Canada launch probe into China’s unfair wind tower sales
The Community News/Toronto
Amid reports of unfair wind tower sales by China, Canada on Friday announced a probe to protect its interests and ensure fair play in international competition.
Announcing the probe, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said it has received reports of wind tower sales at unfair prices and that these goods are subsidised.
“The investigations are the result of a complaint filed with the CBSA by Marmen Inc.
Marmen Inc alleged that as a result of an increase of the volume of the dumped and subsidised imports from China, they have suffered material injury (in form of losses and profitability),” the CBSA said in a statement.
The CBSA has been joined by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) which will conduct an initial probe.
The CIIT will pass an order on the issue by 20 June if charges that the imports are harming Canadian producers are proved.
On the other hand, the CBSA will conduct a parallel probe to decide whether the imported wind towers are being sold at unfair or subsidised prices. It is likely to take a preliminary decision by 20 July.
It is worth mentioning here that Canada has imposed special import measures which covers industrial and consumer products ranging from steel products to refined sugar.
These special import measures are aimed at protecting over 30,000 jobs and 10 billion dollars worth of domestic production.
