Gypsum Board, Reference No. GC-2016-001
This report completes an inquiry by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) to determine whether the imposition of provisional duties or duties applicable to gypsum board imported from the United States for markets in Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories is contrary to Canada’s economic, trade or commercial interests, and specifically whether such an imposition has or would have the effect of substantially reducing competition in those markets or causing significant harm to consumers of those goods or to businesses who use them.
Gypsum Board, Inquiry No. NQ-2016-002
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) found that the imposition of provisional duties or duties applicable to gypsum board imported from the United States for markets in Manitoba, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, in their full amount, is contrary to Canada’s economic, trade or commercial interests, and specifically that such an imposition has or would have the effect of substantially reducing competition in those markets or causing significant harm to consumers of those goods or to businesses who use them and submitted its report to the Governor General in Council.
Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar, Notice of Preliminary Determination
On January 3, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), made a preliminary determination of dumping with respect to certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from the Republic of Belarus (Belarus), Chinese Taipei, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong), Japan, the Portuguese Republic (Portugal) and the Kingdom of Spain (Spain).
The subject goods are usually classified under the following Harmonized System (HS) classification numbers (codes):
7213.10.00.00
7214.20.00.00
7215.90.00.90
7227.90.00.90
Note that the HS codes are for convenience of reference only. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.
Provisional duties will now be payable on the subject goods that are released from customs on or after January 3, 2017.
Concrete Reinforcing Bar, Inquiry No. NQ-2016-003
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) today initiated a final inquiry to determine whether the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar (the subject goods) originating in or exported from the Republic of Belarus, Chinese Taipei, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Spain, has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. This final injury inquiry was initiated following the Tribunal’s preliminary determination of injury dated October 19, 2016, and further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency on January 3, 2016, stating that it made a preliminary determination of dumping respecting the subject goods.
On May 3, 2017, the Tribunal will determine whether the dumping of the subject goods has caused injury or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
Certain Fabricated Industrial Steel Components, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI‑2016-003
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 fabricated structural steel and plate‑work components of buildings, process equipment, process enclosures, access structures, process structures, and structures for conveyancing and material handling, including steel beams, columns, braces, frames, railings, stairs, trusses, conveyor belt frame structures and galleries, bents, bins, chutes, hoppers, ductwork, process tanks, pipe racks and apron feeders, whether assembled or partially assembled into modules, or unassembled, for use in structures for: 1. oil and gas extraction, conveyance and processing; 2. mining extraction, conveyance, storage, and processing; 3. industrial power generation facilities; 4. petrochemical plants; 5. cement plants; 6. fertilizer plants; and 7. industrial metal smelters; but excluding electrical transmission towers; rolled steel products not further worked; steel beams not further worked; oil pump jacks; solar, wind and tidal power generation structures; power generation facilities with a rated capacity below 100 megawatts; goods classified as “prefabricated buildings†under HS Code 9406.00.90.30; structural steel for use in manufacturing facilities used in applications other than those described above; and products covered by Certain Fasteners (RR-2014-001), Structural Tubing (RR-2013-001), Carbon Steel Plate (III) (RR-2012-001), Carbon Steel Plate (VII) (NQ-2013-005), and Steel Grating (NQ-2010-002); originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the alleged injurious subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China, have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
This preliminary injury inquiry follows the notification, on September 12, 2016, that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency had initiated investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) extended the investigations with respect to the alleged injurious dumping of certain fabricated industrial steel components (FISC) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the alleged injurious subsidizing of FISC from China.
The Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) provides that, under normal circumstances, the preliminary stage of the investigation shall be completed within 90 days of the date of initiation. However, due to the complexity and novelty of the issues presented by the investigation, the period has been extended to 135 days, pursuant to subsection 39(1) of SIMA.
Consequently, the decision to issue the preliminary determinations or to terminate all or part of the investigations will be made on or before January 25, 2017.