South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced provisional anti-dumping (AD) duties on carbon steel or alloy steel hot-rolled products from China and Japan, effective on September 23, 2025, for four months until January 22, 2026.

The duties range from 28.16% to 33.10% for China and from 31.58% to 33.57% for Japan. The decision was a result of a preliminary ruling by the Korea Trade Commission in July, which found evidence of dumping and material injury to the domestic industry.

The products involved are hot-rolled products of carbon steel and other alloy steel, under HS codes 7208.10.1000, 7208.10.9000, 7208.25.1000, 7208.25.9000, 7208.26.1000, 7208.26.9000, 7208.27.1000, 7208.27.9000, 7208.36.1000, 7208.36.9000, 7208.37.1000, 7208.37.9000, 7208.38.1000, 7208.38.9000, 7208.39.1000, 7208.39.9000, 7208.40.0000, 7208.53.1000, 7208.53.9000, 7208.54.1000, 7208.54.9000, 7208.90.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.1000, 7211.14.9000, 7211.19.1000, 7211.19.9000, 7225.30.1000, 7225.30.9010, 7225.30.9091, 7225.30.9092, 7225.40.1000, 7225.30.9099, 7225.40.9092, 7226.20.0000, 7226.91.1000, 7226.91.2000, and 7226.91.9000. The subject goods exclude hot-rolled steel products that are clad, plated, or coated, Hot-rolled plates with a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width of 600 mm or more, as well as stainless steel products.

The investigation was initiated in March 2025. The investigation period was from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and the industry damage investigation covers a period from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2024.