As of October 2026, three major markets apply trade remedy duties to ceramic tiles from India. The EU and the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states apply anti-dumping duties, and the US applies a countervailing (anti-subsidy) duty.
Each rate below is dated October 2026 and depends on the exporter. Use it to plan, then confirm the figure with your customs broker before you order. If the idea of an exporter-specific duty is new to you, start with what anti-dumping duties are.
European Union
The EU imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on ceramic tiles from India and Türkiye under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/265, published on 10 February 2023. The measure runs for five years.
Rates for Indian exporters range from 6.7% to 8.7%, depending on the exporter. Later amendments added or renamed exporters; the amendments made in 2026 only corrected exporter names. The duty is charged on top of the normal EU customs duty.
Because the measure was imposed in February 2023, an expiry review could be opened before it lapses in 2028. Watch for a notice in the Official Journal if you plan contracts that run that long.
Gulf Cooperation Council
The GCC states are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. They have applied anti-dumping duties to ceramic and porcelain tiles from India and China since 6 June 2020.
A sunset review opened in March 2025, and the duties were extended for a further period in 2026. The dumping margins found in the original investigation ranged from about 5.8% to 106%, depending on the exporter. Rates are set exporter by exporter, so the gap between a named factory and the residual rate can be large.
Saudi Arabia also requires conformity certification for tiles through SASO and the SABER platform. This is separate from the duty, but a shipment without it can be held at the port.
United States
In 2025 the US Department of Commerce set countervailing duties on ceramic tile from India. The final rates published in the Federal Register on 23 April 2025 were 3.06% and 3.45% for the two examined exporters, and 3.18% for all others.
The US International Trade Commission affirmed injury on the basis of threat. No anti-dumping duty was imposed. A domestic coalition has challenged both decisions at the US Court of International Trade, and a ruling could raise rates retroactively on entries that are not yet liquidated.
Other US tariffs on Indian goods have changed several times since 2025. Check the current HTS and CBP guidance before you quote a landed cost to your own customers.
How to use these rates
- Ask the factory which rate it holds in each market and under which exact company name.
- Check that name against the regulation or notice, not against the factory's brand or website.
- If the factory is not named, plan on the residual rate, which is usually the highest.
- Ask your broker whether any invoice declaration or certificate is needed to claim a company rate.
- Recheck the rate before each new order, because reviews and court rulings can change it.
Markets not listed here
Other countries may open investigations at any time, and smaller markets publish notices less widely. If your market is not listed, search your national trade remedy authority's notices for "ceramic tiles" and "India", and ask your broker. The normal import duty in each market applies as well.
Next step
Before you shortlist a factory, ask it to confirm in writing which rate it holds in your market and under which company name. We collect this for every factory we put forward. To have it checked for your market, book a free sourcing review.