Brazil’s ministry of foreign trade has imposed five-year definite anti-dumping (AD) duties over the imports of pipes from Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, according to a document filing late this week.
The duties range from $367.56/mt to $888.27/mt.
The define AD duties cover Thai, Malaysian and Vietnamese imports of welded tubes of austenitic stainless steel, including the 304 and 316 grades, of circular section, with an external diameter equal or superior to 6mm, but less than 2,032mm, a thickness equal or greater than 0,40mm, but at the same time equal or inferior to 12,70mm.
The products subject to the duties, already in effect, fall under the Mercosur HS codes 7306.40.00 and 7306.90.20, the document filing said.
Malaysian exporters, including Roland Gensteel Industrial, Superinox Max Fittings Industry, Superinox Pipe Industry, among others, will pay a $740.02/mt tariff. Malaysian exporter Pantech Stainless & Alloy Industries will pay the smallest duty: $367.56/mt.
Thai exporters, including Thai-German Products Public Co, Viax International Co, Eastern Metal Treinding Co and others, will pay a $747.56/mt AD duty.
As for Vietnamese exporters, the duties range from $782.11/mt for Vinlong Stainless Steel and to $888.27/mt for Inox Hoa Binh Production Trading Co, among others.