Australia makes preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing duty determinations on flat-rolled steel products from China

On June 23, 2026, the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission issued Notice No. 2026/083, announcing affirmative preliminary determinations in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain flat-rolled steel products imported from China, as well as an affirmative preliminary determination in the anti-dumping investigation concerning such products imported from South Korea. JIS G 3302 SGCD1+A steel, It was decided to impose provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties in the form of securities effective June 24, 2026, as follows: for Chinese exporters, the provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duty rates are 16.1% and 3.2% for Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., 9.4% and 0% for Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and 26.4% and 0% for Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., respectively; for non-cooperative and other Chinese exporters, the rates are 51.2% for anti-dumping and 4.5% for countervailing duties; and for non-cooperative and other South Korean exporters, the average provisional anti-dumping duty rate is 21.6%.

On October 24, 2025, the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission issued Notice No. 2025/111, announcing the initiation of anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of flat-rolled steel products from China, and an anti-dumping investigation into imports of flat-rolled steel products from South Korea, following an application by the domestic Australian company BlueScope Steel Limited. The products subject to investigation are flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel or other alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon steel, tool steel, and high-speed steel) that are uncoated, unplated, and not in coils, with a thickness of 4.75 mm or greater and a width of 600 mm or greater; they may feature an embossed pattern. JIS G 3302 SGCD1+A steel, The Australian Customs tariff codes for the products under investigation are 7208.40.00.39, 7208.51.00.40, 7208.52.00.41, 7208.90.00.30, 7225.40.00.22, and 7225.40.00.24. The investigation period for dumping and subsidization is July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, while the injury investigation period is July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025.