If you believe you have experienced material injury from dumped or subsidised goods being imported into Australia, you can apply for anti-dumping and countervailing duties, which are also known as measures.
The Anti-Dumping Commission investigates the claims in your application.
Investigation process
The investigation process starts with an application that has enough support from the Australian industry who produces ‘like’ goods to the exporter. The applicant provides information about the alleged dumped or subsidised goods and we have 20 days to decide if there are grounds to start an investigation.
Starting an investigation
When we start an investigation we will publish a non-confidential version of the application on the public record, and a public notice will be issued detailing:
- the claims made by the applicant
- the investigation process
- how interested parties can lodge a submission.
Investigation milestones
- At or after day 60: if there are sufficient grounds, provisional measures—‘securities’—may be imposed on imports of the goods. If securities are imposed we will publish a preliminary affirmative determination (PAD), which lists the reasons for the measure.
- By day 110: we will issue a statement of essential facts (SEF), which forms the basis of our report to the minister. Interested parties have 20 days to respond to the statement and lodge any submissions.
- By day 155: the commissioner will provide a report to the minister outlining conclusions and recommendations. A non-confidential version of the report is placed on public record after the minister’s decision is announced.
If the minister decides that dumping or countervailing measures should be imposed, importers of the goods need to pay interim dumping or countervailing duties at the time of importation.
Under certain circumstances the commissioner may terminate all or part of an investigation.