[Alpha Biz= Kim Jisun] The Malaysian government has finalized the results of its anti-dumping investigation into imports of Electrolytic Tinplate (ETP) from South Korea, Japan, China, and India, concluding that such imports were being sold at unfairly low prices. As a result, Malaysia will impose anti-dumping duties on these products for a period of five years, beginning May 11, 2025.
Of particular note, Korean exports will be subject to relatively high anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 21.60% to 35.43%—the steepest among the four countries. Final rates for other countries include 2.42%–22.83% for China, 7.73%–20.84% for India, and 0.00%–13.53% for Japan.
The investigation was initiated in August 2024 following a petition by Malaysian steel producer Sadur Tin Malaysia, which claimed that large volumes of ETP imports from the four countries were causing material injury to the domestic industry.
The Malaysian government subsequently conducted a detailed investigation under its Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Act. The investigation confirmed that the imports were being sold at prices lower than those in their respective domestic markets, thereby constituting dumping.
The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia stated that the imposition of anti-dumping duties is intended to address the negative impact of unfair trade practices and to protect the local ETP industry.
The duties will remain in effect from May 11, 2025, to May 10, 2030.
Alphabiz Reporter Kim Jisun(stockmk2020@alphabiz.co.kr)
