Australia makes final anti circumvention ruling against China
On October 27, 2025, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2025/100, stating that the Australian Minister of Industry and Technology had approved the final anti circumvention determination recommendation made by the Australian Anti Dumping Commission on Chinese Rod in coil, maintaining the current anti-dumping measures unchanged. This case involves products under Australian customs codes 7213.91.00.44 and 7227.90.90.02.
On August 12, 2015, Australia initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imported wire rods from China. On April 22, 2016, Australia made a positive final ruling on the case and imposed anti-dumping duties for a period of 5 years.
On July 27, 2020, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2020/077, initiating the first anti-dumping sunset review investigation on imported wire rods from China in response to an application submitted by Australian company InfraBuild (Newcastle) Pty Ltd. On April 12, 2021, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2021/032, deciding to continue implementing anti-dumping measures on Chinese products from April 23, 2021, and to impose anti-dumping duties through a combination of fixed and variable tax rates. The dumping margin for all Chinese exporters is 33.1%. Hot rolled threaded steel bars and stainless steel coils are not subject to taxation. On May 9, 2024, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2024/029, stating that an anti circumvention investigation has been initiated into the Chinese wire rod anti-dumping case in response to an application submitted by the domestic Australian company InfraBuild (Newcastle) Pty Ltd. Review whether the steel wire rods imported from China have been slightly changed to grid plate steel rods with a carbon content of less than or equal to 0.20% by weight and exported to Australia to avoid current anti-dumping measures. The Australian customs code for the product in question is 7314.20.00.24. The investigation period of the case is from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2024.