G/SG/N/10/CAN/1/Suppl.1  
29 August  2019 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUAN T TO ARTICLE 12.1(C)   
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
CANADA  
(Certain steel products)  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated 28 August  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Canada.  
 
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With respect to the safeguard measure on certain steel products (heavy plate and stainless steel 
wire), notified in G/SG/N/10/CAN/1 (dated 11 May 2019), Canada notifi es its decision to exclude 
certain products from the safeguard measure.  
 
The detailed description of products covered by the measure and exclusions can be found in Annex  I. 
The exclusions notified consist of the addition of exclusions (c) to (i) for heavy  plate, and of the 
addition of one exclusion for stainless steel wire.  
 
The safeguard measure continues to apply to the products covered, as notified on 11 May 2019.  
 
The government order imposing the measure will be published in the 4 September 2019 edit ion of 
the Canada Gazette, Part II. Details relating to the amendment may be found in the revised Customs 
Notice 19 -08 issued by the Canada Border Services Agency ( https://www. cbsa-
asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn -ad/cn19 -08-eng.html ). 
 
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  ANNEX I  
PRODUCTS COVERED BY FINAL SAFEGUARD MEAS URES  
A. HEAVY PLATE:  
Hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high -strength low -alloy steel plate not further manufactured than 
hot-rolled, heat-treated or not, in widths from 80 inches (± 2,030 mm) to 152 inches (± 3,860 mm) 
inclusive, and thicknesses from 0.375 inches (± 9.525 mm) up to and including 4.0 inches 
(101.6  mm), with all dimensions being plus or minus allowable tolerances containe d in the applicable 
standards.  
 
For greater certainty, these dimensional restrictions apply to steel plate that contains alloys greater 
than required by recognized industry standards provided that the steel does not meet recognized 
industry standards for a n alloy -specification steel plate.  
 
The following goods are excluded:  
 
(a) all plate in coil form;  
 
(b) all plate having a rolled, raised figured at regular intervals on the surface (also known as 
floor plate);  
 
(c) hot-rolled carbon steel plate produced to the follow ing specifications and grades, namely, 
ASME SA516/SA516M or ASTM A516/A516M, normalized, ASME SA299/SA299M or ASTM 
A299/A299M, normalized, and ASME SA537/ SA537M or ASTM A537/A537M, normalized, 
in the following dimensions:  
(i) 2 inches thick, greater than or e qual to 97 inches wide and greater than 
473 inches long ; 
(ii) 2 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 
380 inches long ; 
(iii) 2 inches thick, greater than or equal to 150 inches wide and greater than 
270 inches  long; 
(iv) 2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 
420 inches  long; 
(v) 2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 
330 inches long ; 
(vi) 2.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 151 inches wide and of any length,  
(vii) 2.5 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 
380 inches long ; 
(viii)  2.5 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and greater than 
300 inches long ; 
(ix) 2.5 inches thick, greater than or equal to 151 inches wide and of any length,  
(x) 2.75 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 
340 inches long ; 
(xi) 2.75 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches  wide and of any length,  
(xii) 3 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and greater than 
250 inches long ; 
(xiii)  3 inches thick, greater than or equal to 121 inches wide and of any length ; 
(xiv)  3.25 inches thick, greater than or equal to 97 inches wide and of  any length ; or 
(xv)  greater than or equal to 3.5 inches thick of any width and length ; 
 
(d) hot-rolled carbon steel plate in grade ASME SA516 Grade 70 or ASTM A516 Grade 70, 
normalized in thicknesses greater than or equal to 3.25 inches and widths greater than or 
equal to 97 inches;  
 
(e) hot-rolled carbon steel plate in grade ASME SA516 Grade 70 or ASTM A516 Grade 70, 
normalized (heat treated) with a thickness greater than 3.28 inches;  
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  (f) hot-rolled carbon steel plate manufactured to the following specifications and grades, 
namely : 
(i) ASME SA285/SA285M or ASTM A285/ A285M ; 
(ii) ASME SA299/SA299M or ASTM A299/ A299M ; 
(iii) ASME SA515/SA515M or ASTM A515/A515M ; 
(iv) ASME SA516/SA516M or ASTM A516/ A516M (including ASME SA516 Grade 70 or 
ASTM A516 Grade 70) ; 
(v) ASME SA537/SA537M or ASTM A537/ A537M ; or 
(vi) ASME SA841/SA841M or ASTM A841/ A841M ; 
which is normalized (heat treated) or vacuum degassed (including while molten) 
with a Sulphur content less than 0.005 % and a phosphorus content less than or 
equal to 0.017%, impor ted exclusively for use in the manufacture of pressure 
vessels for the oil and gas sector for use in sour service and hydrogen -induced 
cracking applications . 
 
(g) high-strength low -alloy structural steel plate in grade ASTM A1066/A1066M, produced by 
thermo -mechanical controlled process;  
 
(h) hot-rolled carbon steel plate for use in the manufacture of oil and gas line pipe 
(also known as skelp); and  
 
(i) hot-rolled carbon steel plate in grades API 5L X70 PSL2 or CSA Grade 483 Category II for 
use in the manufacture of oil and gas line pipe.  
 
Heavy plate is commonly imported under any of the following 10 -digit HS numbers below : 
• Prior to January 1, 2017: 7208.51.00.10; 7208.51.00.93; 7208.51.00.94; 
7208.51.00.95; 7208.52.00.10; 7208.52.00.93; 7208.52.00.94;  7208.52.00.95 ; 
• As of January 1, 2017: 7208.51.00.10; 7208.51.00.93; 7208.51.00.94; 7208.51.00.95; 
7208.52.00.10; 7208.52.00.93; 7208.52.00.96 . 
 
HS codes are provided for illustrative purposes only. There may be goods under the listed 
HS numbers that do no t fall within the product definition, or heavy plate that is imported under an 
HS number that is not listed.  
 
B. STAINLESS STEEL W IRE: 
Cold drawn, and cold drawn and annealed, stainless steel round wire, up to and including 0.256 
inches (6.50 mm) in maxim um solid cross -sectional dimension; and cold drawn, and cold drawn and 
annealed, stainless steel cold -rolled profile wire, up to and including 0.031 square inches 
(0.787  sq. mm) in maximum solid cross -sectional area.  
439 copper -coated TiCu stainless steel  wire in diameters of 0.030 inch to 0.187 inch is excluded.  
 
Stainless steel wire is commonly imported under the following 10 -digit HS numbers: 7223.00.00.10; 
7223.00.00.20.  
 
HS codes are provided for illustrative purposes only. There may be goods under th e listed 
HS numbers that do not fall within the product definition, or rebar that is imported under an 
HS number that is not listed.  
 
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