On June 20, 2025, Pakistan's National Tariff Commission announced the initiation of a second sunset review of anti-dumping (AD) duty on continuous casting steel billets from China, based on an application filed by Pakistani producers Amreli Steels Limited, Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited, and Frontier Foundry Steel Private Limited on April 30, 2025.

The investigation period spans from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024.

The products involved are semi-finished products of iron, non-alloy steel, and alloy steel, classified under Pakistan tariff codes 7207.1110, 7207.1190, 7207.1210, 7207.1290, 7207.1910,7207.1920, 7207.1990, 7207.2010, 7207.2020, 7207.2090, 7224.1000, and 7224.9000. These billets are used for re-rolling into steel bars, wire rods, beams, channels, T-iron, etc.

The existing AD duties remain in effect during the investigation. The final determination is expected within 12 months of the announcement of the review initiation.