On 20 September 2024, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) extended an invitation for comment on the initiation of an investigation into alleged dumping of of certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel of a width of 600mm or more, whether or not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, including pickled and oiled, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel), classifiable under tariff subheadings 7208.10, 7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39, 7208.51, 7208.52, 7225.30 and 7225.40) originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and Taiwan. Comment is due by 25 October 2024.
The application was lodged by Arcelor Mittal South Africa (AMSA) and supported by Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd. Together, they constitute 100% of the domestic production of the subject product in SACU. AMSA provided injury information in this regard, constituting a major proportion of the total SACU production.
AMSA submitted sufficient evidence and established a prima facie case to enable ITAC to arrive at a reasonable conclusion that an investigation should be initiated based on dumping, material injury, and causality.
