Many countries are implementing additional duties and measures on hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), and structural steel products in order to protect their domestic industries.
China continues to be the country most frequently subject to anti-dumping investigations worldwide, while recently announced decisions point to a notable intensification.
Vietnam has begun imposing anti-dumping duties on hot rolled coil imports from China, ranging from 23.01% to 27.83%. South Korea has introduced provisional anti-dumping duties between 28.16% and 33.57% on HRC products originating from China and Japan.
Taiwan has also implemented duties ranging from 16.10% to 20.15% on Chinese-origin HRC products, while India has decided to impose a 12% safeguard duty on certain flat steel products imported from China, Vietnam, and Nepal.
Similar measures are emerging across Southeast Asia. Thailand is preparing to impose duties ranging from 30.86% to 54.19% on Chinese-origin H-beam products, while Malaysia has decided to extend existing duties on cold rolled coil imports from China and Japan until June 2030.
Indonesia, on the other hand, has taken a broader step by extending anti-dumping duties on hot rolled coil imports from China, as well as India, Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand, for a period of five years starting from January 2025.
These decisions indicate that competitive conditions in the global steel trade are becoming increasingly challenging, and that countries are strengthening their tendency to protect domestic production. In particular, the impact of Chinese-origin supply on global markets is pushing many countries to use trade defense instruments more actively.
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