The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that Provisional Duties are now payable on certain concrete reinforcing bar released from Customs on or after February 4, 2021.
For a detailed product description, including exclusions of the subject goods, refer to Appendix 1 of CBSA’s Notice of Preliminary Determination.
The concrete reinforcing bar is usually classified under HS codes 7213.10.00.00 & 7214.20.00.00 and in some instances under HS codes 7215.90.00.90 & 7227.90.00.90.
Subsequently to CBSA determination, the CITT gave notice on February 5, 2021, that it had initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury to domestic producers as determined under the Special Import Measures Act.
The CBSA preliminary determination details including provisional duty rates, CBSA Officer names and contact information are found on the CBSA’s website.
Further details concerning the CITT injury inquiry as well as the inquiry schedule are found in the CITT Notice of Commencement of Inquiry.
Additional information about these investigations 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.