Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2004-002

June 29, 2004

29 June 2004

Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2004-002
Certain Fasteners

IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, under subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting:

THE DUMPING AND SUBSIDIZING OF CERTAIN FASTENERS 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 and subsidizing of carbon steel and
stainless steel fasteners, i.e. screws, nuts and bolts of carbon steel or stainless steel that are used to mechanically join two or more elements, excluding fasteners specifically designed for application in the automotive or aerospace industry, originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

This preliminary injury inquiry is pursuant to the notification, on April 28, 2004, that the President of the Canada Border Services Agency had initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing 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 and subsidizing of the above-mentioned goods have caused injury to the domestic industry.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that the question of whether there should be more than one class of goods merits further consideration. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, therefore, requests the Canada Border Services Agency to collect separate information on the dumping and subsidizing of (1) carbon steel screws, (2) carbon steel nuts and bolts, (3) stainless steel screws, and (4) stainless steel nuts and bolts. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal also requests aggregated information for (1) carbon steel screws and stainless steel screws combined, and (2) carbon steel nuts and bolts and stainless steel nuts and bolts combined. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal further requests that the information be aggregated for carbon steel fasteners as a whole and for stainless steel fasteners as a whole. Additionally, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal requests that the information be aggregated for carbon steel fasteners and stainless steel fasteners as a whole. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal requests the information by both weight and unit/piece.

This inquiry is available on the CITT web site, at http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/determin/pi2e002_e.asp.


Topic(s): 
Acts, Regulations, Policies & Decisions / Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)
Information Source: 
Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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