CITT Notice of Expiry of Order on Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG 1)

December 23, 2019 – The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) gave notice on December 17, 2019, of the expiry of its order made on March 2, 2015, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from China. The finding is scheduled to expire on March 1, 2020.

For a detailed product description of the subject goods as well as the applicable tariff classifications, please refer to the case in the Measures in Force.

Interested firms, organizations, persons or governments wishing to make submissions on whether an expiry review is warranted must file a notice of participation with the CITT on or before January 2, 2020.

On January 3, 2020, the CITT will distribute the list of participants. The deadline for filing submissions is January 13, 2020. If there are opposing views, each party may file a response no later than January 21, 2020.

The CITT will issue a decision on February 5, 2020, on whether an expiry review is warranted. If the CITT decides that an expiry review is not warranted, the finding will expire on its scheduled expiry date. If the CITT decides that an expiry review is warranted, it will issue a notice of expiry review.

Further details regarding this proceeding, including submission dates, filing procedures, and a schedule of key events, are contained in the Notice of Expiry of Order.