Canadian Anti-dumping, Countervailing Duty and Safeguard Investigations

CBSA Initiates Expiry Review Investigation Concerning Certain Carbon Steel Fasteners...

On 29 October 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published a Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation (FAS-2019-ER) concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain carbon steel fasteners (including different types of screws that are usually classified under tariff subheadings 7318.11, 7318.12, 7318.14, and 7318.15) imported into Canada from the People’s Republic of… Continue reading CBSA Initiates Expiry Review Investigation Concerning Certain Carbon Steel Fasteners…

CBSA Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation Concerning Oil Pump Sucker Rods from...

On 30 September 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published a Notice of Initiation of Investigation (SR2-2019-IN) concerning allegations that dumped imports of certain sucker rods designed for oilfield pumps (usually classified under tariff classification no. 8413.91.00.10) from Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are causing or threatening to cause material injury to the domestic industry.… Continue reading CBSA Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation Concerning Oil Pump Sucker Rods from…

Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Finding...

Ruling from the Bench earlier today (September 11, 2019), the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the application for judicial review of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding concerning dumped and subsidized imports of dry wheat pasta from Turkey (see Inquiry No. NQ-2018-001). The application (file no. A-261-18) was brought before the Court by exporters and importers… Continue reading Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Finding…

Canada Implements New Anti-Dumping Rules Targeting Related-Company Input Dumping and...

On 4th September 2019, amendments to Canada’s Special Import Measures Regulations (SIMR) were published in the Canada Gazette. The SIMR implements Canada’s anti-dumping and countervailing (i.e., trade remedy) regime. The amendments address concerns raised by the Canadian steel industry regarding the effectiveness of the trade remedy regime in addressing related company input dumping and input cost distortions. The… Continue reading Canada Implements New Anti-Dumping Rules Targeting Related-Company Input Dumping and…

New CBSA Procedures for Re-Investigations and Normal Value Reviews Relating...

On 19 July 2019 the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued revisions to Memorandum D14-1-8, Re-investigation and Normal Value Review Policy – Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) (19 July 2019) to reflect updated policies and a new administrative process for submitting and responding to representations concerning the need to initiate a re-investigation or a normal value review. The… Continue reading New CBSA Procedures for Re-Investigations and Normal Value Reviews Relating…

15-Day Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Canada’s Trade Remedies...

The 20 July 2019 edition of the Canada Gazette Part I (Vol. 153, No. 29) includes proposed Regulations Amending the Special Import Measures Regulations. The proposed amendments follow from recommendations of a working group comprising the Government of Canada, the Canadian steel industry, and the steel industry’s workers. The objective of the working group’s consultations was… Continue reading 15-Day Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Canada’s Trade Remedies…

The Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Temporarily Remove the...

On 3rd June 2019, the Department of Finance issued a news release announcing that the Government of Canada has introduced a “Notice of Ways and Means Motion that would temporarily amend the Customs Tariff to remove the two-year moratorium on the imposition of safeguard measures on imports previously subject to safeguards”. On 10th October 2018, the Government of Canada made… Continue reading The Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Temporarily Remove the…

Government of Canada Announces Refunds of Provisional Steel Safeguard Surtax

On Wednesday 29th May 2019, the Government of Canada published an Order in Council that grants a refund of the provisional steel safeguard surtax of 25 percent that was paid by importers on shipments of concrete reinforcing bar (rebar), energy tubular products, hot-rolled steel sheet, pre-painted steel, and wire rod entering Canada between 25th October… Continue reading Government of Canada Announces Refunds of Provisional Steel Safeguard Surtax

Exclusion Inquiry Commenced Concerning Heavy Steel Plate and Stainless Steel...

On Thursday 16th May 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal published a notice of the commencement of an inquiry regarding exclusion requests concerning certain heavy steel plate and stainless steel wire products subject to the final safeguard measures that were imposed on Monday 13th May. This notice is further to an Order in Council made Thursday 9th… Continue reading Exclusion Inquiry Commenced Concerning Heavy Steel Plate and Stainless Steel…

Final Safeguard Measures Imposed on Imports of Heavy Steel Plate...

Further to the report issued by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on 3rd April 2019 in Safeguard Inquiry No. GC-2018-001 (Certain Steel Goods), final safeguard measures were imposed on imports of heavy steel plate products and stainless steel wire products as of Monday 13th May. The final safeguard measures were not announced until Friday 10th May in… Continue reading Final Safeguard Measures Imposed on Imports of Heavy Steel Plate…

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