On May 7, 2018 the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued a notice of expiry review decision on certain carbon steel welded pipe. On December 8, 2017, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on December 11, 2012, in Inquiry No. NQ 2012-003, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei (excluding goods exported from Chinese Taipei by Chung Hung Steel Corporation and Shin Yang Steel Co. Ltd), India, Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (excluding goods exported from the UAE by Conares Metal Supply Ltd.), and the subsidizing of the aforementioned goods originating in or exported from India. Please refer to the Appendix for the definition of certain carbon steel welded pipe subject to the CITT’s finding and its exclusions.
As a result of the CITT’s expiry review, on December 11, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an expiry review 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 goods.
The investigation has now been completed and the President of the CBSA has determined, pursuant to paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of SIMA, that the expiry of the finding concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei (excluding goods exported from Chinese Taipei by Chung Hung Steel Corporation and Shin Yang Steel Co. Ltd), India, Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and the UAE (excluding goods exported from the UAE by Conares Metal Supply Ltd.) is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping of the goods into Canada; and the expiry of the finding in respect of the subsidizing of certain carbon steel welded pipe originating in or exported from India is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of subsidizing of the goods exported to Canada.
A Statement of Reasons that contains additional details concerning the determination made by the President will be issued within 15 days. The Statement of Reasons will be posted on the CBSA’s website.
The CITT will now conduct an inquiry to determine whether the expiry of its finding is likely to result in injury to the Canadian industry and has announced that it will issue its decision no later than October 15, 2018.
Questions relating to the CBSA’s determination should be addressed to the following officers:
- Pat Mulligan: 613-952-6720
- Aaron Maidment: 613-948-4415
E-mail: [email protected]
Appendix
Product definition:
Subject goods are defined as:
Carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipe, in the nominal size range from 1/2 inch up to and including 6 inches (12.7 mm to 168.3 mm in outside diameter) inclusive, in various forms and finishes, usually supplied to meet ASTM A53, ASTM A135, ASTM A252, ASTM A589, ASTM A795, ASTM F1083 or Commercial Quality, or AWWA C200-97 or equivalent specifications, including water well casing, piling pipe, sprinkler pipe and fencing pipe, but excluding oil and gas line pipe made to API specifications exclusively, and excluding 1 mm thick carbon steel tubing (SPCC 1, 25.6 mm in outside diameter), double coated (first coated with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, then with polyvinyl chloride), and non-galvanized, ASTM A53, Grade B, Schedule 80 pipe, with an inside diameter of 1 1/4 inches to 1 1/2 inches, in 22 ft. lengths, with the inside weld scarfed, originating in or exported from the Republic of Korea, and produced with AISI C1022M steel with a carbon content of 0.18 percent to 0.23 percent and a manganese content of 0.80 percent to 1.00 percent, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei (excluding goods exported from Chinese Taipei by Chung Hung Steel Corporation and Shin Yang Steel Co. Ltd), the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (excluding goods exported from the United Arab Emirates by Conares Metal Supply Ltd.), and the subsidizing of the aforementioned goods originating in or exported from the Republic of India.
Full details of the reinvestigation are available in the Notice of Expiry Review Decision.
Please contact your Livingston account representative should you have any questions.