UK Rutile Titanium Dioxide: Active AD0086 Investigation and Import Registration

As checked on 13 September 2026, the UK Trade Remedies Authority lists AD0086 as an active dumping investigation into specified rutile titanium dioxide goods originating in China. HMRC has also been directed to register the specified imports from 27 March 2026.

Registration records imports for a possible later decision. It does not by itself set or charge an anti-dumping duty rate. The checked current official sources did not publish an AD0086 provisional or definitive anti-dumping amount.

Review UK Procurement Options

This route helps you review Malaysia-origin titanium dioxide by product, application and UK delivery context. The receiving page supports supplier and procurement evaluation; it does not determine a customs, origin or trade-remedy result.

Open the Official TRA Case

The TRA public file is the secondary route for the live case status and official case documents.

Current status: investigation, registration and measures

Question	Dated answer
Is AD0086 active?	Yes. The TRA case page displayed `Active` when checked on 13 September 2026. It identifies the proceeding as a dumping investigation initiated on 3 March 2026 and shows a last-updated date of 10 September 2026.
Are specified imports being registered?	Yes. Trade Remedies Notice 2026/14 directs HMRC to register the specified imports from 27 March 2026 and says registration continues until a stop notice. No titanium-dioxide stop notice was located in the official sources checked on 13 September 2026.
Does registration mean an anti-dumping duty is already being charged?	No. The registration notice does not set a rate. Any later liability described in that notice depends on a definitive remedy being implemented and on the terms of that remedy.
Is there a current AD0086 provisional or definitive amount?	The checked official TRA and GOV.UK sources did not publish one. This is a dated source check, not a shipment-specific customs determination.

AD0086 began after an application alleging dumping and injury. An active investigation means the TRA is examining those allegations; it is not a finding that dumping or injury has occurred.

Written goods scope and registration codes

The investigation and registration notice describe goods that meet all of these written elements:

rutile titanium oxides in pigments and preparations based on rutile titanium dioxide;
containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide, calculated on the dry matter;
having all types of particle size, classified under Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers 12065-65-5 and 13463-67-7;
with a titanium dioxide crystal structure of the rutile form; and
originating in the People’s Republic of China.

The notice places the goods under commodity headings 28230000 and 32061100 and lists these UK commodity codes:

2823000010, 2823000030, 2823000080, 2823000083, 3206110010, 3206110030, 3206110080, 3206110085.

For registration, the notice identifies additional code 8A60 for the specified goods. It excludes titanium dioxide with an anatase or brookite crystal structure and identifies additional code 8A61 for those exclusions.

These codes and descriptions are checkpoints from the notice. They do not decide the classification, non-preferential origin or treatment of a particular shipment without its full facts.

Registration is not a duty rate

The registration notice describes a possible later consequence only if a definitive remedy is implemented. In that event, the definitive measure would determine any amount, and registered goods could become liable from a date up to 90 days before implementation of any provisional remedy.

That wording does not establish that a definitive remedy will be imposed, that collection will be retrospective, or what any amount would be.

The TRA’s published case timetable is expressly indicative and not legally binding:

Indicative step	Published window	Current reading
Provisional measure, if required	July/August 2026	The checked official sources did not show an AD0086 provisional-measure notice. The conditional window is not proof of an outcome.
Statement of Essential Facts	September/October 2026	Indicative only; check the TRA case for a published event.
Final recommendation	February/March 2027	Indicative only; it is not a promise of timing or result.

The investigation period is 1 January to 31 December 2025. The injury period is 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025. These are the TRA’s evidence periods, not the start dates of a duty.

Prepare the shipment inputs before checking treatment

Ask the importer, broker and product team to assemble:

the exact product name, form, crystal structure and dry-matter titanium dioxide content;
the proposed UK commodity code and the basis used for it;
the non-preferential origin evidence and the producer/exporter details;
the shipment, entry and import dates;
the additional code being declared and why it applies;
the destination and declaration route: Great Britain or Northern Ireland;
for a Northern Ireland movement, the relevant at-risk/not-at-risk facts and authorization context; and
the purchase, invoice, transport and customs-entry records needed to support the declaration.

Use these facts to check the current official tariff and case notices. Do not infer a result from a supplier location, trade name, route, commodity code or additional code in isolation.

TiO2 Malaysia supplies Malaysia-origin titanium dioxide, but that commercial product-origin statement does not by itself determine UK non-preferential origin, AD0086 scope, tariff preference, exemption, VAT or a zero-duty outcome for a shipment.

Keep four checks separate

Check	What it answers	Where to verify
AD0086 investigation and registration	Whether the written product/origin scope and current case action may be relevant	TRA public file and current Trade Remedies Notices
Ordinary customs duty	The ordinary tariff treatment for the declared commodity and origin	Current UK Trade Tariff
Import VAT	The VAT treatment based on the transaction and import facts	Current UK Trade Tariff and HMRC guidance
Great Britain or Northern Ireland route	Which tariff route and additional at-risk facts need to be checked	UK Global Tariff or Northern Ireland Online Tariff, with current HMRC guidance

Trade-remedy measures, ordinary customs duty and import VAT are separate checks. A Northern Ireland movement can follow a different tariff path depending on the declaration and whether the goods are at risk of entering the EU. This page does not decide which path or rate applies to a transaction.

Continue the right review

Review UK Procurement Options to compare the commercial product, application and UK delivery context for a Malaysia-origin supply route. The UK procurement page is the next step for supplier evaluation; it is not a customs ruling.

If you first need to compare product families, use the Product Hub. You can also Request a Quote with a known Product / Grade or choose Not sure / Need help. Tell us your application, required or estimated quantity in metric tonnes, destination and any other context you already know. After submission, our team reviews your requirements and details, then contacts you using the information provided. This path does not recommend a Grade, decide technical suitability or replace the importer’s official classification, origin, tariff, VAT, remedy and clearance checks.

Official sources

TRA public file: AD0086 — live case status and case documents.
Trade Remedies Notice 2026/14 — registration date, written scope, codes and conditional future-liability wording.
Trade Remedies Notices collection — current UK measure notices.
UK Trade Tariff — current commodity, customs-duty, VAT and measure checks.
HMRC trade remedies guidance — relationship between trade remedies and other import duties.
HMRC Northern Ireland tariff-route guidance — GB/Northern Ireland tariff path and at-risk checkpoint.

Last reviewed: 13 September 2026. Recheck the official case and tariff sources before shipment or if the TRA publishes a status, scope, timetable, recommendation, measure or registration change.