Customs

Flat-rolled Products of Iron or Non-alloy Steel Anti-dumping Safeguards

Publish Date:

08 Jul 2024

On 04 July 2024, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) imposed safeguard duties against the increased imports of hot-rolled steel products, classifiable in tariff subheadings:

7208.10, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief;
7208.25, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more;
7208.26, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled ,of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm;
7208.27, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm;
7208.36, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm;
7208.37, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm;
7208.38, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm;
7208.39, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm;
7208.40, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief;
7208.51, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm (excluding those of stainless steel;
7208.52, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm;
7208.53, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4,75 mm;
7208.54, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3 mm;
7208.90, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, other;
7211.13, Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, rolled on four faces or in a closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm and a thickness of not less than 4 mm, not in coils and without patterns in relief;
7211.14 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, other, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more;
7211.19 Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, other;
7225.30, Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not further worked than hot-rolled, in coils;
7225.40, Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other, not further worked than hot-rolled, not in coils;
7225.99, Other flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, other;
7226.91 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, other, not further worked than hot-rolled; and
7226.99 Flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of a width of less than 600 mm, other.

The safeguard duties, at a rate of 9% ad valorem, were imposed on 05 July 2024 up to and including 20 January 2025. The reasoning is contained in the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) Report No.730.