EPR 384 - Alloy round steel bar from China

The goods the subject of the application (the goods) are:

Hot-rolled solid sections of alloy steel, having round or near-round cross-sectional dimensions of not less than 9.5 millimetres (mm) and not greater than 98.5 mm, not in coil.

For the purpose of the description of the goods the subject of this application, alloy steel here means steel containing a chemical composition that at least meets or exceeds the minimum chemical element proportions specified in Note (f) Other alloy steel to Chapter 72 under Schedule 3 of the Customs Tariff Act 1995 (the Tariff) as appearing on the date of this application.

Commonly identified as rod, round bar, engineering bar, spring steel, alloy bar, high alloy bar, silico-manganese bar, grinding rod or bar used for the production of grinding media, the goods covered by this application include all round or near-round hot-rolled solid sections of alloy steel bar meeting the above description of the goods regardless of the particular grade, coating, or minor modification of bar-end finish (including but not limited to, painting or chamfering).

Goods excluded from this application are:

• round or near-round hot rolled solid steel sections composed of:
  • stainless steel as defined under Note (e) Stainless steel to the Tariff; or
  • high-speed steel as defined under Note (d) High speed steel to the Tariff;
• steel reinforcing bar containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process;
• steel rod in coil;
• chromium plated steel; and
• solid sections of steel which may be square, rectangular or hexagonal in cross-section.

Public Record Documents

The public record EPR 384 includes non-confidential versions of documents such as the application, submissions, questionnaire responses, Commission visit reports and letters.

Key Dates

Questionnaires

Exporter Questionnaire (DOCX 201KB)

Exporter Questionnaire Spreadsheet (XLSX 55KB)