On July 28, 2025, the Executive Management Committee of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Commission (GECEX) issued Resolution No. 764/2025, making a final affirmative anti-dumping determination on stainless steel welded pipes originating from India and Taiwan (China). The ruling imposes anti-dumping duties for five years, with rates as follows:
- India: USD 397.42 – 1,207.06 per ton
- Taiwan (China): USD 1,258.77 per ton
Brazil Stainless Pipe Anti-dumping Ruling Product Scope
The affected products are austenitic stainless steel welded pipes (Portuguese: tubos de aço inoxidável austenítico), grades 304 and 316, with a circular cross-section, outer diameter ≥6 mm (1/4 inch) and ≤2,032 mm (80 inches), and thickness ≥0.40 mm and ≤12.70 mm. They fall under Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) codes 7306.40.00 and 7306.90.20.
The resolution takes effect immediately upon publication.
Brazil Stainless Pipe Anti-dumping Case Background
- May 8, 2024: Brazil’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) launched an anti-dumping investigation following a petition by Aperam Inox Tubos Brasil Ltda. (January 31, 2024).
- November 25, 2024: SECEX issued Preliminary Determination No. 67/2024, confirming dumping margins.
- December 12, 2024: GECEX imposed provisional anti-dumping duties (valid for up to six months):
India: USD 125.18 – 1,086.35 per ton
Taiwan (China): USD 1,132.89 per ton.
The final ruling now replaces the provisional measures with definitive duties.
Post time: Aug-11-2025