Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 28 concluded its anti-dumping investigation into imports of galvanized steel wire from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. The investigation, launched on March 13, 2025, found that the products had been dumped on the Moroccan market, leading the ministry to impose definitive additional import duties.
According to a ministry notice, the investigation covered galvanized steel wire produced through a combined wire-drawing and galvanizing process and classified under Morocco’s Harmonized System tariff code 7217.20.99.00.
The material is widely used in agriculture and industry, particularly in the manufacture of fencing, gabions, barbed wire, industrial metal components, mesh panels, and automotive parts.
The ministry noted that during the preliminary phase of the investigation it had already reached a positive determination that dumping was taking place, that it posed a threat of injury to the domestic industry, and that there was a causal link between the two.
Based on those preliminary findings, Morocco introduced provisional anti-dumping duties on February 13, 2026, under a joint order issued by the ministers of Industry and Trade and Economy and Finance on January 27, 2026, and published in the Official Gazette No. 7482 on February 12, 2026.
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The final findings confirm and further specify those conclusions.
For UAE-based producer-exporter Al Khaleej Steel Industries, the ministry established a dumping margin of 18.44%. All other UAE producer-exporters will be subject to a duty of 52.71%, based on the highest dumping margin identified in the company’s product models.
In Egypt, producer-exporter MAFO (The Egyptian Union for Wires) declined the ministry’s request for an on-site verification visit. As a result, the ministry disregarded the information submitted in response to its questionnaire and, in accordance with Law No. 15-09 on trade defense measures, relied on the best available information to calculate the dumping margin.
The investigation established a dumping margin of 46% for MAFO, which will also apply to all other Egyptian producer-exporters.
The ministry said the measures respond to a threat of material injury facing Morocco’s domestic galvanized wire industry. The investigation found that imports from Egypt and the UAE increased significantly during the period under review, both in absolute terms and relative to domestic production and consumption.
Five-year anti-dumping duties imposed
It also concluded that the imported products consistently undercut the prices of locally manufactured galvanized wire throughout the investigation period. In addition, economic indicators for Morocco’s domestic industry showed a worrying deterioration over the same period.
Based on these findings, the ministry concluded that the imports pose a significant threat of injury to the domestic industry.
Following a favorable opinion from the Import Monitoring Commission, the ministry imposed definitive anti-dumping duties for five years. The final rates are set at 18.44% for Al Khaleej Steel Industries, 52.71% for all other UAE producer-exporters, and 46% for MAFO and all other Egyptian producer-exporters.
