Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties

Concrete Reinforcing Bar 2 - Notice of Initiation of Normal Value Review

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review to update the normal values and export prices applicable to certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) exported to Canada from Spain by Nervacero, S.A. (Nervacero).

Should the exporter decide to participate in this normal value review, it is required to provide a complete and accurate response to the CBSA’s Request for Information (RFI) by April 2, 2020. The exporter will be considered co-operative if the requested information is complete, submitted on time and the exporter permits verification of the data.

If the exporter does not provide a complete response to the RFI by the deadline date, any previous normal values issued to the exporter will be immediately revoked and normal values applicable to subject goods exported by Nervacero will be determined by advancing the export price of the goods by 108.5%, pursuant to a ministerial specification.

Certain Sucker Rods - Notice of Revised Undertaking Proposals

The CBSA received initial proposals for an undertaking from exporting parties Metalmecanica S.A. from Argentina, Confab Industrial S.A. from Brazil, and Tubos de Acero de Mexico S.A. from Mexico.  The aforementioned exporters account for all the subject goods exported to Canada during the period of investigation.

On February 28, 2020, exporting parties resubmitted undertakings superseding and revoking all previous undertaking offers by the exporters.

In accordance with subsection 49(5) of SIMA, undertaking proposals submitted by exporters to the CBSA will be made available to interested parties, subject to the CBSA’s rules of disclosure for confidential information, for a period of nine days for purposes of any representations they may wish to make. Any representations to the CBSA concerning this undertaking must be received by March 9, 2020.