DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
DS: Canada — Tariff Rate Quotas and Surtax on Imports of Certain Steel Goods and Global Tariff on Certain Steel Derivative Goods
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Complaint by Chinese Taipei
On 15 December 2025, Chinese Taipei requested consultations with Canada with respect to alleged tariff rate quotas (TRQs) and a 50% surtax on the importation of certain steel goods, and a global 25% tariff on imports of certain steel-derivative goods.
Chinese Taipei claimed that the TRQs and surtax appear to be inconsistent with:
- Articles I:1, II:1(a), II:1(b), X:3(a), XI:1, XIII:1, and XIII:2 of the GATT 1994; and
- Articles 3.2 and 3.5 of the Import Licensing Agreement.
Chinese Taipei also claimed that the global tariff appears to be inconsistent with Articles II:1(a), II:1(b), and X:3(a) of the GATT 1994.
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