1. 06. 2020  Tribunal to review expiry of duties on photovoltaic modules and laminates from China. Anti-dumping finding scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it.

 

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a review to determine if the expiry of its July 2015 finding is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping and subsidizing of photovoltaic modules and laminates from China and, if so, would this be likely to result in injury to Canadian industry.

The Tribunal’s finding imposed anti-dumping and/or countervailing duties on …

1. 06. 2020  Oil country tubular goods and seamless casing assigned new values. Revisions may result in a change to duties being assessed on importations of these goods.

 

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded, on May 25, 2020, a re-investigations of the normal values and export prices of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and certain seamless casing originating in or exported from China, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act.

The CBSA also has concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices …

1. 06. 2020  CBSA starts dumping investigation on steel plate from five countries. Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers.

 

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation into whether or not certain hot-rolled carbon steel heavy plate and high-strength low-alloy steel heavy plate from Chinese Taipei, Germany, South Korea, Malaysia, and Turkey are being sold at unfair prices in Canada. The investigation follows a complaint filed by a Canadian manufacturer.

In the next step of the investigation …

25. 05. 2020  Canada – U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel until June 22. The border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel.

 

Canada – U.S. border to remain closed to non-essential travel until June 22

Canada and the United States have announced that they are extending by another month the border restrictions put in place two months ago.

U.S. and Canadian officials have mutually determined that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada still poses additional risk of transmission and …

25. 05. 2020  Material or technical help given to a supplier must be added to the value for duty. However, engineering and design work undertaken in Canada are not regarded as dutiable assists.

 

Material or technical help given to a supplier must be added to the value for duty

In most instances the value of material and even technical help provided to a foreign supplier must be added to the value for duty of the supplier’s goods when they are imported into Canada. This type of help is called an “assist” in …