G/SCM/N/259/AUS  
 
18 September 2013  
(13-4943)  Page: 1/6  
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original: English  
 
  SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER 
ARTICLE 25.11 OF THE AGREEMENT 
AUSTRALIA 
Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual report for the period 1 January-30 June 2013 from 
Australia . 
 
 
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- 2 - Reporting Member:  Australia1 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUN TERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 2013 
Original Investigations 
Country or 
customs 
territory Product  Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Final measures  No final 
measures / 
termination Other  Trade data  
(from published report(s) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  HS 6-
digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; ID 
number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country  Date; 
period of 
investigation 
(S-subsidization;  
I-injury) Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
or minimum 
prices  Date, 
Reason Date, 
explanation Import volume 
or value (units 
/ currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8  9 10 11 
China Aluminium zinc 
coated steel 7210.61 
ITR 193a CV 1 26.11.2012
4 
S: 7/2011-
6/2012; 
I: 1/2007-
6/2012 15.05.2013  
0-10.3%; all 
others: 21.7%5   17.06.2013 
Part 
termination/ 
negligible 
countervailing     
Zinc coated (galvanised) steel 7210.49; 7212.30 ITR 193b CV 1 26.11.2012
6 
S: 7/2011-
6/2012; 
I: 1/2007-
6/2012 15.05.2013  
0-12.5%; all 
others: 22.8%7   17.06.2013 
Part 
termination/ 
negligible 
countervailing     
Hot rolled plate 
steel  7208.40; 7208.51; 7208.52, 
7225.40 
ITR 198 CV 1 12.02.2013 
S: 1/2012-
12/2012; 
I: 1/2008-
12/2012     
    
 
  
                                               
1 Website address where published report s on investigations are available: www.adcommission.gov.a u/notices-reports . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format ha ve the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only. 
4 Incorrect initiation date was entered in the previous semi-annual report. This has now been rectified with the above dates. 
5 A PAD was published with the level of securities; however a decision was made to not take securities at this time. 
6 Incorrect initiation date was entered in the previous semi-annual report. This has now been rectified with the above dates. 
7 A PAD was published with the level of securities; however a decision was made to not take securities at this time.  
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- 3 - Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings 
 
Country or 
customs 
territory Product  Initiation Preliminary 
results / 
determination Final results  Revocation 
of Measures Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not 
affecting 
the duty 
level) Trade Data  
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; ID number; 
(*) if investigation of 
>1 country  Date, Type 
of Review or 
Procedure 
(code), 
Period 
Covered Effective date; 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason] Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
or minimum 
prices; or 
other outcome 
(code) Date 
Reason Date,  
explanation  Import volume 
or value (units 
/currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import 
volume as 
% of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2  3 4  5 6 7 8  9 10 11 
China Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 
7604.29; 7608.10; 7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 
TM 148 CV 1 29.10.2012 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.10.2011-
27.04.2012     08.04.2013  
Partial 
repayment    
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 20.12.2012 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012 
     26.06.2013  
Partial 
repayment    
Hollow structural sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 
7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 02.01.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
10.01.2012-
02.07.2012     13.06.2013  
Full 
repayment    
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 07.01.2013 
(A/R) 
 
    24.01.2013  
Rejected    
Hollow structural 
sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 
7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 08.01.2013 
(A/R)     06.02.2013  
Rejected    
Hollow Structural Sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 
7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 14.01.2013 
(RVN) 
01.07.2010-
30.06.2011 
     13.05.2013  
Finalised    
 
  
  
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China 
(Cont'd) Aluminium road 
wheels 
8708.70; 8716.90 
TM 181 CV 1 16.01.2013 
(RVN) 
01.07.2010 
– 30.6.2011     08.05.2013  
Finalised    
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 18.01.2013 
(A/R) 
    11.04.2013  
Terminated    
Aluminium road 
wheels 
8708.70; 8716.90 
TM 181 CV 1 03.01.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
31.05.2012-
04.07.2012     13.05.2013  
Terminated    
Aluminium road 
wheels 8708.70; 8716.90 
TM 181 CV 1 17.01.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
05.07.2012-
04.01.2013     13.05.2013  
Terminated    
Hollow structural sections  7306.30; 7306.61; 
7306.69 
TM 177 CV 1 26.02.2013 
(A/R) 
01.01.2012-
31.12.2012     14.05.2013  
Terminated    
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 
7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 12.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012         
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 22.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012         
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 
7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 22.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
22.04.2012-
27.10.2012         
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 7608.20; 7610.10; 7610.90 
TM 148 CV 1 24.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012         
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 7604.29; 7608.10; 7608.20; 7610.10; 
7610.90 
TM 148 CV 1 26.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012          
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China 
(Cont'd) Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 
7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 29.04.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
28.04.2012-
27.10.2012  
      
 
Hollow structural 
sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 11.06.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
03.07.2012-
02.01.2013  
      
 
Hollow structural 
sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 26.06.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
03.07.2012-
02.01.2013  
      
 
Hollow structural 
sections  
7306.30; 7306.61; 
7306.69 TM 177 CV 1 28.06.2013 
(DAR) 
IMP: 
03.07.2012-
02.01.2013  
      
 
Aluminium extrusions  
7604.10; 7604.21; 
7604.29; 7608.10; 
7608.20; 7610.10; 7610.90 TM 148 CV 1 13.06.2013 
(A/R)  
      
 
 
CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a – not available 
LDR – Lesser duty SNR – Sunset review EXP – Measure expired without review 
P – Publication date 
C – Date of commencement of duty collection (REV) – Review of measure AR) – Accelerated review requested by a new exporter 
HMP – Home market price 
TMP – Third country price CV – Constructed value (RVN) – Reinvestigation 
(DAR) – Duty Assessment Review 
(IMP) – Importation period 
 
 
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  ANNEXES 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 30 JUNE 2013 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product,  
investigation ID 
number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition; 
publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
China Aluminium 
extrusions  TM 148 CV1 Duties 29.10.2010 
Gazette
1 
ACDN2 2010/40 27.08.2011 
Gazette 
ACDN 2011/21  
Aluminium road wheels TM 181 CV 1 Duties 05.07.2012 
Gazette 
ACDN 2012/23  
Hollow structural 
sections TM 177 CV 1 Duties 03.07.2012 
Gazette 
ACDN 2012/31  
United States Biodiesel 
TM 163 CV1 Duties 19.04.2011 
Gazette 
ACDN 2011/18  
 
 
REFUND REQUESTS DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY THROUGH 30 JUNE 2013  
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID 
number Original effective 
date; date of most 
recent extension Number of 
refund requests 
received Number of refund 
reviews 
commenced, 
completed 
China  Aluminium 
extrusions  TM 148 CV1 29.10.2010; 27.08.2011 6 6 Commenced 
2 Completed 
Aluminium road wheels TM 181 CV 1 19.04.2011 
 2 2 Commenced 
2 Completed 
Hollow structural sections TM 177 CV 1 03.07.2012 
 4 4 Commenced 
1 Completed 
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JANUARY THROUGH 30 JUNE 2013  
Country/Customs 
Territory Product,  
investigation ID 
number Date of termination Reason for termination  
Nil 
 
 
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1 The Gazette is a Commonwealth publication that is published in all Australian states. 
2 Australian Customs Dumping Notice.