The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Armenia, initiated a special protective investigation into tinplate imported into the customs territory of the EAEU.
The investigation was launched at the request of the Belarusian LLC Metal Rolling Company, which was supported by the Russian Magnitogorsk metallurgical plant (MMK). According to the EEC, the companies that supported the complaint accounted for more than 50 percent of tinplate production in the EAEU in 2023-2025.
A sharp increase in imports was cited as the cause of the damage
According to the information presented in the application reviewed by the EEC, imports of tinplate into the EAEU increased significantly in the period from 2023 to 2025. The total volume of imports increased. During the same period, the share of imports in the consumption of tin plate of the EAEU increased by 27 percent, including 49 percent in 2025 compared to 2024.
At the same time, the ratio of imports to domestic production in 2025 increased by more than According to the notification, this is 40 percent compared to 2023 and more than 70 percent compared to 2024. At the same time, the weighted average price of imports fell by 12 percent compared to 2023 and by two percent compared to 2024, becoming significantly lower than the average price for domestically produced tin. The EEC said that the increase in imports at lower prices did not allow domestic producers to raise prices in accordance with rising production costs, which led to a deterioration in their financial performance.
This product is classified under the EAEU foreign economic activity code 7210 12 200 0 and is usually referred to as tinplate.
