Commerce rejects anti-dumping commitment for Chinese tires and maintains the investigation

The Foreign Trade Directorate of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism concluded the process without accepting the price undertaking offer presented by the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) for imports of Chinese tires. The decision is contained in Resolution 657 of 2026, published in the Official Gazette 53,629 on September 17, 2026, and closes the procedure opened via Resolution 404 of July 14, 2026. The dumping investigation initiated with Resolution 287 of 2025 remains in effect.

The investigation seeks to determine the existence, degree, and effects of alleged dumping in imports of new rubber tires for buses or trucks, classified under tariff subheading 4011.20.10.00 and originating from the People’s Republic of China. It was opened via Resolution 287 of October 21, 2025, published in the Official Gazette 53,280, and its preliminary determination arrived with Resolution 213 of May 25, 2026 (Official Gazette 53,503 of May 27, 2026), which ordered the investigation to continue without imposing provisional antidumping duties.

The CRIA proposed a base price of USD 2.63/kg FOB, equivalent to a level 36.626% lower than Turkey’s reference value of USD 4.15/kg FOB. The dumping margin calculated by the authority is 83.63%, based on an export price of USD 2.26/kg and a normal value of USD 4.15/kg.

A preliminary and non-binding proposal

The authority concluded that the CRIA’s submission does not contain a definitive evaluable commitment, but rather “a preliminary negotiation proposal.” The association itself described the value as “strictly preliminary” and an “initial basis for negotiation,” and expressed willingness to “evaluate, adjust, and renegotiate said price” once additional information from the case file was disclosed.

Based on Article 8.3 of the WTO Antidumping Agreement and the precedent of the Panel in case DS397 (China – Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties on Certain Iron or Steel Products), the Directorate considered that accepting the offer “is not realistic.” The Trade Practices Committee, in its 174th session on September 14, 2026, recommended not accepting it.

The rejection of the national industry

• Acoplásticos requested the dismissal of the price of USD 2.63/kg: it estimates that this is nearly 65% below the base cost of USD 8.42/kg to manufacture a retreaded tire, and warns that the sector generates approximately 2,000 direct and 3,500 indirect jobs, with a production of $176 billion in 2024.
• ANDI, representing Goodyear de Colombia S.A., the petitioner in the investigation, alleged a lack of identification of the committed exporters, a lack of standing of the CRIA, and a lack of correspondence between the offered price and the dumping margin.
• ANDI invoked precedents of rejection in frozen potatoes, denim fabrics, and gypsum boards.
• Hankook Tire Technology Co. Ltd expressed its intention to participate in the commitment; Aeolus Tyre Co, Ltd expressed its agreement with the proposed price.

What follows for importers and transporters

Resolution 657 of 2026 orders the communication of the decision to the CRIA, the petitioner, the Embassy of China in Colombia, the foreign exporters and producers, and the intervening importers. No appeal is permitted against this act, as it is of a general nature, and it takes effect from the day following its publication.

The antidumping investigation continues until its final determination, in which a definitive antidumping duty could be imposed. ANDI expressly requested that such a duty be imposed.

The rejection removes the foundation for the negotiated path that would have allowed Chinese exporters to continue selling in Colombia with a minimum price, and shifts the definition to the final ruling of the investigation. For importers and transporters, this maintains uncertainty regarding the future cost of tires; for the national industry and retreading, it prolongs the expectation of a tariff barrier to correct undervaluations of 36.07% in the reference period and 40.26% during the dumping practice.

Source: Official Gazette, No. 53,629 of September 17, 2026, section I (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) (official reference: Resolution 657 of 2026).