Notice of Initiation of Expedited Review: Liquid Dielectric Transformers

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an expedited review of certain liquid dielectric transformers (transformers) having a top power handling capacity equal to or exceeding 60,000 kilovolt amperes (60 megavolt amperes), exported from South Korea to Canada by IEN Hanchang Co., Ltd. (Hanchang).

This expedited review is part of the CBSA’s enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (CITT) finding of injury issued on November 20, 2012 continued without amendment by the order made on May 31, 2016, and continued without amendment by the Expiry Review order made on May 31, 2018, respecting the dumping of transformers from South Korea, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)...

Classification of Imports:

Imports of the subject goods are usually classified in Section XV of the Customs Tariff under the following Harmonized System (HS) classification numbers:

• 8504.23.00.00 - Liquid dielectric transformers, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA

Unassembled or incomplete subject goods may also be imported under the following HS codes:

• 8504.90.90.10 – Parts - Printed circuit assemblies, of electric transformers and other inductors, other, of electric transformers
• 8504.90.90.82 – Parts - Having a power handling capacity of 500 kVA or more
• 8504.90.90.90 – Parts - Other

The listing of HS codes is for convenience of reference only. The HS codes listed may include non-subject goods. Also, subject goods may fall under HS codes that are not listed. Refer to the product definition for authoritative details regarding the subject goods.

This was excerpted from 17 May 2019 posting on the CBSA website.