The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) determined margins of dumping of up to 135.3 percent for silicon metal from the six countries and an amount of subsidy of up to 23.5 percent for silicon metal imports from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Norway and Thailand. Except for two companies in Brazil and one each in Kazakhstan, Norway and Thailand, most exporters from the six countries received dumping margins of 135.3 percent.
The total provisional duties payable on silicon metal imported into Canada as of July 5, 2017 can be up to 155.8 percent from Brazil, 158.8 percent from Kazakhstan, 135.3 percent from Laos, 152.8 percent from Malaysia, 139.2 percent from Norway and 145.4 percent from Thailand. The dumping investigation for silicon metal from Russian Federation was terminated.
Based on import data from Statistics Canada, for 2016, at least 62 percent of silicon metal imports into Canada are now subject to provisional duties of over 70 percent. The subject goods are traditionally classified under code 2804.69.00.00.
The CBSA will make a final dumping and subsidy determination by October 3, 2017, and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal will make a final injury determination by November 2, 2017.