Today, the European Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1540, imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of new rubber tyres for passenger cars and light trucks from China. Hankook received a definitive anti-dumping duty rate of 4.3%, the lowest individual rate established in the investigation. This compares with a duty rate of 45.3% applicable to all other Chinese exporters. The outcome reflects Hankook’s cooperation throughout the investigation and the successful presentation of legal and economic arguments by VBB’s team.

Hankook, a leading global tyre manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, operates manufacturing facilities across the Americas, Asia and Europe, supplying both original equipment manufacturers and the replacement market worldwide. Hankook’s Chinese entities – Chongqing Hankook Tire Co., Ltd, Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd and Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd – were selected by the European Commission for individual examination as part of its sample of Chinese exporting producers.

The VBB team advising Hankook was led by Gabriele Coppo (partner) and Giovanni Pregno (senior associate), and included associates Sami Cameron Donoghue and Bowon Choi.