According to autonews.gasgoo.com, Peru’s competition watchdog has opened a formal anti-dumping investigation into automotive tires imported from China. The notice, No. 046-2026/CDB-INDECOPI, was published in the official daily El Peruano and follows a complaint from Goodyear del Perú S.A.
Goodyear’s filing targets both diagonal, also called bias, and radial tires. The dumping inquiry covers imports across all of 2025, while the damage or injury analysis starts in January 2022 and may be extended through August 2025, according to related reports. Those timeframes will shape what volumes and pricing data INDECOPI examines.
In its complaint Goodyear alleges a preliminary dumping margin of 21.8 percent and says Chinese tires are being sold about 48 percent cheaper than locally produced product in Peru. The company argues that those price gaps, strengthened by improved logistics, have tilted the China-Peru tire trade balance and put pressure on domestic manufacturers.
Anti-dumping probes are fact-finding exercises that compare export prices to a benchmark called normal value, and they also assess whether imports cause injury to the domestic industry. INDECOPI has not imposed final duties at this stage. The investigation will determine whether dumping and injury occurred, and it could lead to provisional or definitive compensatory measures if investigators find in Goodyear’s favor.
The move interrupts a stretch of steady growth in Chinese tire exports to South America, where Chinese brands and factories have captured significant market share by competing on price and expanding logistics networks. For local makers, that has meant tighter margins and intensified competition.
This case mirrors prior trade actions in other markets, such as probes launched in the European Union and the United States, but it is specific to Peru’s legal and commercial context. Chinese manufacturers now face uncertainty over future access to the Peruvian market, while buyers and distributors will watch for potential duties or supply adjustments.
Industry responses could range from legal defenses and appeals to INDECOPI, to supply chain shifts, pricing changes, or efforts to document differences in product quality and cost structures. Goodyear’s complaint highlights the tension between protecting domestic industry and maintaining open trade under international rules, a balance regulators must weigh as the inquiry proceeds.
