Taiwan’s economics ministry is urging Canada to abide by the norms of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on anti-dumping issues.
The ministry said on Friday that the Canadian government did not follow WTO anti-dumping guidelines when imposing anti-dumping duties as high as 54.2% on two Taiwanese companies. The ministry said the Taiwanese firms’ dumping margin on carbon steel welded pipes was found to be less than 2%.
The ministry said it filed a request on Wednesday for consultations with Canada and the WTO on resolving the dispute.
Under the Dispute Settlement Understanding, Canada should reply within ten days after receiving the request and conduct consultations within 30 days, unless both sides agree to change the date.
In December 2012, Canada imposed anti-dumping duties against companies found selling their products in Canada below market value.
Taiwan’s exports of carbon steel welded pipes to Canada totaled US$19 million in 2011, but dropped to US$11 million in 2012 and some US$5 million in 2013 because of the punitive duties.