Contributing Lawyers

Canada

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

United States

Susan Kohn Ross

Australia

Andrew Hudson

Canada's CBSA Makes Final Determination of Dumping and Subsidization on OCTG Goods

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,...

Canada's CBSA Concluded Reivestigation of Antidumping Duties on Waterproof Footwear

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...

Canada's CBSA Commences Reinvestigation of Antidumping Duties on Bikes

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...

Get Audit Organized! Meticulously Detail Documents Provided to Auditors

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...

Allegations of Chinese AD Duty Circumvention in the United States

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...

China Files Case at WTO Against EU Footwear AD Duties With Support of EU Footwear Association

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...

The United States Loses Another Zeroing Case at the WTO

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...

Trade Remedy Efforts

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...

This is a Good Time for Sugar Expiry Review

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...

Hot Potato! Canada Starts Expiry Review Re Potatoes from the USA into British Columbia

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...

Canada's CITT Rescinds AD/CVD Duties Against Stainless Steel Screws from Taiwan

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...

Canada's CBSA Issues SIMA Detailed Adjustment Statements to Importers of Hex Head Cap Screws

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...

Other Trade Remedy Efforts

Just as the Steelworkers have gotten creative in their use of the 421 proceeding, we are also seeing more and more efforts made with antidumping cases. While those efforts tend to be covered in the press, there are things going...

EU Files AD/CVD Case Against Fasteners from India & Malaysia

Bloomberg.com is reporting that the EU has opened antidumping and countervailing duty investigations against Indian and Malaysian manufacturers of stainless steel fasteners. In January, 2009, the EU imposed anti-dumping duties as...

Canadian International Trade Tribunal Gives Notice of Future Expiry Review of Laminate Flooring Order

On August 11, 2009, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) gave notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), that its finding made on June 16, 2005, in Inquiry No....

EU Initiates Antidumping Case Against Steel Cable from South Korea and Malaysia

On August 12, 2009, the EU initiated an anti-dumping investigation into allegedly dumped Chinese steel cable allegedly transshipped via South Korea and Malaysia and/or entering the EU as a result of source-switching. Last month...