EPR 319 - Chrome bar from Italy, Romania

Goods Covered by the InvestigationChromium plated circular solid steel bars (chrome bars) that have all of the following characteristics:

• circular cross section;
• made from alloy or non-alloy steel bar;
• chrome plating of any thickness;
• lengths not greater than 8m; and
• diameters in the range from 18mm to 170mm.

The applicant provided further details as follows:

Minimal prior or subsequent processing such as cutting, drilling or painting does not exclude chrome bars in the dimensions described above from coverage of the application.

Without limiting the generality of the above description, the goods include:

• [chrome bars manufactured using] steel bars that are quenched and tempered, otherwise heat treated or induction hardened;
• chrome bars manufactured using the following grades of steel bars (and any equivalent or materially similar international gradesSAE/AISI 1045 andSAE/AISI 4140.

Goods excluded from the description are:

• chromium plated steel bars with oval or flattened circle cross sections; and
• hollow or tubular chrome plated bars.

Public record documents

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Email: operations4@adcommission.gov.au

Mailing address:

The Director

Operations 4

Anti-Dumping Commission

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Melbourne VIC 3001