Section 232 on steel, aluminum and their derivatives: list changes, duty assessed on metal content, melt-and-pour and smelt-and-cast reporting, quotas and negotiated arrangements, and what derivative coverage means for downstream products.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found on February 6, 2026 that the dumping and subsidizing of certain cast iron soil pipe originating in or exported from China have caused injury to the domestic industry, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainant was Canada Pipe Company ULC, d.b.a. Bibby-Ste-Croix of Sainte-Croix, Québec. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings on February 23, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain cast iron soil pipe from China face anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected by the Canada Border Services Agency following the Tribunal's injury finding, with the reasons due February 23, 2026.
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Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / ExportersTop PickAI score78
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers SER 1133 that, effective November 5, 2024, importers using General Import Permit No. 80 – Carbon Steel and General Import Permit No. 81 – Specialty Steel Products must provide country of melt and pour information at the time of importation as a term and condition of the permits. The requirement covers carbon steel under HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7301-7302, 7304-7306 and 7308, and specialty steel under HS headings 7218-7224, 7312-7313 and 7317.
Why it matters: Importers of carbon and specialty steel under GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must report country of melt and pour at the time of importation, for example through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration, unless an exemption applies.
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers No. 1032 that, effective November 2, 2020, item 80 (Carbon Steel Products) and item 81 (Specialty Steel Products) of the Import Control List have been re-added following their deemed removal on November 1, 2020, and the associated HS codes amended. Carbon steel covers HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7302 and 7304-7306; specialty steel covers HS headings 7218-7224, 7301, 7308, 7312-7313 and 7317. The changes do not limit the quantity of carbon or specialty steel that may be imported into Canada, and the new items have no deemed removal date.
Why it matters: Importers and customs brokers using GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must state the applicable permit on the customs documentation for shipments under HS headings 7206-7302, 7304-7306, 7308, 7312-13 and 7317, and retain the prescribed records for six years.