Mexico launches anti-dumping sunset review investigation on Japanese seamless steel pipes

On November 4, 2025, the Mexican Ministry of Economy announced that it would initiate the fifth sunset review of anti-dumping investigations on seamless steel pipes originating in Japan, upon application by Mexican manufacturers. The dumping investigation period in this case is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, and the injury investigation period is from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025. The TIGIE tax numbers of the products involved are 7304.19.01, 7304.19.02, 7304.19.03, 7304.19.99, 7304.39.10, 7304.39.11, 7304.39.12, 7304.39.13, 7304.39.14, 7304.39.15, 7304.39.91, 7304.39.92, 7304.39.99, and 7304.59.99. The announcement shall take effect from the day after its publication.

On May 13, 1999, Mexico initiated an anti-dumping investigation into seamless steel pipes originating from Japan. On November 10, 2000, Mexico made a positive final ruling on the case and officially imposed an anti-dumping duty of 99.9% on the products involved. Subsequently, Mexico conducted four sunset review investigations, on October 4, 2006, April 20, 2012, October 18, 2016, and December 13, 2021. Four positive rulings were made and the tax period was extended.