Notice of initiation of administrative review: Copper pipe fittings (CPF 2026 UP1)
Ottawa,
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated an administrative review (review) to determine normal values and export prices applicable to copper pipe fittings (CPF) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the United States of America (USA), and amounts of subsidy of CPF from China.
The review follows representations filed by counsel on behalf of the complainant and is part of the CBSA's enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal's (CITT) order issued on , respecting the dumping of CPF originating in or exported from the USA, South Korea and China, and subsidizing of CPF from China, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA).
The product definition and the applicable tariff classification numbers of the goods subject to the CITT's finding (subject goods) can be found on the CBSA's Copper pipe fittings: Measures in force webpage.
As part of the review, the CBSA is initiating an inquiry under section 20 of SIMA to examine the copper fitting and plumbing sector in China. Section 20 of SIMA applies where, in the opinion of the CBSA, domestic prices are substantially determined by the government and there is sufficient reason to believe that they are not the same as they would be if they were determined in a competitive market.
Information before the CBSA indicates that there is reason to believe that non-competitive conditions exist in the copper fitting and plumbing sector in China and, as such, the CBSA will examine this sector in this section 20 inquiry. As part of this section 20 inquiry, the CBSA is requesting certain information from the Government of China as well the exporters.
Since the review includes exporters and producers located in South Korea and the USA, information submitted by these parties may be used to calculate normal values pursuant to subparagraph 20(1)(c) of SIMA for subject goods exported from China.
Normal values, export prices and amount of subsidy established during this review will be effective for the subject goods released from the CBSA on or after the date of the conclusion of the review. Normal values, export prices and amounts of subsidy determined on the basis of the review will be applied to any entries of subject goods under appeal that have yet to be re-determined at the time of the conclusion of this review.
Should an exporter decide to participate in this review, they are required to provide complete and accurate responses to the CBSA's Request for Information (RFI) by . An exporter will be considered cooperative if the response to the requested information is complete, submitted on time and the exporter permits verification of the information. The schedule for this administrative review is now available.
If an exporter does not provide sufficient information to determine specific normal values or does not permit verification of information submitted, anti-dumping duties will be assessed in accordance with a ministerial specification pursuant to section 29 of SIMA at a rate of 242.0% for goods originating in or exported from China, South Korea and the USA (expressed as a percentage of the export price of the subject goods imported into Canada).
Similarly, in cases where the Government of China or the exporters fail to provide complete and accurate submissions enabling the determination of specific amounts of subsidy, countervailing duties may be assessed at the rate of 17.73 CNY per kilogram for subject goods originating in or exported from China, in accordance with a ministerial specification pursuant to subsection 30.4(2) of SIMA.
Exporters that are not the manufacturers of the subject goods (e.g. trading companies, vendors, etc.) will receive normal values only to the extent that their suppliers/manufacturers provide sufficient information to permit the determination of normal values and export prices.
Responses to the importer RFI are due by . Importers are cautioned that new normal values, when issued, may be higher than those currently in effect and that this could result in additional assessments of anti-dumping duties. Importers are also cautioned that unless the Government of China and the exporters co-operate in the review and receive specific normal values and amounts of subsidy at their conclusion, subsequent imports of subject goods from that exporter will be assessed anti-dumping and countervailing duties based on ministerial specifications.
All parties are cautioned that where there are increases in domestic prices, and/or costs, the export price for sales to Canada should be increased accordingly to ensure that any sale made to Canada is not only above the normal value but at or above selling prices and full costs and profit of the goods in the exporter's domestic market. If exporters did not adjust export prices accordingly, retroactive assessments of anti-dumping duty may be warranted.
This administrative review will be initiated by CBSA through the new Anti-dumping and countervailing e-filing (ACE) web application. Responses to all questionnaires must be filed through ACE. More information can be found on the ACE web application user guide.
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Email: trade_remedies_registry-registre_recours_commerciaux@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
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