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The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping and subsidizing of certain types of plywood from China

On April 10, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations to determine whether decorative and other non-structural plywood is being sold at unfair prices in Canada (dumped), subsidized, or both. The investigations focus on imports from producers operating in or exporting from China. These practices can harm Canadian industries by undercutting Canadian prices, which undermines fair competition.

The CBSA’s investigations follow a complaint filed by Columbia Forest Products (CFP) and the Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (CHPVA) (the complainants). 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.

 

Please visit this link for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2026/04/the-cbsa-launches-investigations-into-the-alleged-dumping-and-subsidizing-of-certain-types-of-plywood-from-china.html

 

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Acts & Regulations
Special Import Measures Act (SIMA)

Information source

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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