Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the 461st KTC meeting today at the Government Complex Sejong for deliberation and resolution on anti-dumping investigations.

Regarding the investigations initiated last September on Chinese stainless steel plates, the KTC gave the determination that dumped imports of these products have caused material injury to the domestic industry and decided to propose a five-year anti-dumping duty of 21.62% to Korea’s economy and finance minister. The said products are currently subject to a provisional anti-dumping duty of 21.62%, effective since March 2025.

The KTC also held a public hearing on domestic industries’ injury from dumped imports of Chinese sodium dithionite and Thai particle boards, for which anti-dumping investigations opened last December, to grant interested parties sufficient opportunity to make statements and ensure their rights of defense prior to the final determination.

Chinese sodium dithionite is currently subject to a provisional anti-dumping duty ranging from 15.15% to 33.97% (June 21–October 20, 2025). As for Thai particle boards, the provisional duty of between 11.82% and 17.19% proposed by the KTC is under review by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Both said products await final determinations in the latter half of this year following domestic and overseas due diligence procedures.