Posted on 27 Nov 2025
Australia has issued a preliminary affirmative determination in its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe into ceiling steel framing members (CSFM) imported from China, finding evidence of material injury to the domestic industry.
Anti-Dumping Commissioner David Latina said the investigation's Statement of Essential Facts (SEF 653) shows sufficient grounds to impose dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese-origin CSFM. To prevent further injury while the investigation continues, the Australian government will require securities on all imports of the subject goods from 27 November 2025, calculated on an ad valorem basis.
For Chinese exporters deemed uncooperative, interim countervailing duty is set at 4.5%, interim dumping duty at 10%, bringing the effective combined rate to 14.5% after application of the lesser duty rule, Kallanish notes.
The case concerns ceiling steel framing members supplied for interior installations, metallic coated, whether or not containing alloys, with a height of up to and including 45 millimetres, a width (face) up to and including 60mm, of a base metal thickness of up to and including 0.65 millimetres of varying steel grades.
HS codes involved are 7216.61.00 (57), 7216.69.00 (58), 7216.91.00 (59), 7308.90.00 (52,53,55,56). Excluded from the application are the direct fix clips used to install ceiling steel framing members, and ceiling steel framing members made from stainless steel.
The Commission will submit its final recommendation by 16 January 2026, after which the Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science will decide whether to impose final anti-dumping and countervailing measures, and whether duties should apply retrospectively in the event of further identified injury.
Source:Kallanish
