On December 23, 2025, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2025/133, stating that it has made preliminary anti-dumping and anti subsidy rulings on Hot Rolled Coil Steel imported from China, and has decided to impose temporary anti-dumping and anti subsidy duties on Chinese products in the form of deposits from December 24, 2025. The anti-dumping and anti subsidy deposit ratios are as follows: Baoshan Iron&Steel Co. Ltd., the exporter, is 106.5%, Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron&Steel Co. Ltd. is 36.5%, and Shanghai Meishan Iron&Steel Co. Ltd. is 66.5%. 2%, Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron&Steel Co Ltd accounts for 40.3%, and other Chinese exporters account for 116.9%.
On November 15, 2024, the Australian Anti Dumping Commission issued Announcement No. 2024/093, stating that an anti-dumping and countervailing investigation has been initiated against hot-rolled steel coils imported from China, in response to an application submitted by BlueScope Steel Limited, a domestic Australian company. The products surveyed this time are hot-rolled coils of all thicknesses (including sheets), with or without embossed patterns (commonly referred to as mesh steel plates), regardless of whether they contain alloys, are uncoated, coated, or coated (except for oil coatings). Steel plate products and flat steel bars are not within the scope of investigation. The Australian customs codes for the products involved are 7208.10.00.31, 7208.25.00.32, 7208.26.00.33, 7208.27.00.34, 7208.36.00.35, 7208.37.00.36, 7208.38.00.37, 7208.39.00.38, 7208.40.00.39, 7208.53.00.42, 7208.54.00.43, 7208.9.00.30, 7211.114.00.40, 7211.19.00.41, 7225.30.00.17, 7225.40.00.22, 7225.40.00.24, 7226.91.00.67.