Malaysia initiates anti-dumping probe on coated steel imports from China, Taiwan and Vietnam over alleged dumping.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has initiated an anti-dumping duty investigation on imports of flat rolled products of other alloy and non-alloy steel, plated or coated with aluminium and zinc, originating or exported from China, Taiwan and Viet Nam.
In a statement today, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said on June 19 this year, the government received a petition from domestic producer NS Bluescope Malaysia Sdn Bhd requesting the probe.
The petition alleged that imports of the subject merchandise were sold at prices much lower than their domestic selling prices in those countries.
MITI said the petitioner further claimed that dumped imports had increased in absolute quantity and caused material injury to the domestic industry.
“The government has assessed and considered the information and evidence of dumping, injury and causal link set out in the Petition and decided to initiate an anti-dumping duty investigation on imports of the subject merchandise pursuant to Section 20 of the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1993 (Act 504) and Regulation 7 of the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Regulations 1994 (Regulations),” said MITI.
It said the government has also determined the Period of Injury Determination (POID) and Period of Investigation (POI) for this investigation: Year 1 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023), Year 2 (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024) and Year 3 (POI): Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.
MITI said a preliminary determination will be made within 120 days from the date of initiation.
“If the preliminary determination is affirmative, the government will impose a provisional anti-dumping duty at the rate that is necessary to prevent further injury to the domestic industry,” said the ministry.
All submissions of information and questionnaire responses must be made by electronic means via the Trade Remedies Investigation Management System (TRIMA), which can be accessed at https://traderemedies.miti.gov.my.
Relevant interested parties are to provide their views in writing, questionnaire responses and additional supporting evidence to MITI by electronic means by August 17, 2026.
