Japan makes stainless steel duties on China and Taiwan definitive

Japan’s Cabinet has enacted an order imposing definitive anti-dumping duties of 3.6 to 42.1 percent on nickel-added cold-rolled stainless steel coil, sheet and strip from China and Taiwan, for five years from October 31, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.

Why it matters: The decision converts provisional duties in place since July into a five-year measure, keeping a price floor under Japanese stainless producers in a product where investigators confirmed dumped imports and material injury to the domestic industry.

Data as of Ministry of Finance announcement dated October 27, 2026 (provisional translation), read in full in this run. All figures and dates are from that primary document. Developing item.

Japan’s Cabinet has enacted an order imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on nickel-added cold-rolled stainless steel coil, sheet and strip from China and Taiwan, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. The rates are unchanged from the provisional duties in place since July 9, ranging from 3.6 percent to 42.1 percent, and the order will be made public on October 30, with the duties applying from October 31, 2026 to October 30, 2031.

The finance ministry and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have investigated the product since July 22, 2025, after an application from domestic producers, and confirmed dumped imports and material injury to the Japanese industry. The Council on Customs, Tariff, Foreign Exchange and Other Transactions reported on October 19 that definitive duties were appropriate.

Japan makes stainless steel duties on China and Taiwan definitive

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