Arabic version: تقرير أولي يجد إغراقاً في واردات النوافذ الصينية

According to ABC News, the Australian Trade Remedies Commission has preliminarily found that Chinese aluminium windows and doors were sold in Australia at unfair prices, undercutting local producers and causing material injury to the industry. The commission said all Chinese exporters except one dumped the goods between July 1, 2024 and June 30 last year.

The preliminary report put dumping margins at between 5.3 per cent and 70.4 per cent of normal prices, depending on the exporter, and found some exporters received modest subsidies from Chinese government levels. It estimated Australia’s aluminium windows and doors market was worth about $2.8 billion during the investigation period. Chinese imports represented 19 per cent of sales, compared with about 79 per cent for Australian products.

The commission estimated local industry losses from undercutting by dumped and/or subsidised Chinese imports at about $350 million. It said local manufacturers’ sales volumes fell about 19 per cent from July 2021 to June 2025, while the value of their sales declined about 14 per cent from a 2023 financial-year peak. It proposed recommending that Industry and Innovation Minister Tim Ayres publish a dumping duty notice.

From October 15, importers must provide financial securities worth between 5.3 per cent and 73.3 per cent of product value while the investigation continues. UNSW international economic law professor Zhou Weihuan said the securities could lead to higher imported-window prices and raise commercial and residential construction costs. The inquiry began after an application by Ventora Group and the Australian Glass and Window Association. Final recommendations are due by December 16, with the minister’s decision expected within 30 days of receiving them.