In May, the EU initiated and anti-dumping investigation into imports of vanillin and ethyl vanillin from China. The investigation covers synthetic vanillin, natural vanillin, biosynthetic vanillin (biovanillin), and ethyl vanillin.

Final determination is expected by early 2025, with any anti-dumping duties to be applied retroactive to October 2024. Similarly, the US began its own anti-dumping investigation in June 2024.

After a prolonged period of very low prices, the market for vanillin and ethyl vanillin may soon experience significant changes.