The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today found that the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar, originating in or exported from the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, has caused injury to the domestic industry. Anti-dumping duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainants in this case were AltaSteel Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta, ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada, G.P. of Contrecoeur, Quebec, and Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation of Whitby, Ontario.
The Tribunal is an independent quasi-judicial body that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Finance. It hears cases on dumped and subsidized imports, safeguard complaints, complaints about federal government procurement and appeals of customs and excise tax rulings. When requested by the federal government, the Tribunal also provides advice on other economic, trade and tariff matters.
