Ilyashev & Partners secured the first-ever application in Ukraine of definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of goods from Malaysia, due to the circumvention of anti-dumping duties previously imposed on products originating in the People’s Republic of China. 

Following the results of three special anti-dumping investigations initiated based on complaints filed by national producers, whose interests were represented by Ilyashev & Partners’ International Trade Practice team, the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade (ICIT) on January 26, 2026, adopted decisions to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports into Ukraine of:

  • silicon-manganese steel wire originating from Malaysia at a rate of 32.6%, corresponding to the duty rate applicable to products originating from China (based on the complaint of PlasmaTec LLC); 
  • flat-rolled products of carbon steel with coating originating from Malaysia at a rate of 48.14%, equal to the duty imposed on imports from China (based on the complaint of Module-Ukraine LLC); 
  • steel fasteners originating from Malaysia at a rate of 67.4%, corresponding to the anti-dumping measures currently applicable to products originating from China (based on the complaint of PrJSC Druzhkovka Hardware Plant).

The duration of the definitive anti-dumping duties applied to imports from Malaysia will be identical to the period established by the Commission’s decisions for anti-dumping imports from China.

The adopted decisions represent a logical continuation of the work initiated in April 2025, when Ilyashev & Partners initiated the first anti-dumping investigations in Ukraine concerning the circumvention of anti-dumping duties imposed on goods originating in the People’s Republic of China. At that time, the ICIT for the first time extended the application of anti-dumping measures to imports from Malaysia, thereby establishing a precedent and introducing a mechanism for depositing funds to ensure the payment of duties and VAT.

ICIT found that the effect of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports from China was neutralized by supplies of identical products from Malaysia, which confirmed the existence of schemes aimed at circumventing trade restrictions through changes in the declared country of origin of the goods.

In all three cases, the ICIT also cancelled the interim mechanism requiring the payment of funds into a deposit account during the investigation period and decided to collect the previously deposited amounts of anti-dumping duties and the corresponding share of VAT to the State Budget of Ukraine.

The decisions on the application of anti-dumping measures will take effect 10 days after the relevant announcement is published in the official gazette Uryadovyi Kurier. 

“We are grateful to the Commission for this step in support of Ukrainian manufacturers. The adopted decisions represent a logical continuation of the established practice of counteracting the circumvention of anti-dumping measures and have created an important precedent for protecting national producers from unfair trade practices,” said Olena Omelchenko, Partner, Head of International Trade Practice at Ilyashev & Partners.

The original anti-dumping investigations concerning imports into Ukraine from the People’s Republic of China of coated flat-rolled carbon steel products, steel fasteners, and silicon-manganese steel wire were conducted based on complaints prepared by Ilyashev & Partners’ team and became among the most extensive in Ukraine’s history in terms of import volumes and the number of parties concerned. 

The projects were handled by Karine Altunian, Lawyer, under the supervision of Olena Omelchenko, Partner.