April 17, 2026

CBSA initiates dumping and subsidizing investigations on certain plywood from China

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations to determine whether decorative and other non-structural plywood from China is being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumping), subsidized, or both. These practices can harm Canadian industries by undercutting Canadian prices, which undermines fair competition.

The CBSA's investigations follow a complaint filed by Canadian manufacturers. The complainants allege that as a result of an increase in the volume of the dumped imports, they have suffered material injury in the form of lost sales, lost market share, price undercutting, price depression, price suppression, poor financial results, reduction in capacity utilization, reduced employment, and lost return on investment.

In the next step of the investigations the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) will determine, by June 9, 2026, whether the imports are harming Canadian producers.

Concurrently, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being sold in Canada at unfair prices, subsidized, or both, and will make a preliminary decision by July 9, 2026.

Provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties could eventually apply to importations of the goods under investigation.

Links:

- Notice of initiation of investigations

- CITT Preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-001