Chinese goods sold at unfair prices

The Australian Trade Remedies Commission found Chinese aluminium windows and doors were dumped in Australia between July one, twenty twenty-four and June thirty, twenty twenty-five.

Dumping margins ranged widely

The goods were sold with dumping margins ranging from five point three percent to seventy point four percent of their normal price, depending on the exporter.

Chinese imports dominated the market

The local aluminium windows and doors market was worth about two point eight billion dollars. Chinese imports accounted for nineteen percent of total sales, Australia for about seventy nine percent.

Local industry suffered material injury

Local manufacturers' sales volumes fell about nineteen percent from July twenty twenty-one to June twenty twenty-five. The value of their sales dropped about fourteen percent from a peak in twenty twenty-three.

Industry lost three hundred fifty million

The Australian industry lost about three hundred fifty million dollars due to undercutting by dumped and subsidised imports from China, the commission estimated.

Financial guarantees now required

From October fifteen, importers must provide financial securities worth between five point three percent and seventy three point three percent of product value, depending on the exporting company.

Prices expected to rise

UNSW professor Zhou Weihuan said securities could effectively lead to price increases because importers would account for them in their pricing, pushing up construction costs.

“effectively lead to price increases”

Final decision due by December

The Australian Trade Remedies Commission is due to make its final recommendation to Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres by December sixteen. The minister's decision is expected within thirty days.