Brazil Initiates Anti-Circumvention Investigation on Auto Glass Imported from China

On April 24, 2025, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços/Secretaria de Comércio Exterior) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil issued Notice No. 27 of 2025. In response to the application submitted by the Brazilian Association of the Automotive Glass Industry (ABIVIDRO) on October 23, 2024, it initiated an anti-circumvention investigation into automotive glass from China to examine whether windshields (Portuguese: para-brisas) originating in China were being exported to Brazil via Malaysia to circumvent the existing anti-dumping measures. The NCM codes of the products under investigation are 7007.21.00, 7007.29.00, and 8708.29.99. The period of analysis for circumvention behavior is from July 2023 to June 2024, and the period of analysis for changes in trade flows is from July 2019 to June 2024. The notice came into effect on the date of its issuance.

Questionnaires will be sent to exporters/producers, importers, and domestic producers. Interested parties should submit their responses through the SEI electronic information system within 20 days of receiving the questionnaire.

Information about the case can be inquired through the following means:

Tel: +55 61 2027-7770

Email: vidrosautomotivoscv.rev@mdic.gov.br

On January 11, 2016, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services of Brazil issued Notice No. 1 of 2016, initiating an anti-dumping investigation into automotive glass originating in China. On February 17, 2017, Brazil issued an affirmative final determination in this case, deciding to impose anti-dumping duties ranging from $475.15 to $2,761.35 per metric ton on the products under investigation from China.

On February 17, 2022, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of Brazil issued Notice No. 7 of 2022, initiating the first anti-dumping sunset review investigation into automotive glass originating in China. On February 17, 2023, the Administrative Executive Committee (GECEX) of the Foreign Trade Chamber of the Ministry of Economy of Brazil issued Resolution No. 450 of 2023, issuing an affirmative final determination in this case and deciding to continue imposing anti-dumping duties for a period of five years on the products under investigation from China, with duties ranging from $475.15 to $2,761.35 per metric ton.

On May 25, 2023, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil issued Notice No. 18 of 2023, initiating an anti-circumvention investigation into the anti-dumping case of automotive glass from China to examine whether there were trade practices circumventing the effectiveness of the existing anti-dumping measures. On February 20, 2024, the Administrative Executive Committee of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Brazil issued Resolution No. 556 of 2024, issuing an affirmative final determination in this anti-circumvention case and deciding to extend the scope of application of the existing anti-dumping duties to glass processed by bending, beveling, engraving, damasking, vitrifying, or other processed glass used in the manufacture of automotive laminated safety glass.

(Compiled from: Brazil's Official Gazette website)

(Compiled by: Guangxia Zhao)

(Proofread by: Lu Wen)

Original text: https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/circular-n-27-de-23-de-abril-de-2025-625497867