Australia initiates anti-dumping duty exemption investigation on hollow section steel

On January 29th, the Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources announced that the Australian Anti Dumping Commission has launched an anti-dumping duty exemption investigation on certain hollow section steel imported from countries and regions such as South Korea and Malaysia.

It is reported that this investigation was initiated in response to the application of Schiavello Manufacturing Pty Ltd., a local Australian company. The company requests exemption from anti-dumping measures on products with HS codes 7306.30.0031 and 7306.30.0034.

Australia's anti-dumping measures have undergone several reviews and exemption investigations. In July 2022, Australia announced tariffs of 1% to 30.4% and 20.8% on goods from countries and regions such as South Korea and Malaysia. In December 2022, Australia also launched an exemption investigation for products with HS codes 7306.30.0031 and 7306.69.0010. However, the Australian authorities made a negative ruling on this in 2023.