On October 10, 2024, Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the launch of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation on cold-rolled steel coils from Egypt, following an application by the domestic manufacturer Maghreb Steel, the only flat steel producer in Morocco.

The investigation period is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024.

The products involved are non-plated and non-coated cold-rolled steel coils, classified under Moroccan tax numbers 7209 (excluding 7209.16.00.20, 7209.17.00.20, 7209.18.00.20, 7209.26.00.20, 7209.27.00.20, and 7209.28.00.20), 7211 (excluding 7211.13, 7211.1 4. 7211.19, 7211.23.00.10, 7211.23.00.40, 7211.29.00.20, and 7211.29.00.50), 7225.50.10.00, 7225.50.90.00, and 7226 (excluding 7226.11.00, 7226.19.00, 7226.20.00.11, 7226.20.00.51, 7226.20.00.52, 7226.20.00.59, and 7226.91.00.00).

The announcement came into force on October 14, 2024.