On June 30^th, 2025, the publication of SECEX Ordinance nº 50/2025 initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Brazilian imports of hot-rolled stainless steel flat products originating from China, Indonesia and India. The products under investigation are presented in coils or sheets, with thickness equal to or greater than 2 mm and equal to or less than 50.8 mm. These products are usually classified under subheadings 7219.11.00, 7219.12.00, 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.21.00, 7219.22.00, 7219.23.00, 7219.24.00 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).

The opening of the investigation was motivated by a petition filed on October 31^st, 2024, by Aperam Inox América do Sul S.A. After a preliminary analysis, the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), through the Department of Trade Remedies (DECOM), found sufficient evidence of dumping, injury to the domestic industry, and a causal link between them.

The main information regarding the investigation is summarized below:

• Petitioner: Aperam Inox América do Sul S.A.
• Origins: China, Indonesia and India
• Period of investigation:

Dumping: July 2023 to June 2024
Injury: July 2019 to June 2024

• Product under investigation:

Classification: usually classified in subheadings11.00, 7219.12.00, 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.21.00, 7219.22.00, 7219.23.00, 7219.24.00. 7220.11.00, 7220.12.20, 7220.12.90 of the NCM;
Description: hot-rolled stainless steel, coiled or not, with thickness equal to or greater than 2 mm and equal to or less than 50.8 mm, in the form of coils (rolled) or sheets (unrolled).

• Dumping margins for initiation purposes:

The participation of interested parties — including domestic producers, importers, exporters and governments of the countries under investigation — must necessarily be carried out through petitions in the Electronic Information System (SEI) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).

Questionnaires will be sent to the identified interested parties, who will have 30 days from the date of the notification to send their responses. Parties not initially identified at the beginning of the proceeding, but whoever considers themselves interested, may request to be admitted to the case by July 20^th, 2025.

During the investigation, provisional antidumping measures may be applied if sufficient evidence of unfair trade practices is found and if it is understood that such measures are necessary to prevent injury to the domestic industry during the investigation.

The investigation must be completed within 10 months, extendable for up to 8 additional months. If the initial claims are confirmed, definitive antidumping measures may be applied for a period of up to 5 years.

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