The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on October 27, 2011, under the Special Import Measures Act, of stainless steel sinks with a single drawn bowl having a volume between 1,600 and 5,000 cubic inches (26,219.30 and 81,935.32 cubic centimetres) or with multiple drawn bowls having a combined volume between 2,200 and 6,800 cubic inches (36,051.54 and 111,432.04 cubic centimetres), excluding sinks fabricated by hand, originating in or exported from China.
On January 25, 2012 a provisional duty was applied ranging from the dumping margin of 21.1/31.1% up to 55% of the export price of the goods.
On May 24, 2012 a definitive duty was applied. The individual dumping margin is established at 4.4/57.7% and the applied rates can go up to 103.1% of the export price of the goods.