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
On August 18, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a Notice of Initiation stating that it has initiated both an antidumping investigation and a subsidy investigation against PET Resin from China, India, Oman and Pakistan.
The subject goods are defined as follows:
“Polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at
Canada has added a new “Scope Ruling” process to Canada’s antidumping/countervailing duty regime in Bill C-44 “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures” (also known as “Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1”). Bill C-44 received Royal Assent on June 22, 2017.
On March 22, 2017, Canada’s Federal Government tabled the 2017 Budget. Hidden within the supplemental documents is a notice of changes to the Special Import Measures Act (“SIMA”) (Canada’s antidumping and countervailing duty law). These amendments are very important – most are intended to provide domestic producers greater protection. The changes include:
A Detailed Adjustment Statement (“DAS”) is an assessment of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties, additional GST, and interest. It is like a tax assessment – only it relates to antidumping and countervailing duties. Customs duties and excise taxes can also be imposed on a DAS (with or without antidumping duties). You would have received an
Since April 10, 2017, Canada has imposed definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on OCTG pup joints (referred to as “pup joints”) originating in or exported from China. Pup joints 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,
LISTEN UP – THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. In the 2016 Budget, the Government of Canada announced that it would be commencing consultations regarding Canada’s trade remedies system (that means Canada’s laws relating to antidumping and countervailing duties). On April 29, 2016, the Department of Finance launched a consultation on potential changes to