Thailand terminates sunset review of safeguard measures for imported non-alloy steel hot-rolled flat

On May 8, 2020, the WTO Safeguards Committee issued a safeguards report submitted by the Thai delegation on May 7, 2020. The Thai investigation agency decided to terminate the import of non-alloy steel hot-rolled flat products with a thickness of 0.9 to 50.0 mm and a width of 600.0 to 3,048.0 mm from June 7, 2020. During the second safeguard measure sunset review investigation, no safeguard measures will be implemented. The tax numbers of the products involved are 7208.36.00.031, 7208.36.00.032, 7208.36.00.033, 7208.36.00.090, 7208.37.00.041, 7208.37.00.042, 7208.37.00.043, 7208.37.00.090, 7208.38.00.041, 7208.38.00.042, 7208.38.00.043, 7208.38.00.090, 7208.39.90.041, 7208.39.90.042, 7208.39.90.043, 7208.39.90.090, 7208.51.00.090, 7208.52.00.090, 7208.53.00.011, 7208.53.00.012, 7208.53.00.013, 7208.53.00.090, 7208.54.90.011, 7208.54. 90.012, 7208.54.90.013 and 7208.54.90.090.

On January 30, 2014, Thailand initiated investigations on safeguard measures for imported non-alloy steel hot-rolled flat products. On April 18, 2017, Thailand made the first sunset determination on the import of products involved in the case. On January 9, 2020, Thailand initiated the second safeguard investigation of imported non-alloy steel hot-rolled flat products with a thickness of 0.9-50.0 mm and a width of 600.0-3,048.0 mm.