On January 23, 2025, Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services/ Secretariat of Foreign Trade announced that it made a preliminary determination on steel cords for tires originating from China after the investigation. It found that there was not enough evidence to show this imported product was dumped in the market. Therefore, it would not impose any anti-dumping duty.

The HS code for the product involved is 7312.10.10. The Ministry will extend the schedule of making a final determination within 18 months since the case is filed for investigation.

It was the request from the domestic maker Bmb Belgo Mineira Bekaert Artefatos de Arame Ltda. The Ministry announced the launch of the anti-dumping investigation into the imported steel cords for tires from China on July 1, 2024. The investigation period was from October 2022 to September 2023 and the damage investigation period was from October 2018 to September 2023.