Mexico initiates anti-dumping investigation on steel wire rope imported from Vietnam (SW 2025 IN)

1. Case information

- The product under investigation: Steel wire rope is a collection of steel wires twisted in a spiral shape around a core. Steel wire is the basic component that makes up the steel wire rope. The diameter of the types of wire ropes under the investigation ranges from 3.18 to 79.38 millimeters, or from 1/8 to 3 1/8 inches. The steel wire ropes under investigation are classified according to HS codes: 7312.10.01, 7312.10.05, 7312.10.07, and 7312.10.99 (details see attached document).

- Plaintiff: Deacero, SAPI de CV

- Anti-dumping investigation period: January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

- Damage investigation period: January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024.

- Determination of normal value: Mexico plans to use reference prices from domestic sales transactions of the investigated country to calculate normal value.

- Export turnover: According to the Initiation Notice, total imports of this item into Mexico increased by 24% between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024, with an increase of 14% in 2023 and 9% in 2024. Malaysia was the main source of imports, accounting for 21%, followed by Vietnam (17%), the United States (12%), India (10.4%), South Korea (10%), Thailand (9%), and Germany (6%).

2. Request for information

- The deadline for registration of interested parties is 23 working days from the 5th day of posting the notice (from September 30, 2025).

- The Mexican Ministry of Economy has sent the Questionnaire to relevant Vietnamese enterprises to collect data for the investigation. Enterprises receiving the Questionnaire may be exporters or manufacturers of goods subject to the investigation. The deadline for submitting responses is before November 7, 2025 (Mexico time).

3. Recommendations

To effectively respond to the incident, the Trade Defense Department recommends that businesses producing and exporting related products do the following:

- Closely monitor the next developments of the case; proactively research and master the regulations, procedures and processes of anti-dumping investigation in Mexico and determine a suitable appeal strategy for the business;

- Provide full information and cooperate fully with the Mexican Investigation Agency throughout the course of the case. Any failure to cooperate or insufficient cooperation may result in Mexico using available evidence against the company or imposing the highest alleged tax rate;

- Regularly coordinate and update information for the Trade Defense Department to receive timely support.

For more information, please contact: Foreign Trade Defense Handling Department, Trade Defense Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade , 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Email: kiennh@moit.gov.vn , ngocny@moit.gov.vn (Specialist in charge: Nguyen Hoang Kien. Mobile: 094.261.3889).

See attached document here.

Source: Department of Trade Defense

Tags: imported steel wire rope

Source: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/thi-truong-nuoc-ngoai/mexico-khoi-xuong-dieu-tra-chong-ban-pha-gia-doi-voi-day-cap-thep-nhap-khau-tu-viet-nam-sw-2025-in-.html