Canada Launches Reinvestigation on Dumping of Carbon Steel Screws from China

On Oct. 21, 2013, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the antidumping and countervailing reinvestigations on carbon steel screws from China and Taiwan, in order to update the current normal and export values of carbon steel fasteners, as well as get the latest data of subsidies for carbon steel fasteners from China.

The reinvestigation is part of the material injury judgment made by the International Trade Court of Canada on Jan. 7, 2005 and the final sunset review made on Jan. 6, 2010. The International Trade Court of Canada determined that there is no proof of material injury to the industry from Chinese stainless steel screws and carbon steel/stainless steel nuts and bolts, however, part of the carbon steel screws do cause injury to the industry. 

On Jan. 6, 2010, the International Trade Court of Canada made the final determination to the dumping and subsidies of carbon steel and stainless steel screws from China and Taiwan, saying that they materially caused injury to the local industry and would continue to levy antidumping and countervailing duties on carbon steel screws. For other stainless steel screws with Taiwan origin, the antidumping measures would be terminated due to the inexistence of evidences of causing injury.