According to the office Canada border services Agency CBSA, the country imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of steel plate from Russia and India. The fee amount is equal to 98.1%, with the exception of "Severstal" for which the fee is set at the level of 15.3%, according to "Kommersant".
"While the outcome of the investigation, the canadian regulator determined that Indian steelmakers, unlike Russian, has received grants. In 2014, Canada imported over 1 million tons of thick plate, the investigation began in June of 2015. In Russia, a thick sheet is produced MMK and "Severstal" (NLMK produces at its factories in Denmark and Belgium). MMK stated that it did not sell plates in Canada recent years. In "Severstal" said that exported to the country only 30 000 tonnes, and the share of supply from Russia is 3% of total imports of sheet in Canada and 1% of apparent consumption, and the Russian deliveries are made in full compliance with international trade rules. Severstal will seek to reduce anti-dumping duties on delivery of the plate, as he considers it too high, said the representative of the company "Severstal" has 15 days to defend its position before the publication of the reasoning of the decisions of the CBSA," the newspaper writes.
We will remind, the initiator of the investigation and metallurgical company Essar Algoma. In September, Canada imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high strength low alloy steel plates from Russia and India. For Indian steelmakers duty was 240,8%, for the Russian (with the exception of "Severstal") – 239,4%, Severstal's 50.9%.