The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has proposed the imposition of antidumping (AD) measures on imports of hot rolled steel plate from South Korea, following interim findings in its ongoing investigation which covers the period between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
The proposed duties would range from 7.04 percent to 22.27 percent if applied to plates over 600 mm but less than 2,500 mm in width, which is the authority’s preferred option. If applied to the full scope of products under investigation - covering all plates above 600 mm in width - the duties would range from 5.98 percent to 24.28 percent.
The TRA conducted an Economic Interest Test (EIT) to assess the broader impact of the measures and found that applying duties across the full scope could negatively affect UK downstream industries. Sectors such as renewable energy, shipbuilding and defense rely partly on wider plates, and the authority found insufficient evidence of sustained domestic production in this segment.
The EIT concluded that limiting the measure to narrower plates - between 600 mm and 2,500 mm - would meet economic interest criteria, as there is evidence of ongoing UK production in this category. As a result, the TRA has indicated a preference for imposing measures only on narrower plate imports.
The products currently fall under the codes 7208 5120, 7208 5191, 7208 5198, 7208 5210, 7208 5291, 7208 5299, 7208 9020, 7208 9080, 7210 9030, 7225 4040, and 7225 4060.