Posted on 07 Jul 2025
The government has decided to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain galvanised iron or steel coil and sheet products from China, South Korea and Vietnam.
The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) said the decision to impose the duties, in the form of a bank guarantee and ranging from 3.86 to 57.90 per cent, was made after preliminary investigations found sufficient evidence that these imports were brought into Malaysia at dumped prices.
In a statement today, the ministry said the preliminary finding was made under Section 23 of the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Act 1993.
"As such, the government has decided to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty, in the form of a bank guarantee, equivalent to the dumping margin identified in the preliminary determination, ranging from 3.86 to 57.90 per cent on imports of the subject merchandise from China, South Korea and Vietnam, to prevent further material injury to the domestic industry during the investigation.
"The imposition of temporary anti-dumping duties will be effective for a period not exceeding 120 days, starting from July 7, 2025.
"A final determination will be made on or before Nov 3, 2025," it added.
MITI said the government initiated the anti-dumping investigation on Feb 6 and, based on the preliminary findings, the investigation will continue.
The probe, conducted under the Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties Regulations 1994, was launched following a petition filed by CSC Steel Sdn Bhd.
The petitioner, representing the domestic industry producing similar goods, alleged that the products originating from China, South Korea and Vietnam were imported at prices below their respective domestic markets, causing material injury to Malaysian manufacturers.
MITI said interested parties, including importers, producers, foreign exporters and relevant associations, are invited to submit their comments or views on the preliminary determination report. Submissions must be made by July 14.
"Interested parties may obtain the non-confidential version of the Preliminary Determination report via the Trade Remedies Investigation Management (TRIMA) system at https://traderemedies.miti.gov.my/," it said.
Source:NST Online
