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The decision issued by Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi covers hollow pipes and tubes of cast iron, known as ductile iron pipes, with diameters from 100 to 1,000 millimeters and technical classes from K9 or C Class to C40. These measures apply to material originating in or exported from India and took effect immediately upon publication in the Umm Al-Qura official gazette. The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority will collect the duties on all qualifying imports, with full rate schedules detailed in the published decision.
The General Authority for Foreign Trade launched the underlying anti-dumping investigation on July 23, 2025, following a formal complaint lodged by the domestic industry. GAFT documentation shows the dumping analysis covered the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, while the injury assessment examined data from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024. The authority’s findings led to the minister’s final determination under the Kingdom’s Trade Remedies in International Trade Law.
The affected pipes are used in water distribution networks, stormwater drainage, wastewater systems, irrigation projects and fire protection infrastructure. The General Authority for Foreign Trade maintains that the investigation established both the existence of dumping and resulting material injury to Saudi producers. Exact duty rates vary by exporter according to the schedule annexed to the ministerial decision.
This action by the Ministry of Commerce follows the General Authority for Foreign Trade’s earlier initiation of similar probes into steel products. Definitive anti-dumping duties were imposed on stainless steel pipes from China and Taiwan in June 2025, according to Steel Radar industry tracking. The product subject to the latest duties is classified under Saudi customs tariff number 730300000001.
Preliminary data reviewed during the investigation indicated that Indian import volumes had risen markedly in preceding years while prices stayed below domestic levels, the General Authority for Foreign Trade reported in its notices. Full documentation of both the initiation and the final measures is available on the GAFT trade remedies portal. The five-year term of the duties conforms to standard durations applied in Saudi trade remedy cases.
