South Korea announced an around 40-day extension of the provisional anti-dumping (AD) duty on stainless steel plates from China. The 21.62% duty, initially set from March 25 to July 24, will now continue until September 4, 2025.

This extension is to allow South Korean customs to finalize details regarding the imposition and collection of these provisional AD duties, and it is also a measure taken to minimize damage to domestic industries during the gap between the end of temporary measures and the final measures.

The duty applies to stainless steel plates 600 mm or more in width and 4.75 mm or more in thickness, falling under HS codes 7219.21.1010, 7219.21.1090, 7219.21.9000, 7219.22.1010, 7219.22.1090, and 7219.22.9000.