EPR 345 - Hot rolled structural steel sections from Taiwan

Goods Covered by the Investigation

Hot rolled structural steel sections in the following shapes and sizes, whether or not containing alloys:

  • universal beams (I sections), of a height greater than 130mm and less than 650mm;
  • universal columns and universal bearing piles (H sections), of a height greater than 130mm and less than 650mm;
  • channels (U sections and C sections) of a height greater than 130mm and less than 400mm; and
  • equal and unequal angles (L sections), with a combined leg length of greater than 200mm.

Sections and/or shapes in the dimensions described above, that have minimal processing, such as cutting, drilling or painting do not exclude the goods from the goods under consideration.

The goods subject to the anti-dumping measures do not include:

  • hot rolled 'T' shaped sections, sheet pile sections and hot rolled merchant bar shaped sections, such as rounds, squares, flats, hexagons, sleepers and rails; and
  • sections manufactured from welded plate (e.g. welded beams and welded columns).
Case Information  
Case Type Review of measures
Initiation date 18 April 2016
Applicant Tung Ho Steel Enterprise Corporation
Tariff classification

7216.31.00 (statistical code 30)

7216.32.00 (statistical code 31)

7216.33.00 (statistical code 32)

7216.40.00 (statistical code 33)

7228.70.70 (statistical code 11, 12)

Review period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015

Public record documents

The public record EPR 345 includes non-confidential versions of documents such as the application, submissions, questionnaire responses, Commission visit reports and letters.

Key dates

Event Date Status
Initial submission date 25 May 2016 Closed
Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) no later than 8 August 2016 Published
Submissions to SEF due 20 days after Closed
Final recommendation to the Parliamentary Secretary no later than 20 September 2016 Made
Parliamentary Secretary's decision expected 30 days after Published

Contact for this investigation

Case manager: +61 2 6213 6387

Email:operations5@adcommission.gov.au

Mailing address:The Director

Operations 5

Anti-Dumping Commission

GPO Box 1632

Melbourne VIC 3001

Electronic Public Records