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09/12/25
Brazil steel quotas fill ahead of AD ruling
Brazil steel quotas fill ahead of AD ruling
Sao Paulo, 9 December (Argus) — Brazilian importers moved quickly to secure most
quota allocations for cold-rolled coil (CRC) and coated steel ahead of upcoming
anti-dumping rulings. The CRC probe has exceeded its expected deadline and could
conclude before year-end, while the coated steel case is scheduled for 12
January. Duties on targeted products are likely to exceed $200/metric tonne (t),
market participants said, citing previous anti-dumping decisions in Brazil.
Importers can still benefit from the quota system, which is less restrictive
than the potential anti-dumping tariffs. Importers can bring in up to 93,478t of
CRC and 293,239t of coated steel under lower tariffs within the 10-12pc range.
Volumes exceeding this threshold are subjected to 25pc tariffs. Buyers claimed
21,600t of CRC in 19 November-2 December, up from 7,000t bought from 5-19
November. The coated steel 293,239t quota allocation has been 75pc filled in the
first six weeks of quota renewal. Quota volumes reset every four months,
reducing import costs on 19 steel products. Each company is allocated a volume
based on its import history. Once that limit is reached, buyers have two
options: pay a 25pc tariff or wait for the next quota period, which begins on 24
February. Buyers filled 294,985t of the 497,130t total quota for the four-month
period ending 23 February. Nearly 60pc of the allocation has been filled in just
six weeks since volumes reset. By Isabel Filgueiras Brazil steel import quotas
metric tonnes Product Full Quota Consumed by 2-Dec Difference from 19-Nov
Balance by 2-Dec Share consumed (%) Hot-rolled HRC, ≥600mm wide, 4.75–10mm thick
1,285 157 0 1,128 12.2 HRC, ≥600mm wide, 3-4.75mm thick 3,111 57 57 3,054 1.8
HRC, ≥600mm wide, ≤3mm thick, ≥275 MPa 9,520 2,967 2,832 0 31.2 HRC, ≥600mm
wide, ≤3mm thick 23,490 4,799 2,239 18,691 20.4 HRC, ≥600mm wide 9,798 2,512
1,359 7,286 25.6 Flat-rolled, ≥600mm wide 468 96 0 372 20.6 Cold rolled CRC,
≥600mm wide, 1-3mm thick 47,950 31,613 11,847 16,337 65.9 CRC, ≥600mm wide,
0.5-1mm thick 36,255 22,869 5,680 13,386 63.1 CRC, ≥600mm wide 9,273 6,311 4,088
2,962 68.1 Galvanized HDG, ≥600mm wide, <4.75mm 144,286 98,198 12,318 46,088
68.1 GL, ≥600mm wide 147,038 110,154 -122 36,884 74.9 HDG, ≥600mm wide 1,915 946
208 969 49.4 Wire rod Wire rod, circular section <14mm dia 32,535 4,770 133
27,765 14.7 Tubes Seamless tubes ( oil, gas industry) 6,295 2,480 591 3,815 39.4
Submerged arc welding steel pipes, >406.4mm OD 490 16 16 474 3.4 Welded circular
steel pipes, >406.4mm OD 420 34 0 386 8.1 Welded circular (oil, gas industry)
1,679 387 20 1,292 23.0 Beams I-beam, ≥80mm 17,121 5,300 335 11,821 31.0 H-beam,
≥80mm 4,201 1,319 0 2,882 31.4 Source: Siscomex Send comments and request more
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