JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has imposed steep anti-dumping duties on structural steel imports from China and Thailand for five years.
This follows a surge in low‑priced imports that undercut local producers by around 20 percent.
Imports from the two countries jumped nearly 19‑fold in the 2023/24 financial year.
This placed severe pressure on the domestic steel industry, particularly ArcelorMittal SA’s rail and structures unit.
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Chinese structural steel will now face a tariff of almost 75 percent, while Thai imports attract duties of over 20 percent.
It comes after the trade commission found evidence of dumping and material harm.
The move comes as government and the IDC hold talks with Amsa to save its long steel business, after plant closures last year put up to 3-and-a-half-thousand jobs at risk.