On September 24th, 2026, SECEX Ordinance No. 90/2026 initiated a sunset review of the anti-dumping measure applied to Brazilian imports of unwrought magnesium metal originating from China, to determine whether its termination would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and of the resulting injury. The product is usually classified under subheadings 8104.11.00 and 8104.19.00 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM).
The review was initiated following a petition for extension of the anti-dumping measure filed by Rima Industrial S.A., the sole domestic producer of the like product. After a preliminary analysis of the documentation submitted, the Foreign Trade Secretariat (SECEX), through the Department of Trade Remedies (DECOM), found sufficient evidence indicating that the termination of the anti-dumping duty would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and of the resulting injury to the domestic industry.
With respect to China, SECEX concluded, for purposes of initiating the review, that market economy conditions do not prevail in the Chinese production sector for unwrought magnesium metal and adopted the United States of America as a surrogate market-economy country for purposes of determining the normal value.
The main information regarding the review is summarized below:
- Petitioner: Rima Industrial S.A.
- Origin: China.
- Period of analysis:
Continuation/recurrence of dumping: April 2025 to March 2026; and
Continuation/recurrence of injury: April 2021 to March 2026.
- Product under review:
Description: unwrought magnesium metal, with a magnesium content equal to or greater than 99.8% by weight, usually classified under subheading 8104.11.00 of the NCM, and with a content below that percentage, usually classified under subheading 8104.19.00.
- Dumping margin determined for purposes of initiating the review:
China, based on the normal value in a surrogate country (United States of America) and the export price:
Absolute dumping margin: US$ 3,773.50/ton; and
Relative dumping margin: 120.9%.
The participation of interested parties including 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 the identified interested parties, who will have 30 days from the date of the notification to submit their responses. 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, by October 14th, 2026.
The anti-dumping duty in force, extended by GECEX Resolution No. 253 of September 24, 2021, will remain in effect throughout the course of this review.
The review must be completed within 10 months the date of its initiation, and this period may be extended by up to 2 additional months under exceptional circumstances.