On 18 March 2026, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) informed of the conclusion of an investigation into the alleged dumping of certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel of a width of 600 mm or more, whether or not in coils (including products cut-to-length), 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 (China), Japan, and Taiwan.
ITAC initiated the investigation, which was published in the Government Gazette of 20 September 2024.
The investigation was initiated after the Commission considered that there was prima facie evidence indicating that 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) were being imported into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) at dumped prices. Thus causing material injury to the SACU industry.
On 28 January 2025, ITAC made a preliminary determination, contained in Report No. 743, not to impose provisional payments, which was published in the Government Gazette on 19 February 2025.
After considering all responses and comments received from the interested parties, ITAC issued essential facts letters indicating that it was considering making a final determination that the subject product was being dumped into the SACU market, causing material injury to the SACU industry.
After considering comments on the essential facts letter, ITAC made a final determination that the subject product originating in or imported from China, Japan and Taiwan was being imported into the SACU market at dumped prices, thereby causing material injury and that there is a causal link between the dumping of the subject product and the material injury suffered by the SACU industry.
Therefore, ITAC made a recommendation to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (Minister):
- To impose definitive anti-dumping duties on the subject product originating in or imported from China, Japan, and Taiwan;
- That definitive anti-dumping duties be imposed on the subject product produced by all the producers in the PRC, Japan and Taiwan as per tables 9.3 (a, b and c)of Report No.767;
- To recommend that anti-dumping duties on the subject product be listed on the “rebate item” column in Schedule No. 2 to the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 and therefore may not be imported under rebate of customs duty without payment of anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties without a recommendation from the Commission.
The Minister approved ITAC’s recommendation.
The five (5) year period for which the anti-dumping duties may stay in place, unless a Sunset Review is initiated, will be calculated from the publication date of the notice imposing such duties.