【SMM Steel】US launches circumvention probe into Indonesian corrosion-resistant steel

Published: Mar 26, 2026 16:41

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【SMM Steel】The USDOC initiated a country-wide circumvention probe into corrosion-resistant steel from Indonesia at the request of Steel Dynamics and Nucor. They allege finished products use Chinese HRC/CRC and Vietnamese CRC to bypass AD/CVD orders. If processing is found minor, AD/CVD on Chinese/Vietnamese goods will apply. A preliminary ruling is due within 150 days.

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