Anti-dumping finding for rebar from Oman, Russia

Summary#

On June 2, 2021, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a final dumping determination under the Special Import Measures Act for certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Oman and Russia. Provisional duties will remain in place while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finishes its inquiry, with a decision due by July 2, 2021.

What it does#

• Declares that certain concrete reinforcing bar from Oman and Russia was dumped under the Special Import Measures Act.
• Keeps provisional anti-dumping duty in place on those imports until the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) issues its finding (expected by July 2, 2021).
• Says that if the CITT finds dumping has caused or is threatening to cause injury, then anti-dumping duty will be applied to future imports and the importer in Canada must pay that duty.
• Lists the tariff classification numbers used for the investigation. During the investigation the goods were usually classified under:
  • 7213.10.00.00
  • 7214.20.00.00
  • (sometimes) 7215.90.00.90, 7227.90.00.90
  • As of February 4, 2021, the goods were usually imported under: 7213.10.00.11, 7213.10.00.12, 7213.10.00.13, 7213.10.00.90, 7214.20.00.00, 7215.90.00.20, 7215.90.00.30, 7227.90.00.50.
• Promises a Statement of Reasons from the Canada Border Services Agency to be issued within 15 days of the decision and posted on the agency’s website.

Who's affected#

• Canadian importers who bring the listed types of concrete reinforcing bar into Canada from Oman and Russia. They would be required to pay any applicable duties.
• The Canadian domestic rebar industry, because the CITT is still deciding whether the dumping has caused injury to that industry.
• It is unclear from this notice how far-reaching downstream effects (for example on construction buyers or contractors) might be; those impacts depend on the CITT’s final finding and any duties imposed.

Why it matters#

• If the Tribunal finds injury and duties are applied, importers will pay extra charges on future shipments. That can affect how much imported rebar costs in Canada.
• The decision is part of a process meant to protect domestic producers from unfairly priced imports. The final outcome (by July 2, 2021) will determine whether those protections become permanent.