Thai buyers forced to resell 100,000 tonnes of distressed HDG after anti-dumping tax

August 22, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Steel buyers in Thailand are reselling distressed hot-dipped galvanized coil from China after the southeast Asian country started preliminary anti-dumping duties of 35.67% on imported Chinese cold-rolled galvanized steel on August 3.

A Tianjin-based trader told Fastmarkets that at least 100,000 tonnes of Chinese HDG were stuck at Thailand ports recently due to the costly tax, forcing buyers there to export the material to other countries.
Several traders said most of these Thailand-based buyers signed deals with Chinese sellers between April and May, with the goods being of June/July delivery.

"Thailand hadn't levied the 35.67% duty on...

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