McMillan Successfully Advocates for Tenaris Canada in Expiry Review of Anti-Dumping Duties

Tenaris Canada (“Tenaris”) was engaged in an expiry review of anti-dumping duties before the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”).

The expiry review was aimed at determining whether anti-dumping duties on line pipe exported from South Korea to Canada should continue for an additional five years, following the CITT’s initial finding in 2018.

Our client, the Techint Group, including Tenaris Canada a majority-owned subsidiary company, is the largest global manufacturer and supplier of seamless steel pipes. The company primarily serves the energy industry with 23,000 employees around the world and revenue of US$27B.

The McMillan team, led by Peter Jarosz and included William Pellerin, Tayler Farrell and Philip Kariam, was successful in convincing the CBSA and CITT that the CITT should renew its finding. The result of which, allows for the continuation of heavy tariffs to be imposed on Tenaris’ foreign competitors and Tenaris will be able to benefit from fair competition and higher prices, directly impacting their bottom line.

McMillan’s International Trade Practice Group advises companies ranging from multinationals to small and growing businesses located in Canada and around the world, helping them steer through unfamiliar laws and regulations, treaties, customs, tariffs, language barriers and bureaucracy. Bringing a combination of real-time business solutions and tactical excellence, McMillan’s lawyers are also frequently called upon to represent provincial, national and multinational organizations in international trade tribunals. Likewise, governments turn to our firm for assistance with complex legal issues that require an understanding of political sensitivities. Whether helping to ensure compliance with complex trade regulations, finding the strategic opportunities for trade rules to provide a competitive advantage or mitigating the impact of trade regulations on your business, McMillan is invested in understanding the business climate to help clients stay ahead.