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On August 16, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry issued an announcement, making a final affirmative ruling on safeguard measures on imported non-alloy and alloy steel flat products, and recommending the imposition of a three-year safeguard duty on the products involved, with a rate of 12% in the first year, 11.5% in the second year, and 11% in the third year.At the same time, a CIF minimum price is set for the products involved, which is US$675-964 per ton. RAIN RI/D460 steel When the CIF import price of the products involved is higher than the corresponding minimum price, no safeguard tax will be levied (see the attached table for details).The products involved in the case include the following five categories: 1. Hot Rolled coils, sheets and plates, 2. Hot Rolled Plate MillPlates, 3. Cold Rolled Coils and Sheets, 4. Metallic Coated Steel Coils and Sheets, whether or not profiled, including Galvanneal, Coated with Zinc or Aluminum-Zinc or Zinc-Aluminum-Magnesium, and 5. Color Coated Coils and Sheets,RAIN RI/D460 steel whether or not profiled. The Indian customs codes of the products involved are 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7225 and 7226.The safeguard measures in this case apply to the products involved in the case imported from mainland China, the aforementioned products 1-5 from the Macao Special Administrative Region of China, and the aforementioned products 2-5 from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. The safeguard measures in this case do not apply to hot-rolled coils, sheets, and plates imported from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and the aforementioned products 1-5 from Taiwan, China.
On December 19, 2024, India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the initiation of a safeguard investigation into imports of non-alloy and alloy flat steel products, based on a petition filed by the Indian Steel Association. RAIN RI/D460 steel On March 18, 2025, the Ministry issued a preliminary affirmative ruling on the case.
