Taiwanese authorities issued an initial ruling on May 20 finding no dumping or subsidization of certain hot-rolled stainless steel flat products from China, and that imports of the products in question do not harm the related industry in Taiwan, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has noted. Accordingly, no provisional antidumping or countervailing measures will be imposed on the given products. The final ruling is expected to be made within 60 days of the initial ruling. The customs tariff numbers of the products involved include 721911, 721912, 721913, 721914, 721921, 721922, 721923, 721924, 722011 and 722012.
On April 16, 2018, Taiwan initiated antidumping and countervailing investigations into certain hot-rolled stainless steel flat products from China.