ADC 419

Review of Measures

Hollow Structural Sections Exported from China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan

Goods Covered by the Application

Certain electric resistance welded pipe and tube made of carbon steel, comprising circular and non-circular hollow sections in galvanised and non-galvanised finishes. The goods are normally referred to as either CHS (circular hollow sections) or RHS (rectangular or square hollow sections). The goods are collectively referred to as HSS (hollow structural sections). Finish types for the goods include in-line galvanised (ILG), pre-galvanised or hot-dipped galvanised (HDG) and non‑galvanised HSS.

Sizes of the goods are, for circular products, those –exceeding 21 mm up to and including 165.1 mm in outside diameter and, for oval, square and rectangular products those with a perimeter up to and including 1277.3 mm. Categories of HSS excluded from the goods are conveyor tube; precision RHS with a nominal thickness of less than 1.6 mm; and air heater tubes to Australian Standard (AS) 2556.

Case Information
Case Type	Review of Anti-Dumping Measures
Initiation date	14 July 2017
Applicant	Austube Mills Pty Ltd
Tariff classification	7306.30.00 (statistical codes 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37) 7306.61.00 (statistical codes 21, 22 and 25) 7306.61.00 (statistical code 90)* 7306.69.00 (statistical code 10) 7306.50.00 (statistical code 45)* *These tariff subheadings only apply to: Dalian Steelforce Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. (China); Tianjin Friend Steel Pipe Co. Ltd. (China); Tianjin Ruitong Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (China); Roswell S A R Limited (China); and Alpine Pipe Manufacturing SDN BHD (Malaysia).
Inquiry period	1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017

Public record documents

The public record EPR 419 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	21 August 2017	Open
Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) no later than	19 March 2018	Published
Submissions to SEF due	20 days after
Final recommendation to the Parliamentary Secretary no later than	3 May 2018
Parliamentary Secretary's decision expected	30 days after

Anti-Dumping Notices (ADN)

Subject	Date	No. and link
Findings in Relation to a Review of Measures	6 June 2018	2018/74
Extension of time to issue Statement of Essential Facts and Final Report	17 January 2018	2018/06
Extension of time to publish SEF	13 October 2017	2017/145
Initiation of a Review of Anti-Dumping Measures	14 July 2017	2017/95