IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » Malaysia Steel Association https://www.irepas.com ıIREPAS gathers producers, traders and consumers of steel rebars, wire rods, sections as well as suppliers of ferrous scrap and steel raw materials Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:21:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Malaysia takes action to prevent scrap export duty evasion https://www.irepas.com/?p=6246&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malaysia-takes-action-to-prevent-scrap-export-duty-evasion https://www.irepas.com/?p=6246#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:42:03 +0000 Irepas https://www.irepas.com/?p=6246 Malaysia is taking a firm stand against tax evasion in its steel industry. With the launch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) “Ops Metal” operation this month, an enforcement action to address widespread evasion of the country’s 15 percent export duty on scrap metal, the country is cracking down on the illegal export of scrap metal. Backed by the Malaysian Steel Association (MSA), the initiative is designed to restore market fairness, protect domestic supply chains, and prevent significant tax losses.

According to the MACC, illegal scrap exports have resulted in tax revenue losses of more than MYR 950 million ($224,33 million) over the past six years, undermining national fiscal stability and eroding market confidence. Emphasizing that scrap metal is essential for low-carbon steel production, MSA stated that the illegal outflow of this vital resource creates multiple risks for the domestic market including raw material shortages for steelmakers, increased input costs, reduced competitiveness, disrupted production volumes, and a negative impact on sustainable steel goals.

]]> https://www.irepas.com/?feed=rss2&p=6246 0 Malaysia imposes preliminary antidumping duty on rebar imports from Turkey and Singapore https://www.irepas.com/?p=4971&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malaysia-imposes-preliminary-antidumping-duty-on-rebar-imports-from-turkey-and-singapore https://www.irepas.com/?p=4971#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:58:41 +0000 Irepas http://www.irepas.com/?p=4971 Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry has announced that it will implement preliminary antidumping duties on rebar from Turkish firms, except Colakoglu Metalurji A.S., and on Singaporean firms. The ministry has assigned preliminary dumping rates in the range of 5.99-17.65 percent to Singaporean firms and preliminary dumping rates in the range of 3.35-20.09 percent for Turkish firms. The petitioner is the Malaysia Steel Association.

The Malaysian steel industry is threatened with material injury by imports of rebar from Turkey and Singapore that have been found to be sold in Malaysia at less than normal value, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry stated.

The products subject to investigation currently fall under the Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7214.10.11 00, 7214.10.19 00, 7214.10.21 00, 7214.10.29 00, 7214.20.31 00, 7214.20.39 00, 7214.20.41 00, 7214.20.49 00, 7214.20.51 00, 7214.20.59 00, 7214.20.61 00, 7214.20.69 00, 7214.30.10 00, 7214.30.90 00, 7214.99.11 00, 7214.99.19 00, 7214.99.91 00, 7214.99.92 00, 7214.99.93 00, 7214.99.99 00, 7228.10.10 00, 7228.10.90 00, 7228.20.11 00, 7228.20.19 00, 7228.20.91 00, 7228.20.99 00, 7228.30.10 00, 7228.30.90 00, 7228.40.10 00, 7228.40.90 00, 7228.50.10 00, 7228.50.90 00, 7228.60.10 00, 7228.60.90 00, 7228.80.11 00, 7228.80.19 00 and 7228.80.90 00.

The ministry is scheduled to announce the final determination on the antidumping duty relating to rebar from Turkey and Singapore within a period of 120 days from September 23, 2019.

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