KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 10): The Malaysian government has announced preliminary anti-dumping duties on the imports of tinplate — flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel coated with tin — from China, India, Japan and South Korea, effective Saturday (Jan 11), at rates ranging from 2.52% to 36.8%.
This decision follows a preliminary investigation that found evidence of dumping, as the export price of the imported tinplate is lower than its normal value, and this dumping has caused material injury to the domestic industry producing similar products, according to a federal government gazette issued by the Attorney General's Chambers on Friday.
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry announced the start of the anti-dumping probe in mid-August last year, following a petition from Perusahaan Sadur Timah Malaysia (Perstima) Bhd (KL:PERSTIM), which had alleged that tin products were sold in Malaysia at "much lower price" than in their countries of origin.
Perstima filed the petition on July 15, requesting an investigation into the imports of flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel of a width of 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated with tin from China, India, Japan and South Korea. The company manufactures tinplates typically used as cans for food and beverage.
To prevent further injury to the domestic industry during the ongoing investigation, provisional anti-dumping duties will be applied to the imports of these products, according to the gazette on Friday. This temporary measure is to protect Malaysian producers from the adverse effects of unfairly priced imports.
"A final determination in relation to the investigation shall be made within the period of 120 days from Jan 11, 2025," the gazette read.