The Ministry of Commerce has issued a notice, deciding to conduct a review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imported stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils originating from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Indonesia, starting from July 23, 2024. The announcement is as follows:

1. Continuation of Anti-dumping Measures

Upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Commerce, the Tariff Commission of the State Council has decided that during the review of the anti-dumping measures, the imported stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Indonesia will continue to be taxed according to the scope and tax rates of the products announced in the Ministry of Commerce's announcement No. 31 of 2019. The stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils from POSCO will continue to implement the price commitment according to the Ministry of Commerce's announcement No. 31 of 2019. From July 23, 2024, the anti-dumping measures applicable to the imported stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils from Japan will be terminated.

Anti-dumping Tax Rates for Each Company

• All EU companies: 43.0%
• All UK companies: 43.0%
• South Korean companies:
  • POSCO: 23.1%
  • Other South Korean companies: 103.1%
• All Indonesian companies: 20.2%

During the implementation of the price commitment by POSCO, the products investigated by the company will not be subject to anti-dumping tax if exported to China at no less than the committed price; if there is a violation of the price commitment or other situations that terminate the price commitment, the anti-dumping tax rate of the company will be levied.

2. Review Investigation Period

The dumping investigation period of this review is from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, and the industry damage investigation period is from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2023.

3. Scope of Review Investigation Products

The scope of the review products is the same as the products applicable to the original anti-dumping measures, as announced in the Ministry of Commerce's announcement No. 31 of 2019. The specific details are as follows:

• Chinese Name: Stainless Steel Billet and Hot-rolled Stainless Steel Plate (Coil).
• English Name: Stainless Steel Billet and Hot-rolled Stainless Steel Plate (Coil).
• Product Description: Stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils refer to alloy steel with a carbon content of 1.2% or less by weight and a chromium content of 10.5% or more, regardless of whether other elements are present. Stainless steel billets have a rectangular (excluding square) cross-section or other semi-finished stainless steel products. Hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils are made from stainless steel billets through hot rolling and other processes, and are available in coil or sheet form, regardless of width and thickness.
• Main Uses: There are generally two uses. One is as raw material for cold-rolled stainless steel, which is processed through cold rolling to make cold-rolled stainless steel products; the other is as a final product sold directly, mainly used in ships, containers, railways, electricity, petroleum, petrochemical and other industries.

4. Content of Review

The content of this review investigation is whether the termination of the anti-dumping measures on imported stainless steel billets and hot-rolled stainless steel plates/coils from the European Union, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Indonesia may lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and damage.

5. Registration for Investigation

Interested parties can register to participate in this anti-dumping review investigation within 20 days from the date of publication of this announcement to the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce. Participants in the investigation should provide basic identity information, the quantity and amount of the investigated products exported to or imported from China, the quantity and amount of similar products produced and sold, and related information according to the "Reference Format for Registration to Participate in the Investigation". The "Reference Format for Registration to Participate in the Investigation" can be downloaded from the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau's website of the Ministry of Commerce.

6. Review of Public Information

Interested parties can download or go to the Trade Remedy Public Information Reading Room of the Ministry of Commerce (phone: 0086-10-65197856) to find, read, copy, and photocopy the non-confidential text of the application submitted by the applicant. During the investigation, interested parties can query the public information of the case through the relevant website or go to the Trade Remedy Public Information Reading Room of the Ministry of Commerce to find, read, copy, and photocopy the public information of the case.

7. Comments on the Case

Interested parties who need to comment on the scope of the products, the qualifications of the applicants, the investigated countries (regions), and other related issues of this investigation can submit written opinions to the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of publication of this announcement.

8. Investigation Method

According to Article 20 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce can use questionnaires, sampling, hearings, on-site inspections, and other methods to understand the situation from relevant interested parties and conduct investigations. To obtain the necessary information for this case investigation, the Ministry of Commerce usually issues questionnaires to interested parties within 10 working days from the deadline for registration to participate in the investigation as stipulated in this announcement. Interested parties can download the questionnaire from the website of the Trade Remedy Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce. Interested parties should submit complete and accurate questionnaires within the specified time, which should include all the information required by the questionnaire.

9. Submission and Processing of Information

During the investigation process, interested parties should submit comments, questionnaires, etc., through the "Trade Remedy Investigation Information Platform" (https://etrb.mofcom.gov.cn) in electronic format, and submit the paper version at the same time according to the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce. The content of the electronic version and the paper version should be the same, and the format should be consistent. If the information submitted by the interested parties needs to be kept confidential, they can request the Ministry of Commerce to keep the relevant information confidential and explain the reasons. If the Ministry of Commerce agrees to their request, the interested parties applying for confidentiality should also provide a non-confidential summary of the confidential information. The non-confidential summary should contain sufficient meaningful information to enable other interested parties to reasonably understand the confidential information. If the interested parties cannot provide a non-confidential summary, they should explain the reasons. If the information submitted by the interested parties does not indicate the