WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/180/AUS 
3 march 2009 
 (09-1092) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2008 from 
Australia
. 
  
  G/ADP/N/180/AUS 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  AUSTRALIA  
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2008 
 
 
FINAL MEASURES NO FINAL MEASURES 
Initiation Provisional 
measures/ 
determinations Definitive 
duty Price  
undertaking No 
dumping No 
injury Case 
with-
drawn Other Country/ 
customs 
territory Goods/product 
Date Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date 
(dumping 
margin) Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Dumped 
imports 
as % of 
domestic 
consumption % of Trade 
volume 
investigated
(of the 
exporting 
country) Basis 
for 
determi-
nation 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Canada Mill liners, iron and steel 
grinding (C) 01.02.08  13.08.08 
         NA 
Toilet tissue 26.03.08  31.12.08 
(2% - 25%)      55%  60% HM 
FA 
Rims, tubeless steel demountable truck 06.06.08 05.11.08 (2.1% - 
239.1%) 31.12.08 
(2.1% - 
239.1%)      20%   CV 
FA 
Hollow structural sections 
(R) 18.12.08            China,  
PR 
Hollow structural sections 18.12.08            
Greece Dried currants 28.04.08 17.11.08 (30 – 
80%)           
Toilet tissue 26.03.08  31.12.08 
(33% - 45%)      95%  75% HM 
FA Indonesia Polyethylene linear low 
density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(34% - 53%)       10% 3% CV 
FA 
Polyethylene linear low density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(34% - 53%)       10% 3% CV 
FA 
Polyethylene, high density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(43% - 56%)         FA 
HM 
Washing machines (R) 22.05.08    13.08.08   22.05.0
8    NA 
Polyethylene, high density 
(C) 18.03.08    03.09.08       NA Korea, 
Republic of 
Polyethylene, linear low 
density (C) 18.03.08    03.09.08       NA 
Polyethylene, high density 
(R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(43%- 56%) 03.07.08        FA 
HM 
Polyethylene, high density (C) 18.03.08    03.09.08       NA Malaysia 
Hollow structural sections 18.12.08            
  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Polyethylene, high density 
(R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(43%- 56%)         FA 
HM Singapore Polyethylene, high density 
(C) 18.03.08    03.09.08       NA 
Sweden Polyethylene, high density 
(R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(43%- 56%) 03.07.08        FA 
HM 
Polyethylene, linear low 
density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 
(43% - 56%)       10% 3% HM 
FA 
Steel pipe, galvanised (R) 28.04.08  22.10.08 
(20.7% - 
30.7%)         F A  Thailand  
Polyethylene, linear low 
density (C) 18.03.08  03.09.08 
         NA 
 
Basis for Determination Codes  
 HM Home market price 
OP Prices charged by other producer 
OA Information supplied by the applicant and modified appropriately using information gained during the inquiry FA Facts Available 
TM Prices to a third country 
CV Constructed value  
Other abbreviations
 
 (C) Continuation (i.e. expiry) inquiry 
(R) A review of the level of the existing measures 
(AR) Accelerated review re quested by new exporter 
NA Not applicable 
N/a Not available  
 
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  ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES 
(Applicable as at 31 December 2008) 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory Product Date duties 
imposed Date of last 
review 
finding Date current 
review 
initiated 
Canada Mill liners, iron and steel grinding 18.09.03*   
Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4D) 25.03.03* 17.01.08  
Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   
Silicon, certain 17.02.05   
Sodium hydrogen carbonate 
(sodium bicarbonate) 03.11.05 02.05.07  
Mushrooms, preserved 13.01.06   
Pineapple, fruit (FSI) 11.10.06   
Hollow structural sections, certain 25.05.07  18.12.08 
Tubeless steel demountable truck 
rims 01.01.09   China 
Toilet tissue 01.01.09   
Hungary Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer 
resin 24.03.00* 09.11.05  
Polyethylene, linear low density 27.07.00* 03.07.08  
Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   Indonesia 
Toilet tissue 01.01.09   
Hot rolled steel plate, 02.04.04   
Japan Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer 
resin 22.10.92* 04.10.07  
Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer 
resin 24.03.00* 09.11.05  
Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   Korea,  
Republic of 
Greyback cartonboard 28.07.05   
Malaysia Mobile garbage bins, certain 06.06.06 17.01.08  
Pineapple, fruit (consumer) 11.10.06   Philippines Pineapple, fruit (FSI) 14.11.06   
Russian 
Federation Ammonium nitrate 25.05.01* 17.05.06  
Steel pipe, galvanised 18.02.00* 22.10.08  
Pineapple, fruit (consumer) 18.10.01* 10.10.06  
Pineapple, fruit (FSI) 18.10.01* 10.10.06  Thailand 
Polyethylene, linear low density 04.12.03* 03.07.08  
United States Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer 
resin 23.01.92* 09.11.05  
 
* Measures extended beyond the initial 5 year period.     G/ADP/N/180/AUS 
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  MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE UNDERTAKINGS 
(Applicable at 31 December 2008) 
 
Country Goods Initial 
operative 
date Current 
operative 
date Date current 
review 
initiated 
Hollow structural sections, certain 14.05.07 14.05.12 18.12.08 
China Tubeless steel demountable rims, 
certain 31.12.08 31.12.13  
Indonesia Hot rolled steel plate 25.03.04 25.03.09  
Korea, Republic 
of Greyback cartonboard 28.07.05 27.07.10  
 
  
REVOCATIONS /EXPIRATION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES 
Made during the period 1 July-31 December 2008 
 
Country/customs 
territory Goods Date revoked/expired 
Polyethylene, high density 17.12.08 Korea, Republic of Polyethylene, linear low density 03.12.08 
Malaysia Polyethylene, high density 17.12.08 
Singapore Polyethylene, high density 17.12.08 
Sweden Polyethylene, high density 17.12.08 
 
 
 
MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE UNDERTAKINGS REVOKED 
During the period 1 July-31 December 2008 
 
Country/customs 
territory Goods Date revoked/expired 
Malaysia Polyethylene, high density 05.12.08 
Sweden Polyethylene, high density 05.12.08 
 
 
NEW EXPORTER REVIEWS 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2008  
 
 
Country Product Initiation Measures 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
  Date Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No injury 
Nil 
 
 
 
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