Caseload
The Tribunal’s caseload over the last five years has seen a trend increase, namely for its procurement reviews and dumping and subsidizing injury inquiries and expiry reviews. The table below contains some key indicators in this regard.
| Cases received | Total decisions/reports issued | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | 2018-19 | ||
| Trade remedies | |||||||||||
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Injury inquiries |
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Preliminary (PI) |
0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
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Final (NQ) |
1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
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Public interest inquiries (PB) |
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Requests |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Inquiries |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Interim reviews (RD) |
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Requests |
0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
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Reviews |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
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Expiry reviews |
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Expiries (LE) |
0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
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Expiry reviews (RR) |
5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
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Safeguards |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
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Requests for importer ruling (MP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Remanded cases |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 6 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 30 | |
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Procurement (PR) |
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Complaints received |
79 | 89 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 94 | 81 | 63 | 64 | |
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Remanded cases |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Procurement cases (compensation stage) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL |
79 | 91 | 105 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 98 | 83 | 65 | 66 | |
| Customs and Excise Appeals | |||||||||||
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Customs/Excise Tax (AP) and Enforcement (EA) |
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Customs Act (AP) |
43 | 44 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 20 | |
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Excise Tax Act (AP) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Special Import Measures Act (EA) |
4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Remanded cases |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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Extensions of time (EP) |
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Customs Act |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
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Excise Tax Act |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 51 | 52 | 35 | 59 | 76 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 44 | 24 | |