Taiwan’s Customs Administration has announced its preliminary determinations in its antidumping (AD) duty investigation of imports of hot rolled steel plate with thickness of 6 millimeters or more from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Ukraine.
Accordingly, the preliminary antidumping duty rates range between 8.66 percent and 80.50 percent for hot rolled steel plate imports from six countries.
The preliminary duties will last for four months starting from August 22.
The products in question currently fall under the Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7208.51.10.10, 7208.51.10.20, 7208.51.10.30, 7208.51.20.00, 7208.51.30.00, 7208.51.40.00, 7208.52.10.20, 7208.52.20.20, 7208.52.30.20, 7208.90.10.00, 7208.90.21.00, 7208.90.30.00, 7208.90.40.00, 7211.14.10.10, 7211.14.10.20, 7211.14.10.30, 7211.14.20.20, 7211.14.30.20, 7211.14.40.20 and 7225.40.00.90.
| Country | Exporter / Producer | AD Duty Rate |
| Brazil | All mills and exporters | 31.10% |
| China | Laiwu Steel | 42.08% |
| Shagang | 40.29% | |
| Zhangjiagang King | 40.29% | |
| Handan Iron and Steel | 59.73% | |
| Beijing Puyang International | 59.73% | |
| Nanking Steel | 44.47% | |
| Wuhan Steel | 44.47% | |
| All Others | 59.73% | |
| India | SAIL and all others | 25.85% |
| Indonesia | PT. Gunawan and all others | 46.84% |
| South Korea | Hyundai Steel | 25.87% |
| POSCO | 8.66% | |
| All Others | 80.50% | |
| Ukraine | Ilyich Steel | 26.57% |
| Metinvest | 26.57% | |
| All Others | 26.57% |