On 29 July 2016 Itac initiated an investigation for remedial action in the form of a safeguard against the increased imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel but excluding stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated and not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), classifiable in tariff subheadings 7209.15, 7209.16, 7209.17, 7209.18, 7225.50 and 7226.92.
The application was lodged by the South African Iron and Steel Institute (SAISI), a non-governmental representative organisation serving the collective interests of the primary steel industry in South Africa (the applicant) on behalf of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), the major producer of cold-rolled steel products, representing the Sacu industry.
Comment due by 18 August 2016.