February 23, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has issued final determinations of dumping and subsidizing in respect of oil country tubular goods, made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless,...
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February 23, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February, 23, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded a reinvestigation of normal values and export prices regarding certain waterproof footwear and bottoms made of plastic or rubber from the People's Republic...
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February 23, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada has imposed antidumping duties on bicycles from China and Taiwan for over 17.5 years. On February 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) commenced a reinvestigation of normal values and export prices on...
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February 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Keeping track of the documents provided to any auditor (income tax, sales tax, customs duties, antidumping duties, etc.) is very important. I cannot say how many times I have come in after an auditor's visit to a new client and...
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February 12, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Sandler Travis is reporting that two separate U.S.-based coalitions of U.S. steel industry companies are alleging that antidumping duty orders on certain steel goods from China are being circumvented. These screams have been made...
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February 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 4, 2010, China announced its preliminary determination of dumping in respect of chicken products from the United States. China launched the dumping investigation in September 2009 after the United States imposed...
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February 04, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On February 4, 2010 China filed a Request for Consultations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) regarding the continuation of 16% antidumping duties on footwear by the European Union. This is not...
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January 22, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 22, 2010, a WTO dispute panel issued its report regarding a complaint by Thailand titled “United States — Anti-dumping measures on polythene retail carrier bags from Thailand” (DS383). The panel concluded...
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January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 19, 2010, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a DSB panel to hear the dispute United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China (DS399) filed by...
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January 10, 2010By: Susan Kohn Ross
Just as the Steelworkers got creative with their use of a 421 proceeding (see
With the petroleum wax candles case, we see Commerce asking the public for comment on how to deal with novelty candles, which up until now were...
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January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 29, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) gave notice that the Canadian antidumping and countervailing duty orders regarding sugar are scheduled to expire on November 1, 2010 (In particular, the...
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January 10, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 30, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced the commencement of an expiry review of the antidumping duties against whole potatoes from the United States. The Tribunal will consider whether to amend...
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January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 6, 2010, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) issued its Reasons in the expiry review inquiry in respect of Certain Fasteners (RR-2009-001). In this decision, the CITT made important statements about...
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January 06, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 6, 2010, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) finally rescinded the January 7, 2005 Order against stainless steel screws from Chinese Taipei. I say "finally" because I was involved in the original case in...
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January 05, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
We have been informed by more than one of our clients which import fasteners that the Canada Border Services Agency issued Detailed Adjustment Statements in December 2009 relating of importations of hex head cap screws. The CBSA...
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September 14, 2009By: Susan Kohn Ross
Last Friday, President Obama announced he would impose additional tariffs on Chinese tires but at lower rates than the ITC originally recommended. The ITC proposed 55% the first year, 45% the second year and 35% the third year....
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