UK seeks to expand duty on Argentine biodiesel to February 2029

In the UK, the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) provisionally proposed that a countervailing measure on biodiesel imported from Argentina is maintained. In a Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA proposed that the duty payable on imports of biodiesel from Argentina be kept at a range of 25%-33.4% until February 2029.

During the period of investigation, the UK’s consumption of biodiesel was around 1.8 million metric tons. The UK’s demand for renewable fuel is driven by the Government’s aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, ultimately supporting its target of net zero by 2050.

The TRA found trends to suggest that UK biodiesel is a growth industry, but that the UK is one of few available markets for an increasing Argentinian production capacity.

As a result, the TRA determined that subsidised imports of Argentinian biodiesel would be likely to recur if the measures were no longer applied to those goods. Furthermore, as the UK biodiesel industry is in a vulnerable position, injury would likely recur if the countervailing measure was no longer applied.