On 18 March 2026, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) informed of the conclusion of its investigation into the alleged dumping of U-sections, I-sections, and H-sections of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn, or extruded, of a height of 80 mm or more (excluding H-sections of a height greater than 200 mm) and equal angles of iron or non-alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, hot-drawn, or extruded originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China and the Kingdom of Thailand.
The investigation was initiated through the publication of a Government Gazette notice of 20 September 2024. The investigation was initiated after ITAC found prima facie evidence that the subject product was being imported into the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) at dumped prices. Thus causing material injury to the SACU industry.
On 12 November 2024, ITAC made a preliminary determination to impose provisional payments, as contained in Report No. 737, published in the Government Gazette on 29 November 2024.
After considering comments on essential facts letters, ITAC made a final after-essential-facts determination that the subject product, originating in or imported from China and Thailand, was imported into the SACU market at dumped prices, thereby causing material injury to the SACU industry.
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 letters, ITAC made a final determination that the subject product originating in or imported from China and Thailand 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 Trade, Industry and Competition Minister (Minister):
- To impose definitive anti-dumping duties on the subject product originating in or imported from the PRC and Thailand.
- That definitive anti-dumping duties should be imposed on the subject product produced by all the producers in China and Thailand as per Table 8.3 of Report No.759.
- 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 safeguards duties without recommendation from the Commission.
The Minister approved ITAC’s recommendation.
The five (5) year period for which the anti-dumping duties may remain in place, unless a Sunset Review is initiated, will be calculated from the publication date of the notice.
