Second-source proteins and amino acids for European food and feed manufacturers
Since 25 September 2026 Chinese pea protein carries an EU anti-dumping duty of 40.5–67.1%. European food manufacturers need a second origin; North-American and other non-Chinese producers need a representative who already knows who buys what in Europe. Protein Route is that representative: commission-only, data-driven, based between Rotterdam and Poland.
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Not only pea protein: lysine and valine
The same mechanism now applies to feed-grade amino acids. Lysine from China carries a definitive EU anti-dumping duty of 47.7–58.2% (Regulation (EU) 2025/1330) and is under an absorption investigation since April 2026 with imports registered for retroactive collection; EU consumption is 410,000–450,000 t a year and non-Chinese capacity in Korea, Indonesia, Brazil and the USA exceeds the whole EU market. L-valine carries 31.3–53.8% (Regulation (EU) 2026/319) with 78–88% of EU supply still Chinese. Feed compounders and premix makers need a second origin for both; one agency relationship covers both products.
How we work
- You invoice the customer directly. We never take title, never touch the goods, never collect payments. Commission is due only on paid invoices.
- Data first. Monthly Eurostat Comext monitoring by country and origin, Commission trade-defence tracking, and a mapped buyer base with product-level evidence of pea protein use.
- Qualified conversations, not cold lists. Volumes, current supplier, decision-maker and trial timeline before any sample is shipped.
- Compliance by design. No origin games, no circumvention, sanctions screening, business-contact data only.
Where the buyers are
Share of China in extra-EU imports of HS 350400 (peptones and protein isolates), last six months with data. Countries above 75% have not yet switched.
| Country | From China, t | From Canada + USA, t | China share |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU-27 | 26,090 | 7,189 | 71% |
| Netherlands | 8,837 | 2,260 | 76% |
| Germany | 6,750 | 2,829 | 60% |
| Poland | 2,420 | 37 | 91% |
| Spain | 2,187 | 659 | 63% |
| Romania | 1,950 | 0 | 98% |
| Bulgaria | 825 | 2 | 99% |
| Italy | 689 | 13 | 94% |
| Czechia | 458 | 0 | 99% |
Source: Eurostat Comext DS-045409, monthly, product 350400, flow import. HS 350400 is broader than pea protein; the Commission's own figure for Chinese pea protein is 11,454 t per year. Full table: import monitor.