Hot-rolled steel coils at a factory. — Photo baodautu.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has imposed a provisional tariff of up to 27.83 per cent to curb circumvention of anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled steel imports from China.

The measure was introduced under Decision No. 612/QĐ-BCT issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 2.

The products subject to the tariff include flat-rolled iron or steel, whether alloy or non-alloy, that are hot-rolled, with a thickness of between 1.2mm and 25.4mm and a width of more than 1,880mm but not exceeding 2,300mm. The goods must not have undergone processing beyond hot rolling.

They may be pickled or non-pickled, coated or uncoated, plated or unplated, and may or may not be oiled, with a carbon content of no more than 0.30 per cent by weight.

The affected products fall under multiple HS codes, including those in the 7208 and 7211 series, among others specified in the decision.

According to preliminary findings, the imports showed signs of circumventing existing trade remedy measures on hot-rolled steel from China.

The circumvention was carried out through minor modifications to products already subject to anti-dumping duties under Decision No. 1959/QĐ-BCT dated July 4, 2025. The decision also ended a parallel anti-dumping investigation into similar products from India.

The ministry said the surge in such imports had caused significant injury to the domestic steel industry. Economic indicators also suggest that the effectiveness of existing anti-dumping measures has been undermined by the influx of these products. — BIZHUB/VNS