The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on January 25, 2017 that Provisional Duties are now payable on certain fabricated industrial steel components (FISC) released from customs on or after January 25, 2017.
The subject goods include certain fabricated industrial steel components originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea, and the Kingdom of Spain.
On the same date the President of the CBSA, pursuant to paragraph 35(2)(a) of SIMA, terminated the dumping investigation in respect of the above mentioned goods originating in or exported from the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, meaning that provisional duties will be not be assessed on goods originating in, or exported from United Arab Emirates, Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
Subject goods are described fabricated structural steel and plate-work components of buildings, process equipment, process enclosures, access structures, process structures, and structures for conveyancing and material handling, including steel beams, columns, braces, frames, railings, stairs, trusses, conveyor belt frame structures and galleries, bents, bins, chutes, hoppers, ductwork, process tanks, pipe racks and apron feeders, whether assembled or partially assembled into modules, or unassembled, for use in structures for: Oil and gas extraction, conveyance and processing; Mining extraction, conveyance, storage, and processing; Industrial power generation facilities; Petrochemical plants; Cement plants; Fertilizer plants; and Industrial metal smelters;
The FISC in question are usually classified under Harmonized System classification numbers 7216.99.00.10, 7216.99.00.20, 7216.99.00.30, 7216.99.00.91, 7216.99.00.99, 7301.20.00.10, 7301.20.00.20, 7308.40.00.00, 7308.90.00.60, 7308.90.00.96, 7308.90.00.99, 7326.90.90.90, 8421.99.00.90, 8428.31.00.00, 8428.32.00.00, 8428.33.00.00, 8428.39.00.30, 8428.39.00.41, 8428.39.00.49, 8428.39.00.80 and 8428.39.00.90
Please note that HS codes provided are for convenience of reference only.
Refer to the product definition provided in the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s Preliminary Injury Inquiry for authoritative details regarding the subject goods as well as exclusions.
The CBSA preliminary decision details are found on CBSA’s website.
Additional information about this investigation is contained in a Statement of Reasons, which will be available within 15 days on the CBSA’s website.
Please contact your Livingston account representative should you have any questions.