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Regarding media reports that galvanized steel-coated products imported from Vietnam are under an anti-dumping investigation in Australia with a margin of up to 56.21%, Hoa Sen Group said the figure is only an initial allegation raised in the petition, not a preliminary finding or a final conclusion by Australian authorities.
According to official information, on 30 April 2026, the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission initiated an investigation based on a petition filed by BlueScope Steel Limited. In the initiation dossier, Hoa Sen Group and Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company are named among the Vietnamese enterprises.
The case is currently at the initiation stage. The related enterprises are preparing and answering the investigation questionnaire in accordance with the rules of the Australian investigating agency.
Under the scheduled timeline, the Australian agency is expected to issue the “Statement of Essential Facts” no later than 18 August 2026 and to issue a final determination no later than 2 October 2026, excluding potential extensions during the investigation.
Hoa Sen Group emphasized that in trade remedy cases, the initiating party often uses reference data and assumptions it selects to construct initial allegations at a high level to support the initiation. The final result, the company said, will be determined after the investigating agency collects, audits, and assesses the actual data of the involved enterprises.
Hoa Sen Group noted that it has participated in trade defense cases in major export markets for many years and has achieved favorable outcomes when authorities use and verify enterprise data. It cited the 2015 anti-dumping investigation against galvanized steel products in Australia, where although the initiating party alleged a dumping margin for Vietnam of 16.26%, Hoa Sen Group obtained a 0% anti-dumping duty after the agency examined and verified the enterprise data.
The company said this illustrates that initial allegations do not necessarily reflect the final outcome of a case.
For the current case in Australia, Hoa Sen Group said it will continue to cooperate closely with the Australian investigating authority to provide complete and timely information, protect the group’s lawful rights and interests, and contribute to safeguarding the reputation of the Vietnamese steel industry in the international market.
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