Malaysia officially removes anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese steel

News from the Department of Trade Remedies ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) said: On June 21, 2025, the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) issued the Final Conclusion in the sunset review (final review) of the anti-dumping duty order on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel products (with a width of over 1,300mm) originating or imported from China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam.

Accordingly, MITI has decided to lift anti-dumping tax on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel products originating or imported from Korea and Vietnam.

The products subject to the anti-dumping tax order are cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm (cold rolled coils of iron or non-alloy steel) classified according to HS codes (AHTN): 7209.15.00 00, 7209.16.90 00, 7209.17.90 00 and 7209.18.99 00.

Previously, in March 2019, the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry conducted an anti-dumping investigation on the above product at the request of the plaintiff, Mycron Steel CRC SDN Bhd of Malaysia.

On December 26, 2019, MITI issued a final conclusion confirming dumping, according to which the dumping margin for steel imported from Vietnam is from 7.70% to 20.13%. The tax rates for other countries under investigation are as follows: China at 4.82% - 26.38%, Japan at 26.39% and South Korea at 0% - 3.84%.

The anti-dumping duty order applies to black tinplate steel products (TMBP) and products used in automobiles to make transformer plates. The duration of the above anti-dumping measure is 5 years from December 25, 2019 to December 24, 2024.

On December 25, 2024, after the expiration of the above 5-year tax period, MITI initiated a sunset review of anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled steel coils or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm.

On June 21, 2025, MITI announced the final conclusion of the above sunset review with the decision to terminate the anti-dumping duty order on cold-rolled coils or non-alloy steel with a width of over 1,300mm from Vietnam and South Korea.

Based on the consideration of the possibility of recurrence of dumping, the injury to the domestic industry and the public interest, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia has concluded that the continued imposition of anti-dumping duties is not in the public interest.

The decision will officially take effect from June 23, 2025.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry will continue to maintain the tax order on the above products from China and Japan for another 5 years from June 23, 2025 to June 22, 2030 with tax rates ranging from 4.76% to 26.38% for China and 26.39% for Japan.

According to the Trade Remedies Authority, this is a positive result for Vietnamese steel enterprises to continue to maintain exports to Malaysia. The conclusion of the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry also shows the opportunity for Vietnamese enterprises to have the tax order lifted from a sunset review after 5 years of tax imposition.

"This encourages Vietnamese businesses that are subject to taxes in other markets to proactively participate in future sunset reviews to remove trade defense measures," the Trade Defense Department said.

Thanh Ha

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