On August 25, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced the initiation of a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by domestic producers Calgary, Alberta-based Tenaris Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan-based Evraz Inc. NA Canada, and Welland, Ontario-based Lakeside Steel Corporation that they have suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China.
The CITT's inquiry is conducted pursuant to Canada's antidumping and countervailing duty regulation Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), as a result of the initiation of a dumping and subsidizing investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
On October 23, 2009, the CITT will determine whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing have injured the domestic industry. If so, the CBSA will continue its investigation and, by November 23, 2009, will issue a preliminary determination. If this preliminary determination indicates that there has been dumping and/or subsidizing, the CBSA will then continue its investigation and, concurrently, the CITT will initiate a final injury inquiry. Antidumping duties will be imposed only if the CITT finds that dumped or subsidized products are injuring or threatening to injure the Canadian producers.
The CITT has invited any interested person, association or government that wishes to participate in its inquiry to do so by filing a notice of participation.
Details about the scope of these investigations and the estimated margins has yet to be released.