The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced retroactive assessments of antidumping duty on importations of steel rebar from Turkey under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA).
On July 18, 2018, the CBSA issued assessments of antidumping duty against two importations of steel rebar from Turkey that arrived in Canada in 2017. The total amount of antidumping duty retroactively assessed by the CBSA was over $1.8 million.
Recent regulatory changes and allocated funding will allow the CBSA to continue to strengthen its capacity to investigate trade-related complaints, including those related to steel and aluminum.
Market sources say retroactive antidumping duties are an unusual practice.