Now open: Sunset Review of the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of safety glass for household refrigerating appliances from China

In brief

On 25 June 2025, SECEX (the Brazilian Secretariat of International Trade) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duties in force against Brazilian imports of safety glass for household refrigerating appliances, commonly classified under the NCM code 7007.19.00, from China.

The product under consideration consists of safety glass for use in household refrigerating appliances, such as fridges, and freezers.

The duties remain in force during the sunset review and, at the end of the sunset review, may be extended for additional five years.

The original text of the Official Notice of Initiation of the antidumping investigation (in Portuguese) is available in the following link.

Relevance of stakeholder participation

Active participation of importers, exporters, and any other interested parties in the investigation may be decisive in securing a more favorable outcome. Interested parties can request to be admitted as parties in the investigation until 15 July 2025[1], provided that they demonstrate the extent to which they are affected by the imposition of the antidumping duty or its extension.

• Deadline for replying to the Importer’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 3 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority);
• Deadline for replying to the Exporter’s Questionnaire: 30 days as of acknowledgement of receipt (presumed 7 days after the date of electronic transmission by the authority).

Usually, a public interest assessment may be requested only after the conclusion of the trade remedies investigation, as established by SECEX Ordinance No. 282/2023 (additional information is available in our Legal Alert on the subject).

More details

• Petitioner: Associação Técnica Brasileira das Indústrias Automáticas de Vidro – ABIVIDRO, representing their associates Viprado and Schott
• Other national manufacturers: Vitrocolor Indústria e Comércio de Vidros Ltda., and Diamante Tempera de Vidros Ltda
• Investigated product: Safety glass for household refrigerating appliances, classified under the NCM code 7007.19.00
• Uses: They are used as shelves in domestic refrigeration equipment, such as fridges and freezers. They can be float or printed
• Antidumping duties in force (which may be extended at the end of the proceeding):
  • China: USD 16.30/m3 | 212.1%