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CANADA INVESTIGATING US RENEWABLE DIESEL

CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY INITIATES ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION

On March 6, 2025, Canada announced the start of an anti-dumping investigation on "Renewable Diesel” (A.K.A. hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel or “HDRD”), originating in or exported from the United States of America (the "Renewable Diesel”).

Producers of "Renewable Diesel” – as well as large commodities traders involved in the movement of these goods from the US into the Canadian market-place – will want to get involved quickly in both the CBSA and CITT investigative processes.

This report reviews what that is the case, while providing some background on the mechanics of the expected investigation.

On January 13, 2025, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the “CITT”) announced its Finding in Inquiry NQ-2024-003 (the “Finding”) reporting that the dumping of certain hot-rolled deformed steel concrete reinforcing bar in straight lengths or coils, commonly known as rebar, originating in or exported from the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgaria), the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (the “Subject Goods”) had caused injury to the domestic industry.

New Anti-Dumping Duties (“ADDs”) now apply to certain Subject Goods imported into Canada and released after January 13, 2025.

On September 19, 2024, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the “CITT”) announced an Order in Expiry Review RR-2023-006 (the “Order”), continuing its finding of material injury in respect of the dumping and subsidizing of Cold-Rolled Steel originating in or exported from China, South Korea, and Vietnam (the “Subject Goods”). 

The Subject Goods

The Subject Goods are defined as:

On June 27, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a notice that it will be conducting a re-investigation in respect of oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Türkiye and Vietnam (the "Subject Goods”).  This re-investigation falls under measure in force code OCTG2.  Detailed information, including the definition of the Subject Goods, can be found on the OCTG2 page.

Additionally, the CBSA has announced it will also update the surrogate normal values for certain seamless carbon and oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from China, under measure in force codes SC and OCTG1 respectively!

On January 17, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (the “CBSA”) announced that it has initiated a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices in respect of certain gypsum board (known more colloquially as “drywall” or “wallboard”) originating in or exported from the United States (the “Subject Goods”) for use or consumption in Western Canada (i.e., BC, AB, SK, YU, and NT).

On June 20, 2024, the CBSA released a notice concluding the re-investigation with updated normal values and export prices. 

On June 6, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) released a notice of its preliminary determination of dumping in respect of certain wire rod originating in, or exported from, China, Egypt and Vietnam. 

Provisional duties are now imposed on imports of the Subject Goods released from the CBSA on or after June 6, 2024!

On May 3, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a Notice of Initiation of Investigation under the Special Import Measures Act (“SIMA”) in respect of the alleged dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Thailand and the UAE.  This investigation was prompted by a joint complaint filed by three steel manufacturers.

The goods under investigation are more specifically described as: