The department has found tin mill products from the three countries are being dumped in the U.S. and set preliminary duties of 5.29% on products from Canada, 7.02% on products from Germany and 122.52% on products from China. 

However, the department found that tin mill products from several other countries — South Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom — are not being dumped. 

“Commerce’s preliminary findings investigate the behavior of and seek to hold foreign producers accountable for their unfair trade practices. These findings demonstrate that Commerce took a careful and nuanced approach based on the particular circumstances presented by each company and the governing provisions of U.S. law,” the department said in a statement. 

The Commerce Department initiated an investigation earlier this year following a complaint from tin products maker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers union.