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According to an article published by Global Compliance News, on June 3, 2025, the Brazilian Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled flat steel from the People's Republic of China.
Hot-rolled flat steel is a product used across various sectors and manufacturing processes. Among its primary applications are pressure vessels, structural uses, oil exploration products, and pipelines for oil and gas.
Likewise, this product is used in civil construction, in automotive industry processes, in machinery and equipment for various sectors, and in some domestic public services.
Regarding the investigation initiated by SECEX, it is known that it could lead to the imposition of new guidelines and anti-dumping measures, which in turn could result in an increase in the price of Brazil’s imports of hot-rolled flat steel over a five-year period.
According to SECEX’s parameters set forth in Ordinance No. 282/2023, once the trade remedies investigation is concluded, it is possible to request a public interest assessment.
In this case, the petitioners of the investigation into hot-rolled flat steel from the People's Republic of China were the Brazilian companies Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A., ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A., and Gerdau Açominas S.A.
However, this is not the first anti-dumping investigation regarding this product. Previous investigations of this type, as well as subsidy-related proceedings, had led to the imposition of trade defense measures, but were later suspended due to public interest considerations.
In this regard, it is known that on January 19, 2018, Brazilian imports of hot-rolled flat steel products from the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation were subjected to anti-dumping duties for a five-year period, with rates ranging between USD 77.72 per ton and USD 207.43 per ton.
Nevertheless, this measure was repealed within one year due to public interest reasons, and the suspension was later extended for another year. Finally, following a public interest review conducted by Brazil’s Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX), the measure was officially lifted on January 17, 2020.
Similarly, on May 21, 2018, Brazilian imports of these products from the People’s Republic of China were subjected to countervailing duties for a five-year period, with rates ranging between USD 196.49 per ton (45.10%) and USD 425.20 per ton (104.30%).
However, on that same date, this measure was cancelled on public interest grounds. Later, on May 21, 2023, following a request by the petitioner companies, CAMEX decided to terminate the trade defense measure.
* Original text in Spanish. Translated by Large Language Model (LLM) technology.
Main Source:
Brazil: Now open — Antidumping investigation on Brazilian imports of hot-rolled flat steel products from China – Global Compliance News
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