On June 2nd, 2025, the publication of SECEX Ordinance No.38/2025 initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Brazilian imports of metal foils originating from Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. The product under investigation is usually classified under subitems 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, 7212.10.00 and 7212.50.90 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature ("NCM").
The opening of the investigation was motivated by a petition filed on October 31st, 2024, by Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN). After a preliminary analysis, the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), through the Department of Trade Remedies (DECOM), found sufficient evidence of dumping, injury to the domestic industry, and a causal link.
The main information regarding the investigation is summarized below:
- Petitioner: Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN).
- Origin: Germany, Netherlands and Japan
- Period of Investigation:
- Dumping: July 2023 to June 2024
- Injury: July 2019 to June 2024
- Product under investigation:
- Classification: Usually classified in sub-items 7210.12.00, 7210.50.00, 7212.10.00 and 7212.50.90 of the NCM;
- Description: carbon steel metal sheets, alloyed or non-alloyed, of any width, with a thickness of less than 0.5mm, which can be supplied in the form of coils, rolls or sheets, with natural or trimmed edges, extra glossy, glossy and matte surface finish, coated on both sides with tin by the electroplating process or with metallic chromium and chromium oxide by the electroplating process.
- Dumping margins for initiation purposes:
| Country | Absolute dumping margin | Relative dumping margin |
| Japan | US$ 879.43/t | 79,03% |
| Netherlands | US$ 876.38/t | 70,92% |
| Germany | US$ 939.13/t | 67,12% |
The participation of interested parties — including domestic producers, importers, exporters and governments of the countries under investigation — must necessarily be carried out through petitions in the Electronic Information System (SEI) of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC).
Questionnaires will be sent to the identified interested parties, who will have 30 (thirty) days from the date of the notification to send their responses. Parties not initially identified at the beginning of the proceeding, but who consider themselves interested, may request to be admitted to the case by June 22, 2025.
During the investigation, provisional antidumping measures may be applied if sufficient evidence of unfair trade practices is found and if it is understood that such measures are necessary to prevent injury to the domestic industry during the investigation.
The investigation must be completed within 10 (ten) months, extendable for up to 8 (eight) additional months. If the initial claims are confirmed, definitive antidumping measures may be applied for a period of up to 5 (five) years.