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Anti-Dumping 2004
The Canada Border Services Agency confirms dumping of certain wood venetian blinds and slats
Ottawa, May 17, 2004... The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) confirmed today that wood venetian blinds and slats from Mexico and the People's Republic of China (China) were dumped into Canada by a weighted average margin of dumping of 95%.
This finding reaffirms the preliminary decision made on February 19, 2004. In order to prevent injury to Canadian production, provisional duty will continue to be imposed on imports from Mexico and China until the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) concludes its inquiry.
This decision follows an investigation initiated by the CBSA on November 21, 2003, after receiving a complaint filed by Stores de bois Montréal Inc. of Montréal, Quebec. The company alleges that the dumping of the goods in question is harming Canadian production by causing reduced market share, lost sales, price erosion and decreased return on investment.
The final results of the CBSA's investigation indicate that imports from the two countries were dumped into Canada by amounts that averaged 34% for imports from Mexico and 98% for imports from China.
Dumping occurs when goods are sold to importers in Canada at prices that are less than the selling prices in the exporter's domestic market or at unprofitable prices. The Special Import Measures Act protects Canadian producers from the damaging effects of such unfair trade.
The Tribunal will begin public hearings in Ottawa on May 17, 2004, to determine whether the dumping has harmed the Canadian producers. The Tribunal's decision is expected by June 18, 2004. If the Tribunal finds that the dumping is causing injury, imports will be subject to anti dumping duty.
A copy of the Statement of Reasons, which provides more details about this investigation, will be available within 15 days on request from the Anti-dumping and Countervailing Directorate and on the CBSA's Web site at: www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima.
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