Large Diameter Line Pipe Duty Remission

Summary#

The Large Diameter Line Pipe Anti-dumping Duty Remission Order, 2023 refunds certain anti-dumping duties that were paid on large-diameter pipeline steel imported from Japan for two specific Canadian pipeline projects. The order applies to named import transactions for Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership and NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., and it came into force on March 9, 2023.

What it does#

• Remits (refunds) anti-dumping duties that were paid under the Special Import Measures Act for specific shipments of “large diameter line pipe” (as defined by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s November 4, 2016 decision).
• The remission is limited to the exact import transaction numbers listed for each company (see below).
• Requires claimants to:
  • Make a claim to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within two years of the order coming into force.
  • Provide evidence to the Canada Border Services Agency if requested to prove they are entitled to the remission.
• The order was made under authority in the Customs Tariff and took effect on March 9, 2023.

Affected import transaction numbers (listed in the order)

• Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership
  • 13060805412437
  • 17848830485346
  • 17848830561156
  • 17848830740367
• NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
  • 13060805322052
  • 17848830736577
  • 17848830801167

Who's affected#

• Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited Partnership and NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. — the order names these two companies and the exact import transactions that qualify for a refund.
• Importers who paid the anti-dumping duties for those specific transaction numbers. They must file a claim and any requested evidence to get the refund.
• The Canada Border Services Agency, which will process claims and verify evidence.
• It is not aimed at or expected to affect small businesses; the named companies are not small businesses.

Why it matters#

• This gives refunds to two major pipeline project operators for duties they paid when they bought pipe from Japan because Canadian mills could not supply the required pipe sizes at the time. That can reduce the net cost of those projects for those companies.
• The anti-dumping duties were originally imposed after investigations that found dumping margins from Japan ranging from 22.1% to 95.0% and have been in place since October 2016; they are set to expire on August 3, 2027. The order is narrow in scope and limited to specific past imports, so it does not cancel the wider duties that protect domestic producers.
• The government did not publish the amount to be refunded because doing so would reveal commercially sensitive information. The order creates a short administrative task for claimants and some routine work for CBSA.