Brazil’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) made its preliminary positive determination of the anti-dumping (AD) measure on pre-painted steel products originating in China and India without recommending imposing a provisional AD duty. The investigation will continue, and the deadline for concluding the dumping investigation will be extended to 18 months from its initiation date.

The products involved are pre-painted steel products with a width equal to or greater than 600 mm, classified under subitems 7210.70.10 and 7210.70.20, as well as pre-painted steel products with a width of less than 600 mm under subitems 7212.40.10, 7212.40.21, and 7212.40.29 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).