Now Open: Antidumping investigation on Brazilian imports of pre-painted steels from China and India

In brief

SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a new antidumping investigation against Brazilian imports of pre-painted steels from China and India on 19 September 2024. The products are commonly classified under NCM codes 7210.70.10, 7210.70.20, 7212.40.10, 7212.40.21 and 7212.40.29.

Pre-painted steels are used for civil construction, automotive industry, white goods, packaging and others.

The original text of the Official Notice of Initiation of the antidumping investigation (in Portuguese) is available in the following link.

Relevance of stakeholder participation

Active participation of importers, exporters, and any other interested parties in the investigation may be decisive in securing a more favorable outcome. Interested parties can request to be admitted as parties in the investigation until 9 October 2024[1], provided that they demonstrate the extent to which they could be affected by the imposition of the antidumping duty.

• Deadline for replying to the Importer’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 3 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority);
• Deadline for replying to the Exporter’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 7 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority).

Usually, a public interest assessment may be requested only after the conclusion of the trade remedies investigation, as established by SECEX Ordinance No. 282/2023 (additional information is available in our Legal Alert on the subject).

More details

The new investigation was initiated upon the request of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.

• Investigated product: Pre-painted steels are flat-rolled carbon steel products, coated on one or both sides with a layer of paint or varnish, the same or different per side, with a coated or uncoated carbon steel substrate, or coated with plastic, and may be supplied in the form of coils, rolls or sheets, with or without a protective or decorative film..
• Uses: Pre-painted Steels are used for civil construction, automotive industry, white goods, packaging and others.
• Dumping margins:
  • India: 522.77USD/t (51.5%)
  • China: 629.52USD/t (69.3%)

[1] 20-day deadline, pursuant to Article 45, paragraph third, of the Decree No. 8,058/2013.