WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/219/CAN 
18 March 2011 
 (11-1369) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
CANADA 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2010 from 
Canada
.   
 
  
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Reporting Member:  CANADA1 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
For the period 1 July-31 December 2010  
 
Original Investigations  
  
Final measures Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive duty Undertaking No final 
measures / 
termination Other Trade data 
(from published report(s) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Country or 
customs 
territory 
Description;  HS 6-
digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; ID number;
(*) if investigation of 
>1 country  Date; 
period of 
investigation 
(S-subsidization;  
I-injury) Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
application; range 
of individual 
amounts of subsidy
or minimum pricesDate, 
Reason Date, 
explanation Import volume 
or value 
(units/currency) 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import volume 
as % of apparent 
domestic 
consumption or 
as % of total 
imports Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
China, P.R. Certain steel grating; 
 
HS ex-7308.90 
 
CV/126/CN 20.09.10 
 
S: 01.01.09 – 
30.06.10 
 20.12.10 
6 – 14% 
“All others” rate: 
129%     CF   
 23.5% of total 
imports  
(Note 1) See Appendix 1 
 
 
                                                      
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are av ailable:  http://www.cbsa-asfc.g c.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/menu-eng.ht ml or 
http://www.citt.gc.ca/dumping/index_e.asp . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions. 
3 For reference purposes only.  
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Final results Product Initiation Preliminary 
results / 
determination Definitive duty Undertaking Revocation 
of Measures Other 
(e.g. procedure
s not affecting 
the duty level) Trade Data 
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding) Countervailed 
programme(s)  Country or 
customs 
territory 
Description; 
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; ID number; 
(*) if investig ation of >1 
country  Date, Type of 
Review or 
Procedure (code), 
Period Covered Effective date; 
range of individual  
amounts of subsidy; 
"other" rates; [range 
of applied rates if 
different, reason] Effective date, range 
of individual  
amounts of subsidy; 
"other" rates; [range 
of applied rates if 
different, reason]  Effective date; 
range of individual 
amounts of subsidy
or minimum 
prices; or other 
outcome (code) Date 
Reason Date,  
explanation  Import volume 
or value 
(units/currency) 
product 
coverage, period, 
if different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import volume 
as % of 
apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Thermoelectric 
coolers and warmers HS ex-8418.50, 
ex-8418.61, 
ex-8418.99 CV/121/CN 08.06.10 
(ADR)  25.11.10 
“All others” rate: 
53.27Renminbi/u
nit    N/A N/A See Appendix 2 
Carbon steel welded 
pipe HS ex-7306.30 
CV/123/CN 08.10.10 
(ADR)         China, 
P.R. 
Certain copper pipe 
fittings 
HS 7412.10, 7412.20; 
CV/118/CN 06.12.10 
(ADR)         
European 
Union Refined sugar;  
HS ex-1701.91; ex-
1701.99;  ex-1702.90; 
CV/87/EU 
 17.02.10 
(SNR) 
 
D: 01.01.07 – 
31.12.09 
I: 18 to 24 
months from 
the date the 
finding would 
have expired (Nov. 2, 2010)      01.11.10, 
Rescinded  $650,933 
(CAD) N/A N/A  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
European 
Union 
(cont'd) Refined sugar;  
HS ex-1701.91; 
ex-1701.99;  
ex-1702.90; CV/87/EU Domestic 
Judicial Review 
(Note 2)     Appeal 
filed: 
01.12.10
4    
Hot-rolled steel 
sheet 
HS 7208.25, 
7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 7208.37, 
7208.38, 7208.39, 
7208.53, 7208.54, 7208.90, 7211.13, 
7211.14, 7211.19, 
7211.90, 7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 
7226.20, 7226.91, 
ex-7226.99  CV/94/IN 22.07.10 
(ADR)  16.11.10 
3,150 
Rupees/metric 
tonne    N/A N/A See Appendix 3 
India Hot-rolled steel 
sheet HS 7208.25, 
7208.26, 7208.27, 
7208.36, 7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39, 
7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7211.13, 7211.14, 7211.19, 
7211.90, 7225.30, 
7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.20, 7226.91, 
ex-7226.99 
CV/94/IN 01.12.10 
(SNR)         
                                                      
4 Canadian Sugar Institute v. Canada (Attorney General), Food Proce ssors of Canada, Alberta Sugar Beet Growers, United States Bee t Sugar Association, and 
Delegation of the European Union to Canada, Federal Court of Appeal File No. A-461-10.  
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CF – Information not provided for reasons of confidentiality 
n/a – not available 
LDR – Lesser duty 
ADR – administrative review (see below) 
SNR – sunset review 
EXP – Measure expired without review 
P – Publication date 
C – Date of commencement of duty collection 
 
 Provisional Measures  (Column 4): Provisional measures apply from the date of a preliminary determination of subsidizing to the date on which the Ca nadian International Trade 
Tribunal makes its finding regarding injury caused to the Canadi an industry (maximum 120 days from  the notice of the preliminar y determination).  The esti mated amount of the subsidy 
is normally expressed as  an amount per unit. 
 
 Definitive Duties  (Column 5): Either the date of a positive injury finding, in the ca se of an investigation, or the date of the conclusion of a review of injury; or the date of the conclusion 
of a review of the amount of s ubsidy in cases where there is an existing Canadi an International Trade Tribunal finding of injur y. 
 
 No injury (Column 7):  The Canadian International Trade Tribunal makes its finding regarding injury caused to the Canadian industry after  the President of the Canada Border Services 
Agency renders his final determination of subsidization (max imum 120 days from the notice of th e preliminary determination). If  the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finds that the 
subsidized goods did not cause injury, definitive dutie s are not imposed and provisional duties are refunded. 
 
 Rescinded (Column 7, reviews/other proceedings): The Canadian International Trade Tribunal genera lly conducts the expiry review (sunset r eview) before the expiry of the finding or 
order imposing duties. If the Tribunal finds th at the injury caused by the dumping of the goods is not likely to resume or cont inue, they will rescind the original finding or order, usually 
on the date of that the order or finding would have expired. 
  
 Interim Review :  An interim review is a review that is initiated where there is a reasonable indication that sufficient new facts have arisen  or that there has been a sufficient change in 
the circumstances that led to th e measure, or where there are su fficient facts that, although in existence, were not put into e vidence during the previous revi ew or investigation and were 
not discoverable by the exercise of reasonable diligence at that time. 
 
 The symbol ADR  refers to an administrative review of the amount of subsidy of an existi ng countervailing measure. 
 
 The symbol SNR  refers to a sunset review of an existing countervailing m easure to determine whether the measure should be continued. 
 
 Note 1 – Volume of imports for 2008 
  
 Note 2 - Under Canadian legislation, ques tions of law can be referred to the Federal Cour t and the Federal Court of Appeal for domestic judicial review.  
 
 
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  ANNEXES 
 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2010 (Note 2) 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Measure(s) Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of 
extension; 
publication 
reference(s) 
Steel fasteners, CV/103/CN Duties 07.01.05 
C.Gaz.2005.I.139.04 06.01.10 
C.Gaz.2010.I.144.03
Copper pipe fittings, 
CV/118/CN Duties 19.02.07  
C.Gaz.2007.I.141.09  
Seamless carbon or alloy 
steel oil and gas well casings, CV/122/CN Duties 10.03.08  
C.Gaz.2008.I.142.12  
Carbon steel welded pipe, 
CV/123/CN Duties 20.08.08  
C.Gaz.2008.I.142.35  
Thermoelectric coolers and 
warmers, CV/121/CN Duties 11.12.08  
C.Gaz.2008.I.142.51  
Aluminium extrusions, 
CV/124/CN Duties 17.03.09  
C.Gaz.2009.I.143.13  China, P.R. 
Oil country tubular goods,  
CV/125/CN Duties 23.03.10 
C.Gaz.2010.I.144.14  
India Hot-rolled steel sheet 
(previously Hot-rolled carbon steel sheet), 
CV/94/IN Duties 17.08.01 
C.Gaz.2001.I.135.34 16.08.06 
C.Gaz.2006.I.140.34
 
 
Note 2 The Canada Gazette is available electronically since 1998. 
  
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2010 
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Date of termination Reason for 
termination 
European Union Refined sugar, CV/87/EU 01.11.10 Finding rescinded after 
sunset review 
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REFUND REQUESTS DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2010 (Note 4) 
 
Country/ 
Customs 
Territory Product, Investigation 
ID number Original 
effective date; 
date of most 
recent 
extension Number of 
refund requests 
received Number of refund 
reviews commenced, 
completed 
Steel fasteners, CV/103/CN 07.01.05; 
06.01.10 39 40 (commenced) 
295 (completed) 
Laminate flooring,  
CV/104/CN 16.06.05 3 3 (commenced) 
7 (completed) 
Copper pipe fittings,  
CV/118/CN 19.02.07 2 0 (commenced) 
72 (completed) 
Thermoelectric coolers 
and warmers, 
CV/121/CN 11.12.08 0 0 (commenced) 
7 (completed) 
Seamless carbon or alloy 
steel oil and gas well 
casings, CV/122/CN 10.03.08 12 12 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
Aluminium extrusions, CV/124/CN 17.03.09 25 51 (commenced) 
20 (completed) China, P.R. 
Oil country tubular 
goods, CV/125/CN 23.03.10 1 0 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
European Union Refined sugar, CV/87/EU 06.11.95; 
02.11.05 8 10 (commenced) 
0 (completed) 
  
Note 3  
 
 In Canada, domestic legisla tion allows importers to requ est refunds of anti-dumping and 
countervailing duties through a process called re-deter minations. Requests for re-determinations of 
countervailing duties can be  made on two grounds: 
 
− The amount of subsidy on the goods; 
− Whether the imported goods are goods of the same description as goods to which the order or 
finding applies (note: when an order or finding imposes both anti-dumping and countervailing 
duties, a refund request made on this ground will appear on both reports).   
 In Canada, requests for re-determinations fo llow a two-level appeal system under which the 
re-determination at the first level can fu rther be appealed at the second level. 
  Consequently, the table records the number of requests made under both levels of re-
determination, for any of the three grounds listed prev iously with respect to imported goods subject to 
countervailing measures.  
 
 Note that in the context of the Canadian sy stem for processing refund requests, the following 
descriptions apply for the table headings:  
− "Number of refund requests received": the number of requests received during the period 
covered by the report G/SCM/N/219/CAN 
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  − "Number of refund reviews commenced": includ es the number of requests received during the 
period covered by the report and the number of requests received in a preceding period that were not completed within the period covered by  the report. Under the Canadian system once a 
request is received, a decision under both levels of appeal must be rendered within one year.  
− "Number of refund reviews completed": the num ber of requests that were completed during 
the period covered by the report.  
 Further, under the Canadian duty refund system , a request can cover multiple entries. It may 
thus be possible for one request to represent a serie s of entries rather than an individual entry. 
  
APPEALS ON REFUND REQUESTS DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2010  (Note 4)  
 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
Investigation ID number Date of filing of 
appeal Date of appeal 
decision 
China, P.R. Copper pipe fittings 
CV/118/CN 13.12.10  
 
 Note 4   
 In Canada, decisions taken by the investiga ting authority pursuant to refund requests (as 
reported in the table titled "Refund Requests") may be further appealed by the importer to an 
independent administrative tribunal on questions of fact and law.  The appeals that were open or 
decided upon during the period covered by the report are identified above. 
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  APPENDIX 1 - Name(s) of the subsidy progr amme(s) countervailed at the preliminary 
determination of subsidization of steel gr ating from the People’s Republic of China 
 
Program 1:  Export Assistance Grant  
Program 2:  Award of Taxpayers in Yanghang Industrial Park 
 Program 3:  Input Materials Provided by Government at Less than Fair Market Value  
Program4:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterprises with Foreign Investment (FIEs) Established in 
Special Economic Zones (excluding Shanghai Pudong Area)  Program 5:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs Established in the Coastal Economic Open Areas and in the Economic and Technological Development Zones 
 
Program 6:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs  Established in the Pudong Area of Shanghai 
 Program 7:  Corporate Income Tax Exemption and/ or Reduction in SEZs and Other Designated Areas 
 Program 8:  Local Income Tax Exemption and/ or Reduction in SEZs and Other Designated Areas 
 
Program 9:  Exemption/Reduction of Special Land Tax and Land Use Fees in SEZs and Other 
Designated Areas  Program 10:  Tariff and Value-added Tax (VAT) Exemptions on Imported Materials and Equipment 
in SEZs and Other Designated Areas 
 Program 1l:  Income Tax Refund where Profits Re-invested in SEZs and Other Designated Areas 
 Program 12:  Preferential Costs of Services and/or  Goods Provided by Govern ment or SOEs in SEZs 
and Other Designated Areas 
 
Program 13:  The State Key Technology Renovation Projects  Program 14:  Reimbursement of Anti-dumping and/or Countervailing Legal Expenses by the Local Governments 
 
Program 15:  Accelerated Depreciation on Fixed Assets in Binhai New Area of Tianjin  Program 16:  Supportive Fund Provided by the G overnment of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province 
 Program 17:  Repaying Foreign Currency Loan by Returned VAT 
 
Program 18:  Government Export S ubsidy and Product Innovation Subsidy 
 Program 19:  Research & Development (R&D) Assistance Grant  
Program 20:  Innovative Experimental Enterprise Grant 
 Program 21:  Superstar Enterprise Grant  Program 22:  Awards to Enterprises Whose Products Qualify for "Well-Known Trademarks of China" 
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Program 23:  Export Brand Development Fund  Program 24:  Provincial Scien tific Development Plan Fund 
 
Program 25:  Technical Renovation Loan Interest Discount Fund 
 Program 26:  Venture Investment Fund of Hi-Tech Industry  Program 27:  National Innovation Fund for Technology Based Firms 
 
Program 28:  Guangdong - Hong Kong T echnology Cooperation Funding Scheme 
 Program 29:  Grants for Encouraging the Establis hment of Headquarters and Regional Headquarters 
with Foreign Investment 
 
Program 30:  Five Points, One Line Strategy in Liaoning Province  Program 31:  Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Grants  Program 32:  Product Quality Grant 
 
Program 33:  Changzhou Qishuyan District Environmental Protection Fund  Program 34:  2007 Technology Innovation Award  
Program 35:  2007 & 2008 Energy-Saving Fund 
 Program 36:  Enterprise Innovation Award of Qishuyan District  Program 37:  Energy-Saving Technique Special Fund  
Program 38:  2008 Water-Saving Technique Assistance 
 Program 39:  Grants to Privately-Owned Export Enterprises  Program 40:  Grants for Export Activities 
 
Program 41:  Grants for International Certification  Program 42:  Liaoning High-Tech Products & Equipment Exports Interest Assistance  Program 43:  Income Tax Refund for Enterprises Lo cated in Tianjin Jinnan Economic Development 
Area 
 Program 44:  Enterprise Technology Centers of Tianjin City and Jinnan Dsitrict  Program 45:  Jiulong Lake Town Grant 2008 
 
Program 46:  Energy Saving Grant 2008  Program 47:  Debt-to-Equity Swaps  
Program 48:  Exemptions for SOEs from Distributing Dividends to the State  G/SCM/N/219/CAN 
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Program 49:  Loans and Interest Subsidies Provi ded Under the Northeast Revitalization Program 
 Program 50:  Reduced Tax Rate for Productive FIEs Scheduled to Operate for a Period not Less Than 
10 Years 
 
Program 51:  Preferential Tax Policies for Foreign Invested Export Enterprises  Program 52:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs  which are Technology Intensive and Knowledge 
Intensive 
 
Program 53:  Preferential Tax Policies for the Research and Development of FIEs  Program 54:  Preferential Tax Policies for FIEs a nd Foreign Enterprises Whic h Have Establishments 
or Places in China and are Engaged in Production or  Business Operations Purchasing Domestically 
Produced Equipment 
 Program 55:  Preferential Tax Policies for Domes tic Enterprises Purchasing Domestically Produced 
Equipments for Technology Upgrading Purposes  Program 56:  Income Tax Refund for Re-investment of FIE Profits by Foreign Investors 
 
Program 57:  VAT and Income Tax Exemption/Reduction for Enterprises Adopting Debt-to-Equity Swaps  Program 58:  Corporate Income Tax Redu ction for High-New Technology Enterprises 
 
Program 59:  Exemption of Tariff and Import VA T for the Imported Technologies and Equipment 
 Program 60:  Relief from Duties and Taxes on Impo rted Material and Other Manufacturing Inputs 
 Program 61:  Reduction in Land Use Fees 
 
Program 62:  Electricity Provided by Government at Less than Fair Market Value G/SCM/N/219/CAN 
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  APPENDIX 2 - Name(s) of the subsidy programme (s) countervailed at the final determination 
of subsidization of thermoelectric coolers and warmers from the People's Republic of China 
 
Program 1:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterprises with Foreign Investment Established in Special 
Economic Zones (Excluding Shanghai New Pudong Area) 
 
Program 2:  Preferential Tax Policies for Foreign Invested Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises Which 
Have Establishments or Places in China and are Engaged in Production or  Business Operations 
Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment  
Program 3:  Government Interest Subsidy of Shenzhen Foreign Trade Development Fund 
 Program 4:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterp rises with Foreign Invest ment in Border Cities 
 Program 5:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterpri ses with Foreign Investment Established in the 
Coastal Economic Open Areas and in the Econom ic and Technological Development Zones 
 Program 6:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterpri ses with Foreign Investment  Established in Pudong 
New Area of Shanghai  Program 7:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterpri ses with Foreign Investment Established in the 
Three Gorges of Yangtze 
 Program 8:  Preferential Tax Policies in the Western Regions  Program 9:  Corporate Income Tax Exemption/Reduction 
 
Program 10:  Local Income Tax Exemption/Reduction  Program 11:  Exemption/Reduction of  Special Land Tax and Land Use Fee 
 Program 12:  Tariff and Value-Added Tax (VAT) Exemptions on Imported Materials and Equipment 
in SEZ and Other Designated Areas 
 Program 13:  Income Tax Refund Where Profits Re-Invested in Guangdong Province  Program 14:  Preferential Costs of Services a nd/or Goods Provided by Government Bodies or 
State-Owned Enterprises 
 Program 15:  Funds for International Market Development by SMEs  Program 16:  State Key Technology Renovation Projects  
Program 17:  Support Fund (Grant) Provided by the Government of Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province 
 Program 18:  Government Export S ubsidy and Product Innovation Subsidy 
 Program 19:  Reimbursement of Anti-Dumping a nd/or Countervailing Legal Expenses by the Local 
Governments 
 Program 20:  Patent Subsidy Appropriation  Program 21:  Equity Infusions/Debt-to-Equity Swaps 
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  Program 22:  Loans and Interest Subsidies Provi ded Under the Northeast Revitalization Program 
 Program 23:  Preferential Tax Polici es for Foreign-Invested Enterprises 
 Program 24:  Preferential Tax Policies for Foreign-Invested Export Enterprises 
 
Program 25:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterprises with Foreign Investment which are Technology-Intensive a nd Knowledge-Intensive 
 Program 26:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterpri ses with Foreign Investment Recognized as High or 
New Technology Enterprises Established in th e State High or New Technology Industrial 
Development Zones, and for Advanced Technology En terprises Invested in and Operated by Foreign 
Businesses  Program 27:  Preferential Tax Policies for En terprises Recognized as High or New Technology 
Enterprises Established in the State High or New Technology Industrial Development Zones 
 Program 28:  Preferential Tax Policies for Enterprises Which Provide Employment for Unemployed People  Program 29:  Preferential Tax Policies for the Research and Development of Foreign-Invested 
Enterprises 
 Program 30:  Preferential Tax Policies for Domestically-Invested Enterprises (DIEs) Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment for Technology Upgrading Purposes  
Program 31:  Accelerated Depreciation on Fixed Assets in Binhai New Area of Tianjin 
 Program 32:  Reduced Tax Rate for Productive FIEs Scheduled to Operate for a Period of Not Less than 10 Years  Program 33:  Income Tax Refund for Re-Investment of FIE Profits by Foreign Investors 
 
Program 34:  Repaying Foreign Currency Loan by Returned VAT  Program 35:  VAT and Income Tax Exemption for Enterprises Adopting Debt-to-Equity Swaps 
 
Program 36:  Exemption of Tariff and Impor t VAT for Imported Technology and Equipment 
 Program 37:  Reduction in Land Use Fees  Program 38:  Purchase of Goods from State-Owned Enterprises  G/SCM/N/219/CAN 
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  APPENDIX 3 - Name(s) of the subsidy programme (s) countervailed at the final determination 
of subsidization of hot-ro lled steel sheet from India 
 
Program 1:  Excessive Duty Exemption under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book and Advance Licence Schemes 
 
Program 2:  Sales of Advance Licences and DEPB Credits  Program 3:  Special Import Licences  
Program 4:  Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme 
 Program 5:  Pre-Shipment Export Financial Assistance  Program 6:  Post-Shipment Export Financial Assistance 
 
Program 7:  Forgiveness of Loans from the Steel Development Fund and the Government of India 
  
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