Canadian Government Grants CPCA’s Exemption Request
OTTAWA, Ontario - The Canadian government has granted the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association's (CPCA) request for an exemption from the proposed countermeasure tariffs on U.S. goods coming into Canada as of July 1, 2018.
In June, the government of Canada invited Canadian stakeholders to comment on a list of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. In a formal submission to the Department of Finance, CPCA noted the proposed tariff on imported U.S. steel drums and cans (proposed Tariff 7310.29) could be interpreted to include pails, cans, vats and totes used by Canadian paint and coatings manufacturers. With no Canadian manufacturer of these pails and cans, particularly for architectural paint and aerosol sprays, Canadian-based manufacturers would face millions of dollars in higher input costs in relation to competing finished products imported from the United States.