# Australia Imposes 70.4% Duties on Chinese Aluminum Windows

> Australia targets Chinese aluminum windows with up to 70.4% tariffs after finding dumping and subsidies.
- Title: Australia Imposes 70.4% Duties on Chinese Aluminum Windows
- Summary: Australia targets Chinese aluminum windows with up to 70.4% tariffs after finding dumping and subsidies. Australia will impose up to 70.4% duties on Chinese…
- Keywords: australia, aluminum windows, trade remedies commission, tim ayres, ventora group, australian glass and window association, china, dumping, subsidies, duties, aluminum industry, construction costs
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/f19d0cc0-cf24-4d0b-a668-9ade14bccd42
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-16T03:05:32+00:00
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- Topics: australia, aluminum windows, trade remedies commission, tim ayres, ventora group, australian glass and window association, china, dumping, subsidies, duties, aluminum industry, construction costs
## Australia's Trade Remedies Commission Finds Dumping
Australia's Trade Remedies Commission has preliminarily determined Chinese aluminum windows and doors were dumped and subsidized.
## Proposed Duties Range from 5.3% to 70.4%
The commission proposed duties ranging from 5.3 percent to 70.4 percent depending on the exporter.
## Local Manufacturers Lost A$422.6 Million
Local manufacturers lost approximately A$422.6 million, including A$350 million from price undercutting and A$72.6 million in forgone sales.
## Importers Must Lodge Financial Securities
Importers must now lodge financial securities while the inquiry continues.
## Final Recommendations by December 16, 2026
The commission will deliver final recommendations to Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres by December 16, 2026.
## Foshan AMJ Faces 5.3% Penalty
Foshan AMJ received the lowest proposed penalty at 5.3 percent among cooperating exporters.
## Zhuhai Yipeng Faces 51.6% Penalty
Zhuhai Yipeng faced the steepest penalty at 51.6 percent among cooperating exporters.
## Guangdong Kete and Others Named
Guangdong Kete, Broad, and Yuanjiang were also named in the findings.
## Uncooperative Exporters Face 70.4% Duty
Companies that refused to cooperate could be hit with the maximum 70.4 percent duty.
## Altop Cleared of Dumping
Altop was investigated but cleared of wrongdoing because it did not ship dumped aluminum to Australia.
## Chinese Producers Benefited from Subsidies
The commission found some Chinese producers benefited from government support, including discounted energy for aluminum smelting.
## Key takeaway

Australia will impose up to 70.4% duties on Chinese aluminum windows and doors after finding they were dumped and subsidized, costing local manufacturers A$422.6 million.