Canada has made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing in respect of certain copper pipe fittings (CPF) from Vietnam. (Photo: Vov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – The Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA) has made final determinations of dumping and subsidizing in respect ofcertain copper pipe fittings (CPF) from Vietnam, according to the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade.
The CBSA determined that subsidies are being applied tothe copper pipe fittings by Vietnam and sold at dumping prices to Canada. TheCBSA said it has found 159 percent in margin of dumping and 30.6 percent inamount of subsidy in the Vietnamese products.
“The Canadian International TradeTribunal (CITT) is continuing its inquiry into the question of injury to thedomestic industry and will make an order or finding by May 25, 2018. Provisionalduties will continue to be applied on imports of dumped and subsidized subjectgoods from Vietnam until the CITT concludes its inquiry and issues itsfinding,” the agency noted in an announcement last month.
A copy of the Statement of Reasons, which providesmore details about these investigations, will be available on the CBSA’swebsite, www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima-lmsi, within 15 days, itadded.
TheCBSA launched investigations into certain copper pipe fittings exported fromVietnam in October 2017, following a complaint filed by a manufacturer inCambridge, Ontario – Cello Products Inc – who claimed that as a result of priceundercutting from Vietnam, Cello faced losses in sales and market share. Thefirm alleges that it also suffered negative financial results, reducedproduction and employment due to that.
Vietnam’s copper pipe fittings under investigation werecoded 7412.10.00.11, 7412.10.00.19, 7412.10.00.90 and 7412.20.00.11, as well as7412.20.00.12, 7412.20.00.19 and 7412.20.00.90. The investigation period wasfrom January 1, 2016, to August 31, 2017.
Currently, there are 98 special importmeasures in force in Canada, covering a wide variety of industrial and consumerproducts, from steel products to refined sugar. Of note, there are currentlyspecial import measures in place since June 2006 on copper pipe fittingsfrom the United States, the Republic of Korea and China.
The CPF are used to connect copper pipes, tubes or otherCPF to one another. The fittings can also be used to connect copper tubing toother metal systems by use of threaded fittings. CPF can be used in heating,plumbing, air conditioning and refrigeration applications.-VNA
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