COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Ministerial Exemption Instrument No. 4 of 2015
Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975
I, KAREN LESLEY ANDREWS, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, have considered and accepted the recommendations of the Commissioner of the Anti-Dumping Commission, the reasons for the recommendations, the material findings of fact on which the recommendations are based and the evidence relied on to support those findings in Exemption inquiry report: EX0040 concerning zinc coated (galvanised) steel exported to Australia from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan.
Under subsections 8(7) and 10(8) of the Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Act 1975, I hereby exempt the goods described in Attachment 1 (the Goods) from:
- interim dumping duty and dumping duty, and
- interim countervailing duty and countervailing duty,
as I am satisfied that like or directly competitive goods are not offered for sale in Australia to all purchasers on equal terms under like conditions having regard to the custom and usage of trade.
The anti-dumping measures previously applying to the Goods were imposed following the then Attorney-General’s consideration of International Trade Remedies Branch Report No. 190 concerning the alleged dumping of zinc coated (galvanised) steel exported from China, Korea and Taiwan, and International Trade Remedies Branch Report No. 193 concerning the alleged subsidisation of zinc coated (galvanised) steel exported from China.
This instrument takes effect from the 23rd day of December 2014. The instrument is subject to review and may be revoked.
Dated this 28th day of October 2015
KAREN LESLEY ANDREWS
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Attachment 1
All goods meeting the description detailed below are eligible for an exemption from dumping duties and countervailing duties under Ministerial Exemption Instrument No. 4 of 2015.
STEEL, flat rolled, non-alloy, hot dipped galvanized, in lengths, having ALL of
the following:
(a) yield strength NOT less than 250 MPa and NOT greater than 350 MPa;
(b) tensile strength NOT less than 315 MPa and NOT greater than 430 MPa;
(c) elongation NOT less than 30%;
(d) total coating mass NOT less than 300 g/m2;
(e) in ANY of the following sizes:
(i) width 40mm and thickness 4.0mm;
(ii) width 50mm and thickness 4.0mm;
(iii) width 50mm and thickness 8.0mm;
With tolerances allowable for specification (e) being:
(a) thickness +/- 5%;
(b) width +/- 5%.