Thailand launches Investigation into AD Circumvention regarding Coated Steel from China

The Thai Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced that it has launched an investigation into possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures (AD) imposed on imports of galvanized cold-rolled steel in rolls rather than in rolls originating from China.

The investigation was launched at the request of the Alloy-Coated Sheet Manufacturers Association, which claims that 10 Chinese manufacturers who export zinc, aluminum and magnesium (ZAM) coated steel in a roll rather than a roll are circumventing anti-dumping duties on galvanized cold-rolled steel in a roll rather than a roll from China. The current anti-dumping duties on galvanized cold-rolled steel in a roll, rather than in a roll, are in the range of 3.05-37.54 percent of the CIF price.

The Department of Foreign Trade will decide on the need to expand anti-dumping duties to cover ZAM-coated steel in a roll, rather than in a roll produced by 10 Chinese manufacturers. The manufacturers accused of evading anti-dumping measures are: Tianjin Rolling-One Steel Co., Ltd., Bazhou Jierun Industrial Co., Ltd., Bazhou Shengfang Zhixing Pipe Co., Ltd., Bazhou Hongsheng Industrial Co., Ltd., Bazhou Rongzheng Industrial Co., Ltd., Hebei Hengxin Libang Trading Co., Ltd., GKN (China) Metal Powder Co., Ltd., Antai (Bazhou) Special Powder Co., Ltd., Antai Technology Co., Ltd., and China Iron and Steel Research Group Antai Technology Co., Ltd.

The Thai Customs Department for the registration of listed manufacturers and their