Japan to impose five-year anti-dumping duties on nickel cold-rolled stainless steel from mainland China and Taiwan from 31 October 13:00

Japan sets 27.7% or 42.1% anti-dumping duties on mainland Chinese nickel cold-rolled stainless steel for five years from Oct 31.

Japan’s Ministry of Finance said the Cabinet on 27 October enacted an order imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on nickel-added cold-rolled stainless steel coil, sheet and strip from mainland China (excluding Hong Kong and Macao) and Taiwan; the order is to be published on 30 October and the duties apply from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2031. The Sankei Shimbun and Kyodo reported rates of 27.7% or 42.1% for mainland Chinese products and 3.6% or 20.1% for Taiwanese products. The ministry said the investigation confirmed dumped imports and material injury to Japanese industry; the definitive rates match provisional duties in place since 9 July. The case was brought by Nippon Steel and others; the finance and trade ministries opened the probe on 22 July 2025 and issued a preliminary dumping finding on 19 June this year. No specific response from China’s Commerce Ministry to the final ruling had been seen at the time of publication.