Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/441 of 26 February 2026 making imports of new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration
Date: 2026-02-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping measure, hoisting equipment, import (EU), originating product, surveillance concerning imports




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2026/441


27.2.2026







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/441
of 26 February 2026
         
making imports of new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1) (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,


After informing the Member States,

Whereas:







(1)


On 19 December 2025, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China.












(2)


This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 5 November 2025 by LiebherrWerk Ehingen GmbH and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH (‘Liebherr’), Tadano Demag GmbH and Tadano Faun GmbH (‘Tadano’), Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH and Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of new mobile cranes.





1.   PRODUCT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION







(3)


The product subject to registration (‘the product concerned’) is new mobile cranes, meaning cable-controlled or hydraulic-powered cranes, designed for the lifting, lowering and horizontal movement of materials on land, with a lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes, mounted on self-propelled vehicles, regardless of their propulsion system and regardless whether mounted on crawlers or rubber tires, as well as specific pre-assembled or ready-to- assemble sections, excluding individual components when presented separately and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
The following are excluded from the definition of the product concerned:






(a)


rough-terrain cranes;










(b)


truck cranes or truck-mounted cranes, meaning cranes refitted on the basis of trucks;










(c)


straddle carriers, meaning freight-carrying vehicles that carry their load underneath by ‘straddling’ it, rather than carrying it on top; and










(d)


reach stackers, meaning vehicles designed for handling intermodal cargo containers.














(4)


The product concerned is currently classified under CN code(s) ex 7308 20 , ex 7308 90 , ex 8426 49 00 , ex 8431 41 00 , ex 8431 49 20 , ex 8431 49 80 , ex 8705 10 00 , ex 8708 29 , ex 8708 50  and ex 8708 99  (TARIC codes 7308 20 90 21, 7308 90 59 11, 7308 90 98 50, 8426 49 00 11, 8431 41 00 11, 8431 49 20 50, 8431 49 80 50, 8705 10 00 11, 8708 29 10 11, 8708 29 90 11, 8708 50 20 80, 8708 50 35 11, 8708 50 55 11, 8708 50 55 91, 8708 50 91 11, 8708 50 99 70, 8708 99 10 80, 8708 99 93 11, and 8708 99 97 80).




2.   REGISTRATION







(5)


Under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product concerned may be made subject to registration.










(6)


The purpose of registration is to ensure that anti-dumping duties, if any, can be levied retroactively on the imports subject to registration in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, if the necessary conditions are met.










(7)


The Commission has decided to make imports of the product concerned subject to registration on its own initiative under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation. The conditions for retroactive collection of duties will be assessed in the regulation imposing definitive duties if any.










(8)


Any future liability would emanate from the findings of the anti-dumping investigation.










(9)


The calculations provided in the complaint requesting the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation estimate dumping margins between 2,70 % and 88,97 % and an injury elimination level between 11,5 % and 202,4 % for the product concerned for the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. The amount of possible future liability would normally be set at the lower of the dumping or injury level according to Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation.










(10)


However, at this stage the Commission is not in a position to estimate the amount of possible future liability. Thus, the amounts mentioned in the complaint are only for information purposes and cannot create any expectations as to the actual level of liability which will be established as a result of the investigation.




3.   PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA







(11)


Any personal data collected in the context of this registration will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data,




HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of new mobile cranes, meaning cable-controlled or hydraulic-powered cranes, designed for the lifting, lowering and horizontal movement of materials on land, with a lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes, mounted on self-propelled vehicles, regardless of their propulsion system and regardless whether mounted on crawlers or rubber tires, as well as specific pre-assembled or ready-to- assemble sections, excluding individual components when presented separately and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Imports of the following products are excluded from the registration:






(a)


rough-terrain cranes;










(b)


truck cranes or truck-mounted cranes, meaning cranes refitted on the basis of trucks;










(c)


straddle carriers, meaning freight-carrying vehicles that carry their load underneath by ‘straddling’ it, rather than carrying it on top; and










(d)


reach stackers, meaning vehicles designed for handling intermodal cargo containers.




The product subject to registration is currently classified under CN code(s) ex 7308 20 , ex 7308 90 , ex 8426 49 00 , ex 8431 41 00 , ex 8431 49 20 , ex 8431 49 80 , ex 8705 10 00 , ex 8708 29 , ex 8708 50  and ex 8708 99  (TARIC codes 7308 20 90 21, 7308 90 59 11, 7308 90 98 50, 8426 49 00 11, 8431 41 00 11, 8431 49 20 50, 8431 49 80 50, 8705 10 00 11, 8708 29 10 11, 8708 29 90 11, 8708 50 20 80, 8708 50 35 11, 8708 50 55 11, 8708 50 55 91, 8708 50 91 11, 8708 50 99 70, 8708 99 10 80, 8708 99 93 11, and 8708 99 97 80).


2.   Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 February 2026.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj.

(2)  Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ C, C/2025/6726, 19.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6726/oj).

(3)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/441/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)