Australian Anti-Dumping Measures on Precision Pipe and Tube Steel Expiring

The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has announced the expiration of anti-dumping measures on precision pipe and tube steel imported from China and South Korea, as well as countervailing measures on precision pipe and tube steel imported from China. The measures, which were imposed in response to applications from the Australian company Orrcon Manufacturing Pty Ltd, will expire on September 28, 2026, unless a sunset review investigation is initiated.

Key Takeaways:

• The anti-dumping measures on precision pipe and tube steel imported from China and South Korea will expire on September 28, 2026.
• The countervailing measures on precision pipe and tube steel imported from China will also expire on September 28, 2026, unless a sunset review investigation is initiated.
• Interested parties must submit applications for sunset review investigations by September 26, 2025, to extend the anti-dumping and countervailing measures.
• The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission initiated an anti-dumping investigation on precision steel pipes imported from mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Vietnam, as well as an anti-subsidy investigation on precision steel pipes from mainland China and Vietnam, in response to an application submitted by Orrcon Manufacturing Pty Ltd on March 31, 2020.
• The Commission issued an affirmative preliminary anti-dumping ruling on the products involved in the case from mainland China and South Korea, and a negative preliminary anti-dumping ruling on the products involved in the case from Vietnam and Taiwan, China, on June 1, 2021.
• The Commission terminated the anti-dumping investigations into the products involved in the case from Taiwan, China, and Vietnam, and simultaneously terminated the countervailing duty investigations into all Vietnamese companies, including Chinh Dai Industrial Co., Ltd. and Vina One Steel Manufacturing Corporation, on August 11, 2021.
• The Commission terminated the countervailing duty investigations into the Chinese mainland companies Dalian Srirat High-Tech Co., Ltd. and Yantai Aoxin International Trade Co., Ltd. on August 27, 2021.
• The Commission implemented anti-dumping measures against the products involved in the case from mainland China and South Korea, and countervailing measures against the products involved from mainland China, starting from June 2, 2021.

Statistics:

• The anti-dumping and countervailing measures on precision pipe and tube steel will expire on September 28, 2026.
• The anti-dumping investigation was initiated on March 31, 2020.
• The preliminary anti-dumping rulings were issued on June 1, 2021.
• The countervailing duty investigations were terminated on August 11, 2021.
• The anti-dumping measures were implemented on June 2, 2021.

Sources:

• Announcement No. 2025/052, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, July 28, 2025
• Announcement No. 2020/030, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, March 31, 2020
• Announcement No. 2021/074, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, June 1, 2021
• Announcement No. 2021/100, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, August 11, 2021
• Announcement No. 2021/111, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, August 27, 2021
• Announcement No. 2021/109 and 2021/110, Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, September 28, 2021