Malaysia Initiated The Review Of Anti-dumping Duty On Some Cold-rolled Steel Products Originating From Vietnam

• Law Firm: ASL Law
• Subject Matter: International Law, International Trade & Investment
• Author: Tú Nguyễn
• Published date: 19 January 2023

On December 28, 2022, Malaysia issued a notice to initiate an anti-dumping duty review on some cold rolled steel products originating from Vietnam and Korea.

Vietnam's cold-rolled steel products subject to Malaysia's anti-dumping duty review include:

" Cold rolled coil or non-alloy steel, of width more than 1300mm imported from Vietnam (HS 7209.15.00.00; 7209.16.90.00; 7209.17.90.00; 7209.18.99.00)

" Cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel, of thickness from 0.2 to 2.6mm and width from 700mm to 1300mm imported from Vietnam (HS 7209.15.00.00; 7209.16.10.00; 7209.16.90.00; 7209.17.10.00; 7209.17.90.00; 7209.18.99.00; 7225.50.10.00; 7225.50.90.00)

1. On March 21, 2019, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Malaysia initiated an anti-dumping investigation of cold rolled coil or non-alloy steel products with a width greater than 1300mm originating from 4 countries Japan, Korea, China, and Vietnam.

On December 17, 2019, the investigating authority issued the final conclusion with anti-dumping duties on cold rolled coil or non-alloy steel products with a width greater than 1300mm, specifically as follows: China from 4.76% to 26.38%; Japan 26.39%, Korea from 0 to 3.84% and Vietnam from 7.7% to 20.13%.

This anti-dumping duty is applied for 5 years, from December 25, 2019 to December 24, 2024.

2. On August 27, 2015, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Malaysia initiated an anti-dumping investigation on cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel products with thicknesses from 0.2 to 2,6mm and widths from 700mm to 1300mm with Korea, China and Vietnam.

On May 17, 2016, the investigating authority issued the final conclusion with specific anti-dumping duties as follows: China from 5.61% to 23.78%; Korea from 3.78% to 21.64%, and Vietnam from 3.06% to 13.68%.

This duty rate is applied for 5 years, from May 24, 2016 to May 23, 2021.

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