GAFT launches AD investigation into structural steel imports from China & Turkey

Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Foreign Trade (GAFT) has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain hot-rolled structural steel sections from China and Turkey following a complaint filed by United Steel Company, a structural steel producer based in Jubail and a subsidiary of Bahrain’s Sulb.

The product under investigation includes H-sections, I-sections, wide-flange sections, universal beams, channels, equal angles with a height not exceeding 220 mm and flat bars with a width not exceeding 300 mm. The products are mainly used as load-bearing and structural components in construction, infrastructure, industrial and engineering applications.

The investigation covers ten tariff codes under the Kingdom's Integrated Customs Tariff: 721621000001, 721621000002, 721631100001, 721631100002, 721632100001, 721632100002, 721633100001, 721633100002, 721640100001 and 721640100002.

Imports from the countries concerned increased sharply during the injury assessment period, reaching 136,667 tons in 2025, compared with 19,149 tons in 2022. The domestic industry's market share also declined over the period, while imports from the countries concerned gained a larger share of the Saudi market.

China accounted for 85 pct of total imports of the product under investigation during the investigation period, while Turkey accounted for 10.5 pct.

The investigation period covers 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, while the injury assessment period runs from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2026.

GAFT will now examine whether the imports were dumped and whether they caused injury to the domestic industry.