Brazil to Not Extend AD Duty on HR Coils from China
The Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber, Camex, has denied a request from ArcelorMittal, CSN, and Gerdau to reapply anti-dumping measures on hot rolled coil imports from China, which are set to expire on May 21, 2023. The trade chamber believes that no relevant changes have been recorded in the analysis of previous public interest assessments during the years of suspension of such measures. The companies involved in the investigation were Chinese Hebei Iron & Steel, Bengang, Baosteel, and Maanshan Iron & Steel Company.
In 2018, Brazil imposed anti-dumping measures and countervailing duties on Chinese HRC for up to five years. However, these measures were never applied for reasons of public interest, which is a mandatory assessment in anti-dumping or subsidy investigations in Brazil since April 2019.
The petitioners' request covered flat-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel, of a width equal to or greater than 600mm, hot-rolled, in sheets of thickness less than 4.75mm, or in coils of any thickness, classified under HS codes: 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.10, 7208.26.90, 7208.27.10, 7208.27.90, 7208.36.10, 7208.36.90, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.10, 7208.38.90, 7208.39.10, 7208.39.90, 7208.40.00, 7208.53.00, 7208.54.00, 7208.90.00, 7225.30.00, and 7225.40.90.