Ministry imposes provisional duties on coated steel imports from three countries

Malaysia has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of aluminium-zinc coated flat steel products from China, Taiwan and Vietnam following an affirmative preliminary determination by the government.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) found that dumping margins existed and that Malaysia's domestic industry had suffered material injury linked to the imports. The provisional duties, calculated as a percentage of the CIF value, are intended to prevent further injury during the investigation.

Individual provisional duty rates for Chinese producers range from 4.41 pct to 21.15 pct. Shandong Fuhai Materials Technology received the lowest rate of 4.41 pct, followed by Shandong Jialong New Material at 10.39 pct, Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial at 14.14 pct, Shandong Shinmade Material Tech at 16.36 pct and Fujian Kaijing Greentech Material at 21.15 pct. Other Chinese producers and exporters will also face a 21.15 pct duty.

For Taiwan, the duty was set at 9.92 pct for Yieh Phui Enterprise and 35.06 pct for Sheng Yu Steel, with other producers and exporters also subject to the 35.06 pct rate.

Vietnamese producers received duties ranging from 5.78 pct to 25.03 pct. Tan Phuoc Khanh Trading and Manufacturing Coil Steel received the lowest rate at 5.78 pct, followed by Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Company at 6.16 pct, Ton Dong A Corporation at 6.63 pct, Nam Kim Steel at 6.65 pct, Hoa Sen Group at 13.24 pct, Southern Steel Sheet at 14.97 pct and Tay Nam Steel Manufacturing & Trading at 25.03 pct. Other Vietnamese producers and exporters will also face a 25.03 pct duty.

The products under investigation include flat rolled products of other alloy and non-alloy steel, plated or coated with aluminium and zinc, classified under HS codes 7210.61.11 00, 7210.61.12 00, 7210.61.91 00, 7210.61.92 00, 7210.61.99 00, 7212.50.23 00, 7212.50.24 00, 7212.50.29 00, 7225.92.90 00, 7225.99.90 00, 7226.99.19 00 and 7226.99.99 00.