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Canadian agency reverses dumping decision, terminating CORE trade case
Written by Laura Miller
July 17, 2025
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has terminated a self-initiated dumping investigation of corrosion-resistant steel sheet (CORE) imported from Turkey.
The agency said this week that coated sheet imports from Turkey’s Borçelik were not dumped into the Canadian market.
It will not issue its reasoning for the decision for another couple of weeks.
But the announcement came after CBSA extended the case’s preliminary phase in February and instituted provisional AD duties of 22.9% in April. And after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) had found “reasonable indication” that the imports had harmed the domestic industry.
CBSA initiated the investigation of Borçelik’s CORE at its own prerogative in December. Its Market Watch Unit had identified evidence of dumping using an early-monitoring system funded by the federal government.
Payment of provisional duties is no longer required, CBSA said on Wednesday. Any monies paid since the preliminary determination in April will be refunded to the respective importer.
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