News Global Market anti-dumping measures 233 09 July 2025
After review, the EU maintains protection for manufacturers against unfair imports
The European Commission (EC) has decided to definitively extend anti-dumping duties on imports of certain steel fittings for pipelines from South Korea, Malaysia, and Russia. The duties remain in force after the completion of the review procedure initiated in April 2024 at the request of European producers. This was reported by Eurometal.
The measures concern steel or cast iron fittings (other than cast, flanged, or threaded) with a diameter of up to 609.6 mm, which are mainly used for butt welding and in industry. According to the European Commission’s estimates, the removal of the current restrictions would lead to a resumption of dumping and cause damage to EU producers.
For exporters from South Korea, the duty is 32.4%, in particular for TK Corporation, and 44% for all other companies. In Malaysia, Pantech Steel Industries received the lowest duty rate (49.9%), Anggerik Laksana will pay 59.2%, and the rest of the suppliers will pay 75%. In the case of Russia, a single duty rate of 23.8% has been set for all exporters.
Anti-dumping measures against Korea and Malaysia were first introduced in 2003 and have been renewed several times, in particular in 2008, 2014, and 2019. Partial changes also took place after an interim review in 2016. With regard to Russia, the duties have been in force since 2013 and have now been confirmed after the first review of their appropriateness.
The Commission also decided to close the investigation into Turkey without imposing measures. According to Brussels, maintaining the duties is a justified step to protect European manufacturers of fittings in a competitive environment.
On July 7, 2025, Ukraine decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of fittings for water supply and heating systems from China and Turkey. Duties of up to 166% are intended to protect Ukrainian manufacturers from losses and market share.
