Brazil's Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Ministry (MDIC) has announced that it has verified the existence of the dumping of hot rolled sheet imports from China and Russia; however, the ministry has not issued any preliminary antidumping duty rate yet.
The investigation was launched on July 19 this year upon the application lodged by domestic producers ArcelorMittal Brasil S.A., Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) and Gerdau Açominas S.A. The investigation covers the period from January 2015 to December 2015.
The products in question currently fall under the Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.10, 7208.26.90, 7208.27.10, 7208.27.90, 7208.36.10, 7208.36.90, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.10, 7208.38.90, 7208.39.10, 7208.39.90, 7208.40.00, 7208.53.00, 7208.54.00, 7208.90.00, 7225.30.00 and 7225.40.90.