On September 28th, 2026, SECEX Ordinance No. 91/2026 initiated initiated an anti-dumping investigation into Brazilian imports of carbon steel wire mesh, coated with zinc or other zinc alloys, woven in a hexagonal pattern, with a mesh width not exceeding 100.0 mm, regardless of mesh height, and a wire diameter not exceeding 2.15 mm (hexagonal wire mesh), originating from China, and the resulting injury to the domestic industry. The product under investigation is usually classified under subheading 7314.41.00 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).
The investigation was initiated following a petition filed by Morlan S.A. (Morlan) on January 30th, 2026. The petition was supported by the domestic producers Belgo Bekaert Arames Ltda. (BBA) and Comep Indústria e Comércio Ltda. (Comep). For purposes of initiating the investigation, SECEX concluded that the petition had been filed by the domestic industry and that the admissibility requirements established under the applicable legislation had been met.
Following a preliminary analysis of the documentation submitted, the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX), through the Department of Trade Remedies (DECOM), found sufficient evidence indicating the practice of dumping in exports from China to Brazil and resulting injury to the domestic industry.
SECEX concluded, for initiation purposes, that market economy conditions do not prevail in the Chinese productive segment for hexagonal wire mesh and adopted Mexico as a surrogate third market-economy country for purposes of determining the normal value.
The main information regarding the investigation is summarized below:
- Origin: China.
- Periods of investigation:
Dumping: October 2024 to September 2025; and
Injury to the domestic industry: October 2020 to September 2025.
- Product under investigation:
Description: carbon steel wire mesh, coated with zinc or other zinc alloys, woven in a hexagonal pattern, with a mesh width not exceeding 100.0 mm, regardless of mesh height, and a wire diameter not exceeding 2.15 mm (hexagonal wire mesh).
Tariff classification: usually classified under subheading 7314.41.00 of the NCM.
- Dumping margin determined for purposes of initiating the investigation for China, based on the normal value constructed in Mexico, adopted as a surrogate third market-economy country, and on the export price:
Absolute dumping margin: US$ 2,285.48/metric ton; and
Relative dumping margin: 233.7%.
The participation of interested parties, including domestic producers, importers, foreign producers or exporters, and the government of the country under investigation, must 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 known foreign producers or exporters, known importers, and other domestic producers, who will have 30 days from the date of notification to submit their responses. Given the large number of Chinese producers or exporters identified, questionnaires will be sent to those accounting for the largest reasonably investigable percentage of China’s export volume.
Parties not identified at the beginning of the proceeding that consider themselves interested may request accreditation as interested parties, subject to the investigating authority’s review, within 20 days from the publication of the Circular.
During the investigation, provisional anti-dumping measures may be applied if sufficient evidence of dumping, injury, and a causal link between them 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 from the date of its initiation, extendable for up to 8 additional months. If the initial claims are confirmed, definitive anti-dumping measures may be applied for a period of up to 5 years.