Australia Issues Preliminary AD/CVD Margins on Flat Rolled Steel from China and South Korea
2026-06-26 12:11:09 [Print]
Australia's Antidumping Commission has announced the preliminary findings of its investigation into antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duties on imports of certain flat rolled steel products from China and South Korea. The investigation covered the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.
The Commission determined that South Korean steelmaker POSCO was not dumping flat rolled steel products into Australia and therefore will not be subject to provisional antidumping measures. It also found that while Baosteel Zhanjiang and Hunan Valin had received subsidies, the subsidy margins were negligible and did not warrant the imposition of provisional countervailing duties.
Baoshan was assigned a dumping margin of 17.0% and a subsidy margin of 3.2%; Baosteel Zhanjiang received a dumping margin of 9.4% and a subsidy margin of 0.9%; Hunan Valin Lian was assigned a dumping margin of 26.4% and a subsidy margin of 1.8%; and all other Chinese exporters faced a dumping margin of 52.4% and a subsidy margin of 4.5%. POSCO recorded a dumping margin of negative 5.0%, while all other South Korean exporters received a 21.6% margin.
The products subject to the investigation fall under the customs tariff codes 7208.40.00, 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 7208.90.00, and 7225.40.00.
The Commission determined that South Korean steelmaker POSCO was not dumping flat rolled steel products into Australia and therefore will not be subject to provisional antidumping measures. It also found that while Baosteel Zhanjiang and Hunan Valin had received subsidies, the subsidy margins were negligible and did not warrant the imposition of provisional countervailing duties.
Baoshan was assigned a dumping margin of 17.0% and a subsidy margin of 3.2%; Baosteel Zhanjiang received a dumping margin of 9.4% and a subsidy margin of 0.9%; Hunan Valin Lian was assigned a dumping margin of 26.4% and a subsidy margin of 1.8%; and all other Chinese exporters faced a dumping margin of 52.4% and a subsidy margin of 4.5%. POSCO recorded a dumping margin of negative 5.0%, while all other South Korean exporters received a 21.6% margin.
The products subject to the investigation fall under the customs tariff codes 7208.40.00, 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 7208.90.00, and 7225.40.00.

