Anti-dumping investigation into steel cylinders initiated

In brief

By determination of SECEX, an antidumping investigation was initiated on Brazilian imports of seamless, refillable, high-pressure steel cylinders with circular section (NCM 7311.00.00) originating in China.

The product investigated comprises seamless, refillable, circular-section steel cylinders intended for the storage or transport of compressed or liquefied gases under high pressure. The cylinders can be sold individually or in sets, empty or full, with or without collar, helmet or valve.

Among the main applications are the packaging and transportation of industrial, medical and special gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, ammonia and chlorine.

Excluded, among others, CNG cylinders, disposable containers, separately imported accessories, low-pressure welded cylinders, composite cylinders, large stationary tanks and cryogenic vessels.

The investigation may result in the imposition of antidumping duties for a period of five years, extendable, increasing the cost of Brazilian imports of the investigated product.

The full text of the SECEX Circular that initiated the investigation can be accessed at this link. 

The importance of stakeholder participation

The active participation of importers, exporters and any other interested parties in the investigation may be decisive in ensuring a final determination more favorable to the interested party in question. Interested parties may request admission to the process until 09/25/2026* provided that they demonstrate the degree to which they may be affected by the possible extension of the duty.

• Deadline for responding to the Importer’s Questionnaire: 30 days from the acknowledgment of receipt (10/14/2026);

• Deadline for responding to the Exporter’s Questionnaire: 30 days from the acknowledgment of receipt (10/16/2026).

As a rule, the public interest assessment can only be requested after the conclusion of the trade defense investigation, as established by SECEX Ordinance No. 282/2023.

More details

For easy reference, we have systematized below the main information about the investigation:

*Period of 20 days, counted, conservatively, from the date of republication of the SECEX act, pursuant to article 45, paragraph 3, of Decree No. 8,058/2013.