Trade case opened following complaint by EUROFER

The European Commission has announced the opening of an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain flat cold-rolled steel products (CRF) from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam. This is stated in a press release from the institution.

The investigation was initiated following a complaint lodged by the European Steel Association (EUROFER) in August this year. The complaint alleges that imports of the products concerned originating in the five countries listed are being dumped, causing injury to the steel industry in the bloc. In addition, the complainant indicated that there is a special market situation in the countries concerned.

The investigation will cover the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The examination of trends relevant to the assessment of injury will cover the period from January 1, 2022, to the end of the investigation period. Provisional measures may be announced within seven months.

The products subject to the anti-dumping investigation fall under the following CN codes: ex 7209 15 00, 7209 16 90, 7209 17 90, 7209 18 91, ex 7209 18 99, ex 7209 25 00, 7209 26 90, 7209 27 90, 7209 28 90, 7211 23 30, ex 7211 23 80, ex 7211 29 00, 7225 50 80, and 7226 92 00.

Recall that in early September, market sources reported that the EC was preparing for a new anti-dumping investigation into imports of cold-rolled coils (CRC) from India, Japan, and Taiwan. It also became known that EUROFER had filed a petition regarding imports of CRC from Turkey, which included a number of manufacturers from that country. The bloc already applies anti-dumping duties on imports of cold-rolled coils from China and Russia.