Canada has requested World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultations with China concerning Chinese measures that impose additional import duties on certain agricultural and fishery products from Canada.
These additional duties follow a Chinese investigation on the imposition by Canada of a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25 percent tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum, both of which took effect in October 2024.
Canada claims the Chinese measures are inconsistent with China’s obligations under various provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the Dispute Settlement Understanding.
The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a panel.
