Question follow-through · 39958

Bicycles: Antidumping Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with representatives from (a) the cycle manufacturing industry and (b) cycle manufacturing industries outside the UK on anti-dumping duties on (i) e-bikes, (ii) bicycles

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with representatives from (a) the cycle manufacturing industry and (b) cycle manufacturing industries outside the UK on anti-dumping duties on (i) e-bikes, (ii) bicycles

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    On 6 February, the Secretary of State extended anti-dumping and countervailing measures on Chinese folding e-bikes and removed non-folding e-bikes from the measures. This followed evidence-based transition reviews from the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA). ...

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