Anti-Dumping Duties

Certain Pup Joints, Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), initiated an expiry review concerning the dumping and subsidizing of pup joints originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

As a result of the CITT’s expiry review, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an investigation to determine, whether the expiry of the finding is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping and/or subsidizing of the subject goods.  The CBSA will make a determination no later than November 30, 2016, and will issue a Statement of Reasons by December 15, 2016.

The subject goods are defined as oil country tubular goods pup joints made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish, having an outside diameter from 2 ⅜ inches to 4 ½ inches (60.3 mm to 114.3 mm), in all grades, in lengths from 2 feet to 12 feet (61 cm to 366 cm), excluding casing pup joints, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation

PUP JOINTS, Expiry Review No. RR-2016-001

Gypsum Board, Preliminary Injury Inquiry

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has conducted a preliminary injury inquiry into whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the alleged injurious dumping of gypsum board, sheet, or panel (“gypsum board”) originating in or exported from the United States of America, imported into Canada for use or consumption in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories, composed primarily of a gypsum core and faced or reinforced with paper or paperboard, including gypsum board meeting or supplied to meet ASTM C 1396 or ASTM C 1396M or equivalent standards, regardless of end use, edge-finish, thickness, width, or length, excluding (a) gypsum board made to a width of 54 inches (1,371.6 mm); (b) gypsum board measuring 1 inch (25.4 mm) in thickness and 24 inches (609.6 mm) in width regardless of length (commonly referred to and used as “paper-faced shaft liner”); (c) gypsum board meeting ASTM C 1177 or ASTM C 1177M (commonly referred to and used primarily as “glass fiber re-enforced sheathing board” but also sometimes used for internal applications for high mold/moisture resistant applications); (d) double layered glued paper‑faced gypsum board (commonly referred to and used as “acoustic board”); and (e) gypsum board meeting ISO16000-23 for sorption of formaldehyde, has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.  All dimensions are plus or minus allowable tolerances in applicable standards.

This preliminary injury inquiry follows the notification, on June 8, 2016, that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency had initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of the above-mentioned goods.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby determines that there is evidence that discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

Gypsum Board, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI‑2016-001

Gypsum Board – Notice of Initiation of Investigation