On October 3, 2024, the Trade Remedies Authority received information that the Department of Foreign Trade of Thailand (Investigation Agency) had published a gazette on the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on cold-rolled stainless steel products originating or imported from Vietnam. Specifically:

I. Relevant information

1. Date of initiation of investigation: 03/10/2024

2. Item under investigation: Cold rolled stainless steel under HS code 7219.32.00.020 7219.32.00.030 7219.32.00.040 7219.32.00.080 7219.32.00.090 7219.33.00.020 7219.33.00.030 7219.33.00.040 7219.33.00.080 7219.33.00.090 7219.34.00.020 7219.34.00.030 7219.34.00.040 7219.34.00.080 7219.34.00.090 7219.35.00.020 7219.35.00.030 7219.35.00.040 7219.35.00.080 7219.35.00.090 7219.90.00.000 7220.20.10.020 7220.20.10.030 72 20.20.10.040 7220.20.10.080 7220.20.10.090 7220.20.90.020 7220.20.90.030 7220.20.90.040 7220.20.90.080 7220.20.90.090 7220.90.10.000 7220.90.90.000.

3. Plaintiff: Posco-Thainox Public Company Limited

4. Final decision: 

DFT decided to impose anti-dumping duties ranging from 9.95% to 29.8% (based on CIF value) on the products in question to prevent material injury to Thailand’s domestic steel industry. The anti-dumping measures will not apply to products imported for production intended for re-export, as prescribed under the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand Act, the Investment Promotion Act, and the Customs Act.

The anti-dumping duties will be effective for a period of five (05) years, starting from October 11, 2025.

II. Case calendar 

The case documents are attached below: