UPDATE: Brazil officially imposes AD duties on Chinese, Indian pre-painted steel

Brazil’s Executive Management Committee of the Foreign Trade Chamber (Gecex/Camex) has decided to apply definitive anti-dumping (AD) duties on imports of pre-painted steel originating from China and India for a period of five years, according to a resolution published by the GECEX on Brazilian government gazette on February 2.

The duty rates are set at $329.27-597.44/ tonne for China-origin coated steel and $289.11/t for India-origin, effective from the date of publication. Most Chinese suppliers such as Angang Steel Company Limited are hit with a duty of $545.39/tonne, while Indian manufacturers such as JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd. face