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Brazil steel quotas fill ahead of AD ruling

  • Mercados: Metals
  • 09/12/25

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.

Brazil steel import quotasmetric tonnes
ProductFull QuotaConsumed by 2-DecDifference from 19-NovBalance by 2-DecShare consumed (%)
Hot-rolled
HRC, ≥600mm wide, 4.75–10mm thick1,28515701,12812.2
HRC, ≥600mm wide, 3-4.75mm thick3,11157573,0541.8
HRC, ≥600mm wide, ≤3mm thick, ≥275 MPa9,5202,9672,832031.2
HRC, ≥600mm wide, ≤3mm thick23,4904,7992,23918,69120.4
HRC, ≥600mm wide9,7982,5121,3597,28625.6
Flat-rolled, ≥600mm wide46896037220.6
Cold rolled
CRC, ≥600mm wide, 1-3mm thick47,95031,61311,84716,33765.9
CRC, ≥600mm wide, 0.5-1mm thick36,25522,8695,68013,38663.1
CRC, ≥600mm wide9,2736,3114,0882,96268.1
Galvanized
HDG, ≥600mm wide, <4.75mm144,28698,19812,31846,08868.1
GL, ≥600mm wide147,038110,154-12236,88474.9
HDG, ≥600mm wide1,91594620896949.4
Wire rod
Wire rod, circular section <14mm dia32,5354,77013327,76514.7
Tubes
Seamless tubes ( oil, gas industry)6,2952,4805913,81539.4
Submerged arc welding steel pipes, >406.4mm OD49016164743.4
Welded circular steel pipes, >406.4mm OD4203403868.1
Welded circular (oil, gas industry)1,679387201,29223.0
Beams
I-beam, ≥80mm17,1215,30033511,82131.0
H-beam, ≥80mm4,2011,31902,88231.4
Source: Siscomex

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