causing material injury to EU producers located notably in Belgium and Slovakia. The EU glass fibre industry employs approximately 2,500-3,000 people and the affected products are strategic industrial inputs used in wind turbine blades, automotive parts, construction materials, marine structures, and electronics.
Importers bringing GFR from Egypt, Bahrain, and Thailand into the EU will now face additional duty costs at the specified rates, which may impact pricing competitiveness and supply chain economics. The total EU consumption of GFR is approximately one million tonnes annually, with 200,000 tonnes imported from the three countries subject to these duties. Affected parties in the automotive, energy, construction, and electronics sectors that rely on glass fibre as a reinforcement material should review their procurement and cost structures.
What to do next
- Review and adjust import pricing for glass fibre products from Egypt, Bahrain, and Thailand to account for new anti-dumping duties
- Monitor compliance with the definitive duty rates applicable to specific country of origin
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The imposed definitive anti-dumping duties stand at 11.0% for Egypt and 11.8% for Bahrain. They range from 15.3% to 25.4% for Thailand.
The imposition of the definitive duties follows an investigation which found that imports of GFR from the three countries concerned were entering the EU at dumped prices. This is causing injury to the EU’s glass fibre industry, which is located throughout the bloc – notably in Belgium and Slovakia – and employs 2,500-3,000 people.
Continuous filament glass fibre is a strategically important industrial input used as a reinforcement material in applications that are crucial to delivering the objectives of the EU’s energy and digital transitions – notably in the automotive, energy, construction and electronics sectors. It is used in wind turbine blades, automative parts, marine structures, and pipes, as well as in electrical insulating materials – among other products.
Total EU consumption of GFR is estimated to stand at one million tonnes per year, of which 200,000 tonnes are imported from Egypt, Bahrain and Thailand.
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Publication date 15 April 2026 Author Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security Location Brussels Country or region
- Egypt
- Thailand
- Gulf region
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- Anti-dumping
- Trade defence
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