On April 3, 2025, Brazil’s Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC) announced its preliminary positive determination of anti-dumping (AD) investigation on coated flat-rolled products originating in China, without a recommendation for the application of a provisional AD duty due to the need to further verify relevant statistics and analyze the impact of changes in China's export tax rebate policy.

The investigation will continue, and the deadline for completion of this investigation is recommended to be extended to up to 18 months.

The products involved are classified under tariff codes 7210.30.10, 7210.30.90, 7210.49.10, 7210.49.90, 7210.61.00, 7210.69.11, 7210.69.19, 7210.69.90, 7212.20.10, 7212.20.90, 7212.30.00, 7225.91.00, 7225.92.00, 7225.99.90, and 7226.99.00 of MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature (NCM).

The AD investigation was launched on September 2, 2024, covering a dumping investigation period from January 1 to December 31, 2023 and an injury investigation period from January 2019 to December 2023.