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Chinese alkaline batteries face EU import registration

Customs must register Chinese alkaline batteries (CN 8506 10 11), preserving the option of retroactive anti-dumping duties; registration lasts nine months.

By Taxxa AI OyPublished 14 September 2026

Tax

Industry: Manufacture of batteries and accumulators

Customs authorities across the EU must now register every consignment of alkaline manganese dioxide primary cells and primary batteries arriving from the People's Republic of ChinaEuropa. Registration imposes no duty by itselfEuropa, but it preserves the Commission's ability to levy definitive anti-dumping duties retroactively on the registered imports if the investigation ends with duties and the legal conditions for retroactive collection are metEuropa.

The product concerned is primary cells and primary batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide in the form of cylindrical cellsEuropa — not rechargeable, not spent, not waste and scrap — excluding parts. It is currently classified under CN code 8506 10 11Europa and originates in the People's Republic of ChinaEuropa.

Registration follows the opening of an anti-dumping proceeding on 2 July 2026, announced by notice in the Official Journal. The proceeding began after a complaint lodged on 18 May 2026 by VARTA Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co. KGaA on behalf of producers accounting for more than 25% of total Union production. The Commission imposed registration on its own initiative under Article 14(5) of the basic anti-dumping RegulationEuropa, and any future liability will emanate solely from the findings of that investigation.

The complaint estimated dumping margins of between 20% and 219% and an injury elimination level of between 9% and 134% for the investigation period from January to December 2025. Under Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation the eventual duty would normally be set at the lower of the dumping or injury level. If the Commission finds evidence of raw material distortions within the meaning of Article 7(2a), the duty could instead be set at the full dumping margin under Article 7(2b), where a lower duty would not remove the injury to Union industry. At this stage the Commission states it cannot estimate the actual future liability, so the figures from the complaint are for information only and create no expectations.

Registration expires nine months after the regulation's entry into forceEuropa. Personal data collected in the course of registration is processed under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

Instrument: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2049 of 14 September 2026Europa Europa, adopted under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036Europa.

Importers and customs brokers handling Chinese alkaline manganese dioxide batteries should expect customs registration of their consignments now and diarise possible retroactive anti-dumping duties once the investigation concludes.

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/2049 of 14 September 2026 making imports of primary cells and primary batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide originating in 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