Ilyashev & Partners’ International Trade team, under the supervision of Partner Olena Omelchenko, has successfully secured a 5-year extension of anti-dumping measures on imports of gas-concrete blocks originating in the Republic of Belarus into Ukraine.
Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm represents the interests of Ukrainian manufacturers who are members of the Ukrainian Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Producers Association (VAAG).
In 2025, due to the expiration of the anti-dumping measures, Ilyashev & Partners team, acting on behalf of domestic producers, filed a claim with the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) to initiate a review of these measures to ensure continued protection of the domestic industry against dumped imports.
Based on the review findings, the ICIT resolved to extend the definitive anti-dumping duties at the rate of 34.19%, originally imposed by ICIT Decision No. AD-437/2020/4411-03 dated February 21, 2020. The measures apply to imports into Ukraine of the following product: construction blocks of cellular structural and thermal insulation concrete (gas-concrete blocks) with a density in solid form of not more than 1700 kg/m3 of white or light gray colors (dry), or of gray color (wet), classified in Ukraine under UCGFEA codes 6810 10 11 00, the country of origin of which is the Republic of Belarus.
The final anti-dumping duty will be charged throughout a five-year period and start to apply after the date of publication of the Commission’s decision in the newspaper Uryadovy Courier.
Ilyashev & Partners’ lawyer Karine Altunian also worked on the project.
The definitive anti-dumping measures against imports of gas-concrete blocks from Belarus were initially imposed in 2020 at the request of Ukrainian producers – members of the Ukrainian Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Producers Association – represented by Ilyashev & Partners. Following that investigation, the ICIT imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 34.19%.
Ilyashev & Partners’ team also defended the interests of national manufacturers of autoclaved gas concrete in courts of first and appellate instances in disputes with Belarusian manufacturers. During the proceedings, the firm’s team proved the necessity of restoring fair competition in the market, citing the significant surge in the market share of dumped imports from Belarus to Ukraine.