South Korea Continues to Impose Anti-dumping Measures on Stainless Steel Sheets and Coils Involving China [SMM Focus]

South Korea Continues to Impose Anti-Dumping Measures on Stainless Steel Sheet and Coil from China

         On May 16, 2025, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance of South Korea issued Order No. 1126, continuing to impose anti-dumping duties for a period of five years on flat-rolled products of stainless steel with a thickness not exceeding 8 millimeters originating from the Chinese mainland, Indonesia, and Taiwan, China (see Appendix I for details). The duty rates for the Chinese mainland range from 23.69% to 25.82%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance reached price undertakings with certain suppliers (see Appendix II for the list of suppliers). Anti-dumping duties will not be imposed on suppliers that fulfill their price undertakings. This case involves products under the following South Korean tariff codes: 7219.12.1010, 7219.12.1090, 7219.12.9000, 7219.13.1010, 7219.13.1090, 7219.13.9000, 7219.14.1010, 7219.14.1090, 7219.14.9000, 7219.22.1010, 7219.22.1090, 7219.22.9000, 7219.23.1010, 7219.23.1090, 7219.23.9000, 7219.24.1010, 7219.24.1090, 7219.24.9000, 7219.31.1010, 7219.31.1090, 7219.31.9000, 7219.32.1010, 7219.32.1090, 7219.32.9000, 7219.33.1010, 7219.33.1090, 7219.33.9000, 7219.34.1010, 7219.34.1090, 7219.34.9000, 7219.35.1010, 7219.35.1090, 7219.35.9000, 7219.90.1010, 7219.90.1090, 7219.90.9000, 7220.11.1010, 7220.11.1090, 7220.11.9000, 7220.12.1010, 7220.12.1090, 7220.12.9000, 7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1090, 7220.20.9000, 7220.90.1010, 7220.90.1090, and 7220.90.9000. However, the above anti-dumping measures do not apply to certain products (see the original announcement for details).

        On September 25, 2020, South Korea initiated an anti-dumping investigation into stainless steel sheet and coil originating from the Chinese mainland, Indonesia, and Taiwan, China. Pursuant to Order No. 865 of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance of South Korea, South Korea imposed anti-dumping duties for a period of three years on the products in question from the aforementioned countries/regions starting from September 15, 2021, with duty rates for the Chinese mainland ranging from 23.69% to 25.82%. Meanwhile, anti-dumping duties were not imposed on enterprises that reached price undertakings. On May 17, 2024, South Korea initiated the first sunset review investigation into anti-dumping measures on stainless steel sheet and coil from the Chinese mainland, Indonesia, and Taiwan, China. On February 20, 2025, the South Korean Trade Commission issued its final ruling in the first sunset review of this case.

Appendix I: Table of Anti-Dumping Duties Imposed in the First Sunset Review Final Ruling on Stainless Steel Sheet and Coil from China

Appendix 2: List of suppliers of price undertakings in the final ruling of the first sunset review of anti-dumping measures against stainless steel sheet and coil imported from China by the Republic of Korea