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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry, NQ-2025-009, into whether the dumping and subsidizing of truck bodies originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of those goods. The Tribunal will determine the injury question on July 3, 2026. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry (NQ-2025-008) on March 2, 2026 into whether the dumping and subsidizing of thermoformed molded fibre tableware originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of the goods. The Tribunal will determine on June 26, 2026 whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
Why it matters: Importers of thermoformed molded fibre tableware from China are covered by CITT inquiry NQ-2025-008, which will reach its injury determination on June 26, 2026.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found on February 6, 2026 that the dumping and subsidizing of certain cast iron soil pipe originating in or exported from China have caused injury to the domestic industry, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainant was Canada Pipe Company ULC, d.b.a. Bibby-Ste-Croix of Sainte-Croix, Québec. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings on February 23, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain cast iron soil pipe from China face anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected by the Canada Border Services Agency following the Tribunal's injury finding, with the reasons due February 23, 2026.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its March 25, 2021 order, in expiry review RR-2020-001, on photovoltaic modules and laminates from China, to determine whether expiry of the order is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping or subsidizing and injury to the domestic industry. The Canada Border Services Agency will determine by July 2, 2026 whether there is a likelihood of resumed or continued dumping or subsidizing; if positive, the Tribunal will determine by December 9, 2026 whether that is likely to result in injury. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found, in inquiry NQ-2025-004, that the dumping and subsidizing of thermal paper rolls originating in or exported from China have caused injury to the domestic industry, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainants were McDermid Paper Converters Limited of Markham, Ontario, Media Cash Register Inc. of Saint Laurent, Québec, and Custom Paper Ltd. of Richmond, British Columbia. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its finding on January 23, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of thermal paper rolls from China now face anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected by the Canada Border Services Agency, with the Tribunal's reasons due January 23, 2026.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 25-31 that the January 1, 2026 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (T2026) is now available on the CBSA website in various formats. T2026 reflects scheduled duty rate reductions under individual free trade agreements and the substitution of certain tariff classification pre-ambles and tariff classification numbers in chapters 28, 29, 73 and 81. Changes are marked by a change bar in the PDF version, by the number 1 in the change column of the Access files, and are not marked in the HTML version; concordance tables are also provided.
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers SER 1133 that, effective November 5, 2024, importers using General Import Permit No. 80 – Carbon Steel and General Import Permit No. 81 – Specialty Steel Products must provide country of melt and pour information at the time of importation as a term and condition of the permits. The requirement covers carbon steel under HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7301-7302, 7304-7306 and 7308, and specialty steel under HS headings 7218-7224, 7312-7313 and 7317.
Why it matters: Importers of carbon and specialty steel under GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must report country of melt and pour at the time of importation, for example through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration, unless an exemption applies.
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Global Affairs Canada states that certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes change effective January 1, 2022, following World Customs Organization HS code updates and related Customs Tariff updates, and that permit and certificate applications with an entry or exit date after December 31, 2021 for the affected goods must use the new commodity codes.
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers No. 1032 that, effective November 2, 2020, item 80 (Carbon Steel Products) and item 81 (Specialty Steel Products) of the Import Control List have been re-added following their deemed removal on November 1, 2020, and the associated HS codes amended. Carbon steel covers HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7302 and 7304-7306; specialty steel covers HS headings 7218-7224, 7301, 7308, 7312-7313 and 7317. The changes do not limit the quantity of carbon or specialty steel that may be imported into Canada, and the new items have no deemed removal date.
Why it matters: Importers and customs brokers using GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must state the applicable permit on the customs documentation for shipments under HS headings 7206-7302, 7304-7306, 7308, 7312-13 and 7317, and retain the prescribed records for six years.
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 903 that the barley products tariff rate quota will be filled on October 18, 2017, and that 11:59 p.m. local time that day is the cut-off for accounting for imports of barley products under a within access commitment tariff item. The notice covers Items 183 to 191 of the Import Control List, namely barley products under heading numbers 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 of the Customs Tariff schedule.
Why it matters: From 11:59 p.m. local time on October 18, 2017, importers of the listed barley products may no longer invoke GIP No. 20, and goods reported under GIP No. 100 must carry the statement "Imported Under the Authority of General Import Permit No. 100 - Eligible Agricultural Goods".
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 902 that the wheat products tariff rate quota will be filled on October 13, 2017, and that 11:59 p.m. local time that day is the cut-off for accounting for imports of wheat products classified under a "within access commitment" tariff item. The notice covers Items 162 to 181 of the Import Control List, namely wheat products under heading numbers 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02 of the Customs Tariff.
Why it matters: As of 11:59 p.m. local time on October 13, 2017, importers of the covered wheat products may no longer invoke GIP No. 20, and goods entered under GIP No. 100 must state "Imported Under the Authority of General Import Permit No. 100 - Eligible Agricultural Goods" on the prescribed form.