On January 31, 2023, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia announced a launch of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation on cold-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel of a width less than 1,300mm (cold-reduced) not clad, not plated or not coated, in coil, sheet, strip, hoop or any other forms, originating in or exported from Japan, following an application filed by a domestic producer, Mycron Steel CRC Sdn Bhd.

The products are under HS codes and ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 7209.15.00 00, 7209.16.10 00, 7209.16.90 00, 7209.17.10 00, 7209.17.90 00, 7209.18.99 00, 7209.25.00 00, 7209.26.10 00, 7209.26.90 00, 7209.27.10 00, 7209.27.90 00, 7209.28.90 00, 7209.90.90 00, 7211.23.20 00, 7211.23.90 00, 7211.29.20 00, 7211.29.90 00, 7211.90.11 00, 7211.90.12 00, 7225.50.90 00, 7225.99.90 00, 7226.92.10 00, and 7226.92.90 00.