What Anti-dumping Regulations are applicable in Canada?
The Special Imports Measures Act is based on the World Trade Organizations’ anti-dumping agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures. Under Canadian Law, dumping occurs when goods are sold for export at a lower price than the price for which they are domestically sold in a country of origin under comparable conditions and terms of sale. Subsidies or other financial or commercial benefits, either direct or indirect, are often granted to producers and distributors of goods for export by governments and others under the authority of law. Many subsidies can be subject to countervailing duty. Canada will only impose duties on dumped or subsidized goods if the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, after an inquiry determines that dumping or subsidies have caused or are threatening to cause material injury to an established Canadian industry producing like goods. Generally, anti-dumping duties are equal to the margin of dumping duty.
