TRA recommends new measure on engine oils and hydraulic fluids
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-21)

TRA proposes anti-dumping duties on engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and UAE to protect UK producers.

The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has today (22 September 2025) proposed a new anti-dumping measure to protect UK producers of engine oils and hydraulic fluids.

The TRA opened its investigation into imports of certain engine oils and hydraulic fluids from Lithuania and the UAE in response to an application from UK manufacturer Aztec Oils Ltd., in June 2024. The investigation covered certain engine oils and hydraulic fluids, including passenger car motor oils, heavy-duty commercial vehicle oils and hydraulic oils.

According to the TRA’s estimates, UK-produced engine oils and hydraulic fluids resulted in sales exceeding £285 million during the investigation period (April 2023 to March 2024).

However, the TRA found that the UK engine oil industry has been suffering material injury due to the dumped goods from Lithuania and the UAE and determined that there would be further injury if a measure was not recommended. Most UK producers are small businesses employing fewer than 100 people. In April, provisional measures (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.traderemedies.gov.uk%2Ftracking%2Fclick%3Fd%3DKX97zB_wD2cL8cEozp5sWsd2ixqk1zsfP3hPUOwwJsW2rc8OKF_XJc7NdyO2lAiNjXK996sko3jewHej1skHqt4hhlx-S_6mcIE4I_Ijtt4RA1rhcjvLm6dvIqsOxo2gFabEVdG9R9csAk2P7UCicTYo9mpHpU1P9fEJRPgYqRpexrsY127oJQqAVpdz2S69J6U74bDxuF-Pb-svQUnCWVyPsvXa0FLlqmS2zleNCTU10&data=05%7C02%7CDiane.Alabi%40traderemedies.gov.uk%7C712c1177c2664fcf863c08ddf9e23e16%7C6d05c46229564ec4a0d4480181c849f9%7C0%7C0%7C638941472282241832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3aYBPuEcmeJ447YY72o%2BH7pcEoXW7xMjvdZJjo94Iqo%3D&reserved=0) were put in place based on the TRA’s recommendation to protect the UK industry while completing the full investigation.

The TRA has now published its initial findings in a Statement of Essential Facts (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.traderemedies.gov.uk%2Ftracking%2Fclick%3Fd%3DVSjnk6lCM0R5Sw-F9SVL_ombBAsRNUUg-DCja51GXX8M3IqFn2OguKWGWw8ihmTGb9bvja6imUjiOdorJbHO9UGvAFq__GlQGUQO8r-4wlUnXSlonjiNiVXUmbr_5EZ6qRHXoOjaQ9i9X-Q3IxbAgkAU6qV7LBMj9lQ1cp9wcuycYTxyxj_v1eUlaCcESGYBO9-gD_9OipxcZ3ZetczwFC7iCTZkUoRuuO595G2afskuUpb3fLrGLfVAGckprbGt1g2&data=05%7C02%7CDiane.Alabi%40traderemedies.gov.uk%7C712c1177c2664fcf863c08ddf9e23e16%7C6d05c46229564ec4a0d4480181c849f9%7C0%7C0%7C638941472282259968%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vLVndOyAun0rHYspI%2BcOEEpsdUGkAknoZ1a69UuSTBY%3D&reserved=0) (SEF), proposing anti-dumping duties of up to 84.72% for individual participating companies and countrywide rates of 95.36% for Lithuania and 34.55% for the UAE, for a period of five years.

Interested parties now have until 7 October 2025 to comment on the SEF and can do so through the TRA’s public file (https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftracking.traderemedies.gov.uk%2Ftracking%2Fclick%3Fd%3DTGc6SPNa6wsf0a20tv6iVXFgNwzPLoGQ6edZozpOj_wspzIKrxTYx16F4s6qBVqxxmE4gHw0fnqzcPiza_Dwf5JfHxwAeaE3XMf7SV0MJxL_J265JE1iM7LlymyeYsJWkq3mmwvRsgTxNK3H9okQgM5MYv58Gubx5Ro2T0XFjSEKIXMKgPEhEHkinJC7yM3xfw2&data=05%7C02%7CDiane.Alabi%40traderemedies.gov.uk%7C712c1177c2664fcf863c08ddf9e23e16%7C6d05c46229564ec4a0d4480181c849f9%7C0%7C0%7C638941472282269661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r8slh4Ch7CtpILxRrXG6VkNYsVh6hgZy%2F%2BOeMDOCMsk%3D&reserved=0).

Notes to Editors
- The Trade Remedies Authority is the independent UK body that investigates whether new trade remedy measures are needed to counter unfair import practices and unforeseen surges of imports.
- The TRA is an arm’s length body of the Department for Business and Trade.
- Anti-dumping duties allow a country or union to act against goods which are being sold at less than their normal value – this is defined as the price for ‘like goods’ sold in the exporter’s home market.