Australia’s Antidumping Commission has announced its preliminary decisions regarding the antidumping (AD) duty investigation on galvanized steel imports from India, Malaysia and Vietnam and the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on imports of these products from India.
Accordingly, the preliminary AD duty rates range between four percent and 16.5 percent for India, Malaysia and Vietnam, while the CVD rates stand at 3.6 percent, five percent and 5.9 percent for India.
The investigations launched in October last year upon a complaint lodged by Australian steelmaker BlueScope Steel cover the period between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
The goods in question currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7210.49.00.55, 7210.49.00.56, 7210.49.00.57, 7210.49.00.58, 7212.30.00.61, 7225.92.00.38 and 7226.99.00.71.
| Country | Exporter/Producer | Preliminary AD margin | Preliminary subsidy margin |
| India | JSW Steel Limited and JSW Steel Coated Products Limited | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| India | Essar Steel India Limited | 4.0% | 3.6% |
| India | All Others | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| Malaysia | CSC Steel Sdn Bhd | 14.5% | - |
| Malaysia | FIW Steel Sdn Bhd | 16.5% | - |
| Malaysia | All Others | 16.5% | - |
| Vietnam | China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company | 8.4% | - |
| Vietnam | All Others | 14.2% | - |