Trade Cases
October 14, 2018
Canada to Impose Safeguards on Steel Imports
Written by Sandy Williams
Canada will implement provisional safeguard measures on steel imports effective Oct. 25. Tariffs of 25 percent will be applied when products exceed the current average import level. The action is in response to Section 232 tariffs and quotas imposed by the United States on steel and aluminum. Canada hopes to avoid becoming a dumping ground for steel imports that have been blocked from the U.S. market.
The safeguard measures will be applied to seven types of steel: heavy plate, concrete reinforcing bar, energy tubular products, hot-rolled sheet, pre-painted steel, stainless steel wire and wire rod.
