South Korea Moves to Impose 5-Year Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Stainless Steel Plates

South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced a proposal to impose 21.62% anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel plates from China for a period of five years. The measure covers products under several HS codes, excluding hot-rolled coils, black plates produced by hot-rolling stainless steel slabs, products with a thickness of 8 mm or less and a width of under 2,000 mm, as well as stainless steel products meeting the ASTM 904L standard. The ministry invited interested parties to submit comments by August 26, 2025, ahead of the final decision. This proposal follows South Korea’s earlier extension of temporary anti-dumping measures on the same products, which remain in force until September 4, 2025.