On December 19, 2025, the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission issued a notice, announcing a delay for the Statement of Essential Facts (SEF) and final recommendations regarding certain flat rolled steel products from China for anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) and South Korea for AD duties.

The Commission is expected to issue the SEF by June 23, 2026, and submit the final report to the Minister for Industry and Science by August 7, 2026.

Following an application filed by BlueScope Steel Limited, the AD and CVD probes were initiated on October 24 this year. The products involved are flat rolled products of non-alloy or other alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, tool steel, and high-speed steel), not clad, plated, or coated, not in coils, with a thickness equal to or greater than 4.75 mm and a width equal to or greater than 600 mm, with or without patterns in relief. These products are under HS codes 7208.40.00.39, 7208.51.00.40, 7208.52.00.41, 7208.90.00.30, 7225.40.00.22, and 7225.40.00.24.

The investigation period is from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and the injury examination period runs from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025.