Customs

Dumping duties imposed on flat-rolled products of iron and steel

On 19 March 2026, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) informed of the insertion of various Anti-dumping Items (Items 215.02) under Part 1 of Schedule No.2 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 in order to impose anti-dumping duties on 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 various tariff subheadings under Chapter 72 originating in or imported from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and Taiwan (ITAC Report No. 767).

The Items are:

  • Item 215.02/7208.10/01.06: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, in coils (including products cut to length), not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel), produced or exported by Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd, Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd and Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd [China 40,77%]
  • Item 215.02/7208.10/02.06: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, in coils (including products cut to length), not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel), produced or exported by Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd and Shougang Qian’an Iron and Steel Company [China 19,18%]
  • Item 215.02/7208.10/03.06: Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, in coils (including products cut to length), not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel), produced or exported by Jingye Yingkou Medium Plate Co. Ltd (Formerly known as Rizhao Steel Yingkou Medium Plate Co. Ltd) [China 6,99%]
  • Item 215.02/7208.10/04.06 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, in coils (including products cut to length), not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief (excluding stainless and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel), produced or exported by Han Steel Group, Hanbao Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, HBIS Laoting Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, Xinyu Iron and Steel Co. Ltd, Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd, Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co. Ltd and Nanjing Iron and Steel Co. Ltd [China 25,8%]

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