WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/ADP/N/173/AUS 
4 August 2008 
 (08-3689) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices Original:   English 
  
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 16.4 
OF THE AGREEMENT  
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
 Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual re port for the period 1 January-30 June 2008 
from Australia
. 
  
  G/ADP/N/173/AUS 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  AUSTRALIA  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF ANTI-DUMPING ACTIONS 
 
For the period 1 January – 30 June 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 
determination 
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            
Dichlorophenoxy-
acetic acid (2,4D) 
(C) 09.07.07  17.01.08 
(10-30%)       6%  FA 
Toilet tissue 26.03.08            China, P.R 
Rims, tubeless 
steel demountable 
truck 06.06.08            
Greece Dried currants 28.04.08            
Indonesia Polyethylene 
linear low density 
(R) 03.12.07  03.07.08          
 Toilet tissue 26.03.08            
Korea Polyethylene 
linear low density 
(R) 03.12.07  03.07.08          
 Polyethylene, high 
density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08          
 Washing 
machines (R) 21.08.07  18.01.08       NA  FA 
 Washing 
machines (R) 22.05.08            
 Polyethylene, high 
density (C) 18.03.08            
 Polyethylene, 
linear low density 
(C) 18.03.08             
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Malaysia Polyethylene, high 
density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 03.07.08         
Mobile garbage 
bins, certain (R) 11.07.07  17.01.08       NA  FA 
 Polyethylene, high 
density (C) 18.03.08            
Singapore Polyethylene, high 
density (R) 23.08.07  27.03.08          
 Polyethylene, high 
density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08          
 Polyethylene, high 
density (C) 18.03.08            
South 
Africa Rims, tubeless 
steel demountable 
truck (R) 01.11.07    30.04.08        
 Rims, tubeless 
steel demountable 
truck (C) 01.11.07    30.04.08        
Sweden Polyethylene, high 
density (R) 03.12.07   03.07.08         
Thailand Mobile garbage 
bins, certain 08.10.07      25.02.08      
 Polyethylene 
linear low density (R) 03.12.07  03.07.08 03.07.08         
 Steel pipe, 
galvanised (R) 28.04.08            
 Polyethylene, 
linear  low density (C) 18.03.08            
 
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 G/ADP/N/173/AUS 
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  ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES 
 
(Applicable as at 30 June 2008) 
 
Country/customs 
territory Goods Date duties 
imposed Date of last 
review 
finding Date 
current 
review 
initiated 
Canada Mill liners, iron  and steel grinding 18.09.03  1.02.08 
China 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 sectio ns, certain 25.05.07   
Hungary Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer resin 24.03.00* 09.11.05  
Indonesia Polyethylene, linear low density 27.07.00* 23.09.05 03.12.07 
 Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   
Japan Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   
 Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer resin 22.10.92* 04.10.07  
Korea, Republic of Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer resin 24.03.00* 09.11.05  
 Washing machines 18.09.03 18.01.08 22.05.08 
 Polyethylene linear low density 04.12.03 23.09.05 03.12.07 
 Polyethylene, high density 18.12.03 24.08.05 03.12.07 
 Hot rolled steel plate 02.04.04   
 Greyback cartonboard 28.07.05   
Malaysia Polyethylene, high density 18.12.03 24.08.05 03.12.07 
 Mobile garbage bins, certain 06.06.06 17.01.08  
Philippines Pineapple, fruit (consumer) 11.10.06   
 Pineapple, fruit (FSI) 14.11.06   
Russian Federation Ammonium nitrate 25.05.01* 17.05.06  
Singapore Polyethylene, high density 18.12.03 27.03.08 03.12.07 
Sweden Polyethylene, high density 18.12.03 24.08.05 03.12.07 
Thailand Steel pipe, galvanised 18.02.00* 12.09.05 28.04.08 
 Pineapple, fruit (consumer) 18.10.01* 10.10.06  
 Pineapple, fruit (FSI) 18.10.01* 10.10.06  
 Polyethylene, linear low density 04.12.03 23.09.05 03.12.07 
United States Polyvinyl chloride homopolymer resin 23.01.92* 09.11.05  
 
*Measures extended beyond the initial 5 year period.  G/ADP/N/173/AUS 
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  MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE UNDERTAKINGS 
 
(Applicable at 30 June 2008) 
  
Country/customs 
territory Goods Initial 
operative 
date Current 
operative 
date Date current 
review initiated 
China Certain hollow structural sections 14.05.07 14.05.12  
Indonesia Hot rolled steel plate 25.03.04 25.03.09  
Malaysia Polyethylene, high density 05.12.03 05.12.08 03.12.07 
Korea, Republic of Greyback cartonboard 28.07.05 27.07.10  
Sweden Polyethylene, high density 05.12.03 05.12.08 03.12.07 
 
 
REVOCATIONS/EXPIRATION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES 
 
(Made during the period 1 January-30 June 2008) 
 
Country/customs territory Goods Date revoked/expired 
United Kingdom Dichlo rophenoxy-acetic acid (2,4D) 25.03.08 
 
 
MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE UNDERTAKINGS REVOKED 
 
(During the period 1 January-30 June 2008) 
 
Country/customs territory Goods Date 
South Africa Rims, tubeless steel demountable truck 30.04.08 
 
 
NEW EXPORTER REVIEWS 
 
(For the period 1 January-30 June 2008) 
 
Country/customs 
territory Product Initiation Measures 
  Date Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
dumping No injury 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Nil 
 
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