On October 03rd, 2025, the publication of SECEX Ordinance nº 77/2025, initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Brazilian imports of disposable syringes originating from India and Paraguay. The product is usually classified under subheadings 9018.31.11 and 9018.31.19 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).

The opening of the investigation was motivated by a petition filed on January 31st, 2025, by Becton Dickinson Indústrias Cirúrgicas S.A. 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 between them.

The main information regarding the investigation is summarized below:

  • Petitioner: Becton Dickinson Indústrias Cirúrgicas S.A.
  • Origin: India and Paraguay.
  • Period of investigation:

Dumping: October 2023 to September 2024; and

Injury: October 2019 to September 2024.

  • Product under investigation:

Classification: usually classified in subheadings 9018.31.11 and 9018.31.19 of the NCM; and

Description: General-purpose disposable plastic syringes, with a capacity of 1 ml, 3 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml, or 20 ml, with or without safety devices (safety cap). Excluded from the scope are reuse prevention disposable syringes; insulin syringes; those pre-filled with saline solution or heparin; as well as anesthesia syringes and non-hypodermic syringes.

  • Dumping margins for initiation purposes:

India:

Absolute dumping margin: US$ 80/kg; and

Relative dumping margin: 3%.

Paraguay:

Absolute dumping margin: US$ 4.24/kg; and

Relative dumping margin: 2%.

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 days from the date of the notification to send their responses. Parties not initially identified at the beginning of the proceeding, but whoever considers themselves interested, may request to be admitted to the case by October 27th, 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 months, extendable for up to 8 additional months. If the initial claims are confirmed, definitive antidumping measures may be applied for a period of up to 5 years.