Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2003-005
3 March 2004
Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2003-005
Certain Steel Fuel Tanks Originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China and Chinese Taipei
IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting:
THE DUMPING OF CERTAIN STEEL FUEL TANKS ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND CHINESE TAIPEI
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF INJURY
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, under the provisions of subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted a preliminary injury inquiry into whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping of new steel fuel tanks, gasoline or diesel, for passenger cars and light trucks, for the replacement market, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.
This preliminary injury inquiry is pursuant to the notification, on December 19, 2003, that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency (formerly the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency) had initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of the above-mentioned goods.
Pursuant to subsection 37.1(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby determines that there is evidence that discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping of the above-mentioned goods has caused injury to the domestic industry.
This document is available on the CITT web site, at:
http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/determin/pi2d005_e.asp