The Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) released its Day 60 Status Report for Investigation 691 yesterday, 27 January 2026, which has been ongoing since its initiation on 25 November 2025.
No preliminary affirmative determination at Day 60
Importantly, and perhaps unexpectedly for many following this investigation, the Commissioner has not made a preliminary affirmative determination (PAD) under section 269TD(1) of the Customs Act 1901 at the 60-day mark of the investigation.
This means that, for the present moment, interim anti-dumping and countervailing duties will not be imposed on imports of aluminium windows and doors from China to Australia.
However, a PAD may still be made at any time from day 60 onwards if the Commissioner becomes satisfied that there appear to be sufficient grounds for the publication of dumping duty and/or countervailing duty notices (or that such grounds will appear, following further imports of the goods).
This decision reflects the significant volume of evidence received by the ADC to date in this investigation and the ongoing work needed to be undertaken in order for the ADC to form a view regarding the merits of anti-dumping and countervailing measures.
At this stage, the Commissioner is not yet satisfied that material injury to the Australian industry has been caused by any dumping or subsidisation that may have occurred. Critical issues currently under examination include export prices, normal values, the level of any countervailable subsidies, import volumes, and conditions in the Australian market.
Full details of this decision are set out in Anti-Dumping Notice (ADN) 2026/017.
Extension of investigation timelines
The ADC has also extended key due dates due to the complexity of the investigation and volume of information received:
- The statement of essential facts (SEF) is now due on or before 23 September 2026 (previously 16 March 2026).
- The final report to the minister is now due on or before 25 November 2026 (previously 29 April 2026).
Notwithstanding these updated deadlines, further extensions of timelines could be obtained by the ADC or exercised by the Minister in relation to the publication of the final report.
It is important to note that the Commissioner will reconsider the possibility of a PAD at least once before publishing the SEF and will advise accordingly.
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