Brazil launched an anti-dumping investigation on tinned chrome sheet coils against China

Published: Mar 14, 2024 18:46

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On March 1, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil issued Announcement No. 9 of 2024, stating that it had initiated an anti-dumping investigation on tinned chrome coils originating in China in response to an application submitted by the Brazilian domestic company Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional on October 6, 2023. The products involved in the case are alloy or non-alloy tinned chrome coils with a thickness of less than 0.5 mm of any width, and the tax codes involved in the South Common City are 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, etc.

On March 1, 2024, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços/Secretaria de Comércio Exterior) issued Announcement No. 9 of 2024, which stated that it should be requested by the Brazilian domestic company Companhia Siderúrgica An application filed by Nacional on October 6, 2023, initiated an anti-dumping investigation against tinned chrome coils (Portuguese: folhas metálicas de aço carbono, ligado ou não ligado, de qualquer largura com espessura inferior a 0,5mm) originating in China. The product involved in the case is an alloy or non-alloy tinned chrome plate coil with a thickness of less than 0.5 mm of any width, involving the tax codes of 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, 7212.10.00 and 7212.50.90 of the Southern Common City. The dumping investigation period in this case is July 2022 ~ June 2023, and the injury investigation period is July 2018 ~ June 2023. The announcement shall take effect from the date of publication.

The questionnaire will be sent to individual exporters/producers, importers and other domestic manufacturers, and stakeholders should submit their responses through the SEI Electronic Information System (https://www.gov.br/economia/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/sei/usuario-externo-1) within 30 days of receipt.

Interested parties may request a hearing within 5 months from the date of initiation of the investigation.

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