The Department of Trade Defense (Ministry of Industry and Trade) informed that on June 21, 2025, the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) issued the Final Conclusion in the sunset review (final review) of the anti-dumping duty order on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel products (with a width of over 1,300mm) originating or imported from China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Accordingly, MITI has decided to lift anti-dumping tax on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel products originating or imported from Korea and Vietnam.

Specifically, products subject to anti-dumping tax on cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm (cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel) are classified according to HS codes (AHTN): 7209.15.00 00, 7209.16.90 00, 7209.17.90 00 and 7209.18.99 00.

Previously, in March 2019, MITI conducted an anti-dumping investigation on the above product at the request of the plaintiff, Mycron Steel CRC SDN Bhd of Malaysia.

On December 26, 2019, MITI issued a final conclusion affirming dumping, according to which the dumping margin for steel imported from Vietnam is from 7.70% to 20.13%.

The duties on other countries under investigation are as follows: China at 4.82% - 26.38%, Japan at 26.39% and South Korea at 0% - 3.84%. The duty order excludes black steel sheet products for tinplate coating (TMBP) and products used in automobiles for transformer panels.  

The period of application of the above anti-dumping measures is 5 years from December 25, 2019 to December 24, 2024.

On December 25, 2024, after the expiration of the above-mentioned 5-year duty period, MITI initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm.

On June 21, 2025, MITI announced the Final Conclusion of the above-mentioned sunset review with the decision to terminate the anti-dumping duty order on cold-rolled coil or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm from Vietnam and Korea.

Based on the consideration of the possibility of recurrence of dumping, the damage to the domestic industry and the public interest, MITI concluded that the continued application of anti-dumping duties was not in the public interest.

The decision will officially take effect from June 23, 2025.

Meanwhile, MITI continues to maintain the tariff order on the above products from China and Japan for another 5 years from June 23, 2025 to June 22, 2030 with a tax rate of 4.76% to 26.38% for China and 26.39% for Japan.

The Trade Defense Department said this is a positive result for Vietnamese steel enterprises to continue to maintain exports to Malaysia.

MITI’s conclusion also shows the opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to have their tariffs lifted from a sunset review after five years of imposition. This encourages Vietnamese enterprises that are subject to tariffs in other markets to proactively participate in future sunset reviews to remove trade defense measures.

Ending anti-dumping duties also helps create a competitive advantage over rivals still subject to tariffs from China and Japan.

(Source: VnEconomy)

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