The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of hot-rolled steel plate from South Korea, based on a complaint lodged by Spartan UK, Kallanish notes.
According to the TRA’s initial analysis, imports of hot-rolled steel plate from South Korea increased from around 14,000 tonnes in 2021 to more than 40,000t in 2024.
The period of investigation covers 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The goods subject to investigation are hot-rolled steel plates with a width of 600 mm or more, not in coils, and not clad, plated, or coated. These products are not further worked than hot-rolled and have a thickness exceeding 4.75 mm.
The scope also includes products that are perforated, not further worked than surface-treated, or simply cut into shapes other than rectangular. Tool steel is excluded.
Alternative names for the same product include hot-rolled plates, quarto plates, and reversing mill plates.
These goods fall under the following commodity codes: 72085120, 72085210, 72089020, 72254040, 72085191, 72085291, 72089080, 72254060, 72085198, 72085299, and 72109030.
At any stage during the investigation, if the TRA determines there are sufficient grounds, it may issue a provisional affirmative determination, requiring importers of the goods in question to provide a guarantee covering the estimated anti-dumping amount.
Spartan UK produces steel plates with thicknesses ranging from 8-150 mm, a maximum width of 2,100 mm, and lengths up to 22 metres.
The most commonly used grades in the market are EN 10025-2 S275 and S355.
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