Tariffs on Canadian Forklift Arms Rejected

WASHINGTON — The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Wednesday that imported Canadian forklift truck arms were not injuring domestic firms, rejecting their request that tariffs be imposed on the imports.

The 6-0 vote was the second ruling this week on Canadian imports by the independent commission, which monitors compliance with U.S. trade law. On Monday the commission ruled 4-2 that Canada and Taiwan were dumping oil field tubular steel goods on the U.S. market, injuring U.S. steel firms, and upheld duties of up to 40% per cent assessed earlier by the Commerce Department.

U.S. makers of the arms for fork lift trucks, used to move heavy loads in warehouses and factories, had asked for tariffs of 355 on the Canadian imports.