On March 31, 2020, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”) released its decision in Angang Steel Company Limited v. Attorney General (Canada) et al., 2020 FCA 67 in which it dismissed a judicial review of the Canada Border Services Agency’s (“CBSA”) final calculation of a dumping margin for Angang in the dumping investigation against corrosion-resistant
Canada initiates AD/CVD case against Corrosion Resistant Steel from Turkey, the UAE and Vietnam
On November 8, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency initiated an antidumping and subsidy case against certain corrosion resistant (galvanized) steel from Turkey, the united Arab Emirates and Vietnam. This is the second corrosion resistant steel case in 18 months. The last corrosion resistant steel case was against China, Taiwan, South Korean and India. In
Canada commences expiry review of carbon steel fasteners from China/Taiwan
On October 29, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency announced the start of the expiry review (Canada’s sunset review process) of the antidumping and countervailing duty order against carbon steel fasteners from China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (only AD). The AD/CVD duties have been in effect since January 2005. We were involved in the original investigation
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Has Posted Expiry Review Dates for Existing AD/CVD Orders
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”) has changed their website and have added a page listing all the target dates for expiry reviews (5 year sunset reviews) of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
This is helpful to importers and foreign producers because Canada made changes to the Special Import Measures Act a few years
Canada is consulting on changes to the trade remedies regime to help Canadian producers
On July 19, 2019, Finance Canada announced public consultations regarding proposed changes to the Special Import Measures Regulations and issued a backgrounder. The proposed changes are in response to submissions by the Canadian steel industry earlier in 2019. The time period for consultations is very short – submissions are due no later than August
Canada Announced New Marking Rules for Steel and Aluminum
On May 30, 2018, Canada’s Minister of Finance announced new marking rules for steel and aluminum products. In a News Release entitled “Canada Bolsters Prevention of Transshipment and Diversion of Steel and Aluminum Products Through Country of Origin Marking Regime“, the Department of Finance announced that Canada was aligning its marking rules with
Canada’s New Formalized Process for AD/CVD Scope Rulings
There is a new/formalized antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) procedure in Canada. Importers may now request a formal AD/CVD Scope Ruling from the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”). Only the CBSA can make Scope Rulings relating to a Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”) AD/CVD Order. Importers should consider filing a request for a Scope
The Government of Canada Has Not Appointed Needed Canadian International Trade Tribunal Members
Canada is nearing a trade law crisis point that, quite frankly, is avoidable and easily solved. There are too few permanent members of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”) for the workload. Section 3 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act provides for the appointment of a Chairman and six (6) permanent members to the
Bombardier Is The Big Winner
In a result that was shocking to most, on Friday, January 26, 2018, the International Trade Commission announced a finding of NO material injury to American industry (read Boeing) and so voted to NOT impose either antidumping or countervailing duty on Bombardier’s 100 to 150 seat jets. This brings to an end a very high
New Tariffs: Trade War Washing Ashore?
Yesterday, January 22, 2018, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer announced the imposition of safeguard tariffs on solar cells and modules. Much has been said in the general press about this case, but only now is the key point starting to register, and is something international traders immediately thought about – is President Trump starting