EPR 401 - Wire ropes from South Africa

Goods Covered by the Investigation

The goods the subject of this application are stranded wire rope, alloy or non-alloy steel, whether or not coated or impregnated, having both of the following:

• Not greater than 8 strands;
• Diameter not less than 58mm and not greater than 200mm,

with or without attachments.

Further information regarding the goods is outlined below:

(i)Stranded steel wire rope is rope and strand made of high carbon wire (whether or not containing alloys);

(ii)The strand or rope can also be sheathed or impregnated and sheathed respectively in plastic or composites;

(iii)The wires can be layered-up in various configurations in order to give the strand or rope the desired physical properties;

(iv)Variances can include:

• strand diameter;
• number of wires;
• wire finish (e.g. typically black but may be galvanised);
• wire tensile grade;
• type of lubricant;
• strand or rope length; and
• whether or not an attachment is included (but not limited to ferrules and/or beckets).

(v)Cores may be made of:

• natural or synthetic fibre; or
• Independent Wire Rope Cores ('IWRC'), which may or may not be sheathed or impregnated in plastic.

Typical uses include applications such as dragline hoist, drag and dump ropes, and shovel hoist, crowd and retract ropes.

Goods excluded from this application are:

• stranded wire rope that is stainless steel as defined under Note (e) 'Stainless steel' to the Tariff;
• stranded wire rope with more than 8 strands, regardless of diameter; and
• stranded wire rope less than 58mm or greater than 200mm in diameter, regardless of the number of strands.

Public Record Documents

The public record EPR 401 includes non-confidential versions of documents such as the application, submissions, questionnaire responses, Commission visit reports and letters.

Key Dates

Questionnaires

Exporter Questionnaire (DOCX 177KB)

Exporter - Questionnaire Spreadsheets (XLSX 43KB)

Importer Questionnaire (DOCX 110KB)

Importer Questionnaire Spreadsheets (XLSX 24KB)

Contacts for this Investigation

Case Manager: Tel (03) 8539 2409

Fax: +61 3 8539 2499

Email:  operations3@adcommission.gov.au

Mailing address:The Director

Operations 3

Anti-Dumping Commission

GPO Box 2013

Canberra ACT 2601