ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (AMSA), the major producer of the subject product within the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), applied for a remedial action against increased imports of corrosion resistant steel coil. The application was supported by SAFAL Steel (Pty) Ltd, the other SACU-based producer.
Steel coils are widely used in key downstream industries such as construction, roofing and cladding, appliance manufacturing, and the automotive and engineering sectors. Their quality and corrosion-resistant properties make them a critical input for structural and fabricated steel applications.
The Commission made a preliminary decision to impose a provisional safeguard duty on imports of corrosion resistant steel coil. The provisional safeguard duty is a short-term emergency measure imposed before a final determination is made, in order to prevent further injury while the investigation is concluded.
The Commission made the following preliminary findings:
• The surge in imports is the result of unforeseen developments and is recent, sudden, sharp, and significant.
• The SACU industry is experiencing serious injury due to this surge.
• While other factors such as market contraction, rising input, electricity, and transport costs were considered, they did not sufficiently detract the causal link between the serious injury and the import surge.
• Critical circumstances exist that warrant immediate action to prevent irreparable harm.
As a result, the Commission requested the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to impose a provisional ad valorem safeguard duty of 52.34% on imports of the subject product for a period of 200 days, effective from the date of publication in the Government Gazette on 27 June 2025.
These provisional measures apply to all countries except those developing countries whose individual import volumes do not exceed 3% of total imports or collectively account for less than 9% of total imports.
Please refer to Report 750 for full details.
ISSUED BY THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA