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Anti-Dumping Duties on Hotel FF&E and OS&E Imports: How to Check Before You Buy
EU anti-dumping duties can add tens of percent to a quote, and they depend on the product code and the country of origin. How to check an item in TARIC before you place the order.
By Mono Supplies4 min readPublished
Anti-dumping duties are extra EU import duties on specific products from specific countries, set by CN product code. For hotel buyers, two live examples are Chinese ceramic tableware (a definitive duty of 79.0%) and Chinese hardwood plywood (company-specific rates). Check the product code and country of origin in the EU's TARIC database before you accept a landed price.
A quotation can look identical on two tableware suppliers and still differ by tens of percent after clearance. The duty is not in the unit price. It appears at customs, and it lands on the importer.
How do anti-dumping duties affect hotel purchases?
Duties apply on top of ordinary customs duty and import VAT. They are set by the Commission after an investigation, apply to a defined product description and set of CN codes, and often differ by exporting company. They only matter when the goods enter the EU customs territory, so the importer of record carries them. Our guide to landed cost versus unit price shows where they sit in the cost build-up.
Which hotel items are affected right now?
- Ceramic tableware and kitchenware from China (CN ex 6911 10 00 and ex 6912 00 21, 23, 25 and 29): a definitive duty of 79.0%, set by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1981 and replaced by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/274 of 5 February 2026, in force from 6 February 2026.
- Hardwood plywood from China (plies up to 6 mm, outer ply of tropical or non-coniferous wood, CN 4412 31, 33 and 34): definitive duties under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2333 of 19 November 2025. Rates differ by exporting company, so there is no single rate to quote.
These two are examples, not a full list. Other measures exist, and measures change. Before relying on this article for an order, look up the exact product in the Commission's trade-defence pages and in TARIC.
To see the scale, take a tableware order with a customs value of EUR 10,000. At a 79.0% duty, the anti-dumping duty alone adds EUR 7,900, before ordinary customs duty and import VAT. A supplier quoting EXW or FOB will not show that figure.
How do you check a product before you order?
- Get the CN code from the supplier. The code is the eight-digit tariff classification. Ask for the code the supplier would declare, and the product description that goes with it.
- Look it up in TARIC. The EU's integrated tariff database lists duties, anti-dumping measures and import conditions by CN code and country of origin. Search the code, then select the origin country.
- Check the origin, not the port of shipment. The duty follows where the goods were made, not where they were loaded.
- Ask for the exporter's company name if the measure uses company-specific rates, as the plywood one does.
- Put the duty in the landed-cost line, not in a contingency, so supplier quotes compare fairly.
What should be written into the purchase terms?
Agree in writing who pays any anti-dumping duty and who carries the risk of one being introduced between order and arrival. Under delivered-duty-paid terms the supplier carries it. Under ex-works or FOB terms you do, and the surprise lands after the money is committed. Our supplier vetting checklist is the place to add the CN code and origin documents as standard requests, and a specialist can price the whole project with duties included.
Anti-dumping duties on hotel imports: quick answers
An anti-dumping duty is an extra import duty the EU applies to specific products from specific countries when they are sold below normal value and harm EU producers. It depends on the product's CN code and country of origin, and is paid by the importer at customs on top of ordinary customs duty and VAT.
Comparing import quotes?
Send us the items and destination and we will say which carry a duty risk and give a landed price that includes it, so the quotes you compare are like for like.
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