On 24 October 2025, the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa ITAC initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of tubes and pipes having circular cross-sections, with an external diameter which exceeds 406,4mm, of iron or steel excluding longitudinally submerged ARC welded and longitudinally welded pipes originating in or imported from Mozambique electric resistance welded pipes ERW and spiral welded pipes/submerged ARC welded pipes SAW, classifiable in tariff subheading 7305.19 on which comment is due by 30 November 2025.
The application was lodged by Hall Longmore Proprietary Limited Hall Longmore. Hall Longmore submitted an application to the Commission alleging that electric resistance welded pipes and spiral welded pipes originating in or imported from Mozambique were being dumped on the Southern African Customs UnionSACU, causing material injury and a threat of material injury to the SACU market. Hall Longmore submitted sufficient evidence and established a prima facie case to enable ITAC to arrive to a reasonable conclusion that an investigation should be initiated based on dumping, material injury, threat of material injury and a causal link between the alleged dumped import and the material injury and the threat of material injury experienced by the SACU industry.
The allegation of dumping
