The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced Friday the start of investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain potassium silicate solids from Pakistan.
According to the Agency, potassium silicate solid is an inorganic, non hazardous chemical composition used primarily for the production of a derivative product, potassium silicate liquid. Potassium silicate liquid is commonly used as an ingredient in drilling fluids for the oil and gas industry.
The investigations follow a complaint filed by a manufacturer from Etobicoke, Ontario. The complainant alleges that the dumping and subsidizing of these goods are harming Canadian production.
Following CBSA's announcement the Canadian International Trade Tribunal began a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the imports are indeed harming Canadian producers, and will issue a decision by March 6, 2012.
While the Tribunal is examining the question of injury, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being dumped and/or subsidized, and will make a preliminary decision by April 5, 2012.
If the Tribunal determines that an unusually large increase in harmful imports has occurred prior to the CBSA's decision, and that the retroactive application of anti-dumping or countervailing duty is therefore justified, duty could be levied on the goods brought into Canada as of January 6, 2012.
Link: CITT Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2011-003 Potassium silicate solids from Pakistan.
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