Anti-Dumping Commission

EPR 355 - Steel shelving units from China

Goods covered by the investigation

Unassembled steel framed shelving or workbench units with 2,3,4,5 or 6 shelves; the frame of which is either partially or totally:

  • coated with paint or powder coated;
  • galvanised; or
  • made from colour bonded steel.

Typically, the shelves of the units are made of medium density fibreboard (MDF), particle board, melamine or steel, however other materials may be used.

Usually, the units are pre-packed for sale in a kit form, containing all or the majority of the components required to assemble the finished unit.

The applicant provided further details as follows.Goods excluded from the application are:

  • wall mounted bracket and strip shelving;
  • plastic shelving;
  • predominantly melamine and timber shelving units used for home furnishing;
  • industrial shelving;
  • slotted angle shelving;
  • shelving units with wire shelves; and
  • custom-made shelving units (designed and made specifically for a specified project application).
Case information  
Case type Dumping and Subsidisation Investigation
Initiation date 4 July 2016
Applicant Summit Select Pty Ltd
Tariff Classification 9403.10.00 (statistical code 40)9403.20.00 (statistical code 19)
Investigation Period to Determine Dumping 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016
Injury Examination Period From 1 April 2011

Public Record Documents

The public record EPR 355 includes non-confidential versions of documents such as the application, submissions, questionnaire responses, Commission visit reports and letters.

Key Dates

Event Date Status
Initial submissions due 10 August 2016 Closed
Preliminary Affirmative determination (PAD) earliest date 2 September 2016 Day 60 Status Report published
Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) no later than 9 January 2017 Published
Submissions to SEF due 20 days after publication of SEF Closed
Final recommendation to the Parliamentary Secretary no later than 23 February 2017 Terminated
Parliamentary Secretary's decision expected Within 30 days of receiving the recommendation  

Questionnaires

Exporter Questionnaire (DOCX 202KB)

Exporter Questionnaire Spreadsheet (XLSX 158KB)

Government of China Questionnaire (DOCX 121KB)

Contacts for this Investigation

Case manager: Tel (03) 8539 2464

Fax: +61 3 8539 2499

Email: operations4@adcommission.gov.au

Mailing address:The Director

Operations 4

Anti-Dumping Commission

GPO Box 1632

Melbourne VIC 3001

Electronic Public Records

EPR number Document type Title Date
71 Notice - ADN
70 Report
69 Submission
68 Submission
67 Submission
66 Submission
65 Note for File
64 Note for File
63 Note for File
62 Note for File
61 Note for File
60 Report
59 Verification Report
58 Verification Report
57 Submission
56 Submission
55 Submission
54 Note for File
53 Submission
52 Submission
51 Submission
50 Submission
49 Notice - ADN
48 Verification Report
47 Note for File
46 Submission
45 Note for File
44 Verification Report
43 Submission
42 Verification Report
41 Questionnaire
40 Questionnaire
39 Questionnaire
38 Questionnaire
37 Questionnaire
36 Questionnaire
35 Questionnaire
34 Questionnaire
33 Other
32 Questionnaire
31 Submission
30 Submission
29 Submission
28 Note for File
27 Questionnaire
26 Submission
25 Submission
24 Questionnaire
23 Questionnaire
22 Questionnaire
21 Questionnaire
20 Questionnaire
19 Questionnaire
18 Questionnaire
17 Questionnaire
16 Questionnaire
15 Questionnaire
14 Questionnaire
13 Questionnaire
12 Questionnaire
11 Submission
10 File Note
9 Submission
8 Notice - ADN
7 Report
6 Application
5 Application
4 Application
3 Application
2 Application
1 Application