Government Opens Anti-Dumping Probe into Chinese Steel Imports as Concerns Rise
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JAKARTA, Investortrust.id — The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee launches an investigation on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2025 into imports of hot-rolled coil steel from Wuhan Iron & Steel Group of China after a petition by Krakatau Posco, citing early signs of material injury to domestic producers that could lead to trade remedies.
Komite Anti Dumping Indonesia (KADI) said the probe focused on hot-rolled coils, commonly referred to as HRC. The petition was filed by PT Krakatau Posco and supported by four other local producers, namely PT Krakatau Steel Tbk, PT Gunung Raja Paksi, PT Java Pacific, and PT New Asia Internasional.
KADI Chair Frida Adiati said the committee’s sufficiency test found strong initial evidence of dumping and related harm to the domestic industry. “We found strong evidence of dumping of HRC imports from Wuhan Iron & Steel Group. We found material injury to the domestic industry and a causal link between the injury and the dumping,” Frida said in a written statement on Tuesday.
Regulatory Basis and Scope
The investigation will run for 12 months and may be extended to 18 months in line with Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 34 Tahun 2011 concerning anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures. The products fall under 18 tariff lines in the Buku Tarif Kepabeanan Indonesia (BTKI) 2022, including HS 7208.10.00, 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.11, 7208.27.19, 7208.27.91, 7208.27.99, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.10, 7208.39.20, 7208.39.30, 7208.39.40, 7208.39.90, 7208.90.10, 7208.90.20, and 7208.90.90.
Anti-dumping duties on HRC imports from China have been in place since 2008 and were extended three times, most recently via Peraturan Menteri Keuangan (PMK) Nomor 103/PMK.011/2024. Under that ministerial regulation, Wuhan Iron & Steel Group (WISCO) was assigned a de minimis rate of zero percent and was therefore excluded from the duty.
Market Impact and Next Steps
Despite the existing regime, the share of HRC imports from China in Indonesia’s total HRC imports continued to rise, from 23.49% in 2023 to 31.58% in 2024, according to KADI. The committee has notified stakeholders about the initiation of the probe, including domestic producers, Indonesian importers, Chinese exporters and producers, the Indonesian Embassy in China, and representatives of the Chinese government in Indonesia.
KADI (Komite Anti Dumping Indonesia) will gather questionnaire responses, verify data, and assess pricing and injury indicators before deciding on provisional or definitive measures. Hot-rolled coils (HRC) are a foundational input for a wide range of downstream industries, so any tariff action could reshape import flows, pricing, and capacity utilization across Indonesia’s steel value chain.
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