India makes final anti-dumping ruling on stainless steel coils and sheets from China

On December 23, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India issued an announcement stating that it will be responsible for the products originated in or imported from China, South Korea, the European Union, Japan, Indonesia, the United States, Thailand, South Africa, the UAE, Singapore, Mexico, Vietnam, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. Taiwan’s Flat Rolled Products of Stainless Steel made a final anti-dumping ruling: 1. In view of the fact that countervailing duties (China, final ruling on July 4, 2017) and temporary countervailing duties (Indonesia, preliminary ruling on August 7, 2020) are being imposed on stainless steel coils in China and Indonesia, it is recommended that China The difference between the products involved in the case and the current countervailing duty of US$454/metric ton, and the difference between US$167-441/ton and the current temporary countervailing duty on the products involved in the case in Indonesia. If the tax is higher than the determined US$454/metric ton and US$167-441/metric ton respectively, no anti-dumping duties will be imposed on the products involved in China and Indonesia; 2. It is recommended to impose anti-dumping duties on the products involved in the case in South Korea, the European Union, Japan, Malaysia, and Taiwan. The specific tax amounts are as follows: South Korea: 67-370 USD/metric ton, EU: 0-944 USD/metric ton, Japan: 67-374 USD /Metric ton, Malaysia is 237~474 US dollars/metric ton, China Taiwan region is 336 US dollars/metric ton; 3. Termination of anti-dumping investigations on products originating in or imported from the United States, Thailand, South Africa, UAE, Singapore, Mexico, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, China, and no anti-dumping measures will be implemented. The above anti-dumping measures shall take effect from the date of the announcement by the Indian Central Government and shall be valid for five years. This case mainly involved products under the Indian customs codes 7219 and 7220. On July 3, 2019, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement stating that in response to a joint application submitted by the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association, Indian domestic companies Jindal Stainless Limited, Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited and Jindal Stainless Steelway Limited, the China, South Korea, the European Union, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, the United States, Thailand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Singapore, Mexico, Vietnam and Malaysia have initiated anti-dumping investigations on stainless steel coils. The dumping investigation period for this case is from April 2018 to March 2019 (12 months), and the damage investigation period is 2015 to 2016, 2016 to 2017, 2017 to 2018 and the dumping investigation period.