The Trade Remedies Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has received information from the Vietnamese Trade Office in Canada regarding the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announcing the initiation of a final review of the conclusions issued in anti-dumping investigations related to concrete reinforcing bars.

According to CITT's announcement, the final review was conducted on conclusions issued in previous investigation cases. Specifically, case NQ-2020-004 (conclusion issued on June 4, 2021) concerns reinforcing steel products originating from or exported from: Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, and Viet Nam (review code RR-2026-002).

Case Q-2020-005 (conclusion issued July 2, 2021) concerns similar products originating from or exported from Oman and Russia (review code RR-2026-003). Hot-rolled ribbed reinforcing steel products, in straight bar or coil form, commonly known as rebar, with various diameters up to and including 56.4 mm and various finishes, excluding plain round steel and machined rebar products.

Products excluded from the review include 10 mm (10M) diameter reinforcing steel manufactured to CSA G30 18.09 (or equivalent), coated with epoxy to ASTM A775/A 775M 04a (or equivalent), with lengths from 1 foot (30.48 cm) to a maximum of 8 feet (243.84 cm).

In these final reviews, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will first determine whether terminating the current findings with respect to the goods in question (goods under review) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping.

If the CBSA concludes that terminating the measures would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping practices with respect to any commodity, the Court will further consider whether such dumping practices are likely to cause injury to the domestic industry.

CBSA will announce its conclusions within 150 days of receiving the Court's notice to initiate a final review, which is no later than September 17, 2026.

If the CBSA concludes that terminating the anti-dumping measure would not create a risk of continued or recurring dumping, the measure will be canceled. Simultaneously, all duties paid on shipments cleared after the expected expiration date will be refunded to the importer.

Conversely, if the CBSA determines that terminating the anti-dumping measure could lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, the CBSA will refer the case to the CITT. The CITT will then conduct a review to assess whether terminating the anti-dumping measure is likely to cause significant injury or hindrance to the domestic industry, and will issue a decision within 160 days of receiving the CBSA's conclusion.

To effectively respond to the incident, the Trade Remedies Department recommends that businesses producing and exporting related products closely monitor the developments of the case; study and thoroughly understand Canada's regulations, procedures, and processes. Simultaneously, they should review the export situation of related goods to the Canadian market and proactively decide whether to participate. They should also regularly coordinate and update information with the Trade Remedies Department to receive timely support.

Source: Vietnam.vn