Are you importing candles from China?

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Candles and candle holders are both in the top 5 most popular products in ProductIP's database. That is why we decided to share the following news with you, although anti-dumping measures are not directly related to product compliance.

Customs registration started

Regulation (EU) 2025/511 requires that custom authorities shall register imports of candles coming from China. This special registration has already started on 21 March 2025 and will last for nine months. It applies to articles classified with CN Code 3406 00 00 "candles, tapers and the like". 

The registration is part of the investigation to determine whether candles imported from China are being dumped on the EU market, damaging the European candle industry. The findings of the investigation may lead to the imposition of anti-dumping duties. The actual duties are established as a result of the investigation, but they can be levied retroactively on the registered imports.

What preceded it

On 19 December 2024, the EU initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of candles originating in the PRC (Notice C/2024/7459). This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 4 November 2024 by a representative group of the European candle producing industry.

Anti-dumping

The European Commission is responsible for investigating dumping claims and imposing measures. Dumping means that a product is exported to the EU at a price lower than the price as sold on the home market or based on actual costs. Protection against dumping is laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

More information can be found on the related website of the European Commission, including a list of taken anti-dumping measures.