21.08.2026

UK applies anti-dumping duties on boom lifts

The UK government has accepted the recommendation of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to impose anti-dumping import tariffs or duties on Chinese built aerial work platforms.

They range from 16.25% for Dingli, to 28.12% for those that co-operated but were not investigated, up to 64.25% for LGMG/Lingong and 71.74% for the others. These levels are likely to change when the final measure is published and implemented within the next six months. Companies subject to the duties may also decide to appeal.

The move follows the TRA’s investigation into a complaint by UK manufacturer Niftylift that manufacturers based in China were selling boom lifts into the UK at uncommercial or unfair pricing levels - in other words, dumping. See: UK to investigate AWP dumping complaint

The complaint was filed on the 30th of September last year and applies to all fully self-propelled and semi self-propelled/self-drive boom lifts, along with trailer and spider lifts with a working height of six metres or more that are made in China.

The investigation has led to the TRA recommending that a provisional anti-dumping duty be applied to products covered by the investigation, ranging from 16.25% to 71.74%, until a definitive remedy is implemented. The UK Secretary of State accepted the TRA recommendation on Wednesday, and it was published yesterday.

The duty levels for each manufacturer are as follows:

The provisional measure will expire six months from yesterday, by which time a definite solution/measure should have been implemented. If for some reason it is not, then it will expire anyway. Interested parties are invited to make submissions to the TRA while it continues its investigation. So far it has investigated Dingli and Lingon/LGMG, but according to the TRA Niftylift has suggested that it also look at Zoomlion and Sinoboom, which also have significant sales volumes in the UK.

Importers covered by the ruling are required to provide a firm guarantee in respect of the provisional anti-dumping duties applicable to their imports. This can be a bank guarantee, bond or cash deposit.

TRA Chief Executives Jessica Blakely and Carmen Suarez said:
“In line with the TRA’s mission to defend UK economic interests and our ambition to be more agile, assertive, and accessible, we have acted swiftly to protect UK producers from unfair trade competition. Boom lifts play a key role across the country in the construction of all types, including in maintaining football stadiums. The TRA will continue its full investigation while these provisional measures are in place. "

The duties apply to the following:

Boom lifts designed for the lifting of people, equipment and/or materials, with a maximum working height of 6 metres or more, and pre-assembled or ready-to-assemble sections thereof, excluding individual components when presented separately but not excluding the sections, presented individually or together:

• booms including articulated and telescopic or straight (with or without jibs)
or sub-assemblies thereof, assembled or not;
• chassis or sub-assemblies thereof, assembled or not;
• boom turret or turntables or sub-assemblies thereof, assembled or not;
• platforms or baskets or sub-assemblies thereof, assembled or not.