Brazil launches anti-dumping investigation on hot-rolled stainless steel coils involving China.

On June 30, the Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services of Brazil (MDIC) issued Announcement No. 50 of 2025, stating that an anti-dumping investigation has been initiated on hot-rolled stainless steel sheet coils originating from China, Indonesia, and India, following an application submitted by Brazilian producer Aperam Inox Amrica do Sul S.A. on October 31, 2024. The dumping investigation period is from July 2023 to June 2024, and the injury investigation period is from July 2019 to June 2024. The products involved are hot-rolled stainless steel sheet coils with a thickness of equal to or greater than 2 millimeters and less than or equal to 50.8 millimeters, under the tariff codes 7219.11.00, 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, and 7220.12.90.