Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has said that it 鈥渨elcomed鈥� news that UK Government investigations are under way into alleged dumping of subsidised Chinese excavators on the UK market.

It has been alleged that some Chinese manufacturers have targeted the UK market with cut-price excavators.

Following complaints, the UK Trade Remedies Authority (the TRA) has launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imports from China of tracked excavators of at least 11 tonnes into the UK.

鈥淲e welcome these investigations by the Trade Remedies Authority. There is clear evidence of unfair competitive practices in relation to aggressive, and subsidised, pricing of tracked excavators imported from China,鈥� said JCB CEO, Graeme Macdonald.

鈥淲e want to see a swift and clear resolution to this urgent matter so that a competitive level playing field is restored for all UK-based manufacturers who invest heavily in the development of world leading products.鈥�

The investigations by the UK TRA were launched with the publication of notices of initiation of the anti-dumping (case AD0047) and anti-subsidy (case AS0046) investigations.

The complaint was first lodged in September by the 鈥楥oalition to restore a level playing field in the EU Mobile Access Equipment Sector鈥� and could potentially lead to tariffs being imposed on imported goods, as has been the case in the US. The identity of the coalition companies and/or individuals has not been made public.