en.Wedoany.com Reported - Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ryosei Akazawa, officially announced on June 19, 2026, that the Japanese government has preliminarily determined that imports of nickel-containing cold-rolled stainless steel coils, sheets, and strips from Mainland China and Taiwan are being dumped, causing material injury to Japan's domestic industry. Japan will impose provisional anti-dumping duties on these products as early as July 2026, with the highest rate for products from Mainland China at approximately 45% and for products from Taiwan at approximately 21%.
The anti-dumping investigation began on July 22, 2025, following a joint application filed on May 12, 2025, by four Japanese steel companies: Nippon Steel, JFE Steel, Kobe Steel, and Nakayama Steel Works. The products involved are nickel-based cold-rolled stainless steel coils and sheets, widely used in daily necessities such as spoons and forks, as well as industrial products like train carriages. An investigation by Japan's Ministry of Finance revealed that the selling prices of these imported products in the Japanese market are 20% to 40% lower than their local market prices in Mainland China and Taiwan.
According to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, steel products from Mainland China account for approximately 20% of Japan's total steel imports, those from Taiwan account for about 17%, while South Korea is Japan's largest source of steel imports, accounting for as much as 62%. Japan's Ministry of Finance will convene a meeting of the Customs and Foreign Exchange Council on June 23 to deliberate on whether to formally impose anti-dumping duties. If approved, the relevant provisional duties could be implemented as early as July, with a validity period of up to four months. Meanwhile, to ensure the rigor of the investigation, the Japanese government has extended the final investigation period by four months to November 21, 2026, during which it will accept arguments from relevant manufacturers.
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