Canada's Trade Tribunal Commences Injury Inquiry into Chinese Truck Bodies
The CITT's investigation into Chinese truck bodies could lead to permanent anti-dumping and countervailing duties, with provisional anti-dumping duty rates already at 345.9%.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has commenced an inquiry into truck bodies imported from China following preliminary determinations by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) of dumping and subsidizing.
Chinese-origin truck bodies accounted for 53% of total import volume into Canada during the period under investigation.
The CITT received notice from the Director General of the CBSA's Trade and Anti-dumping Programs Directorate on March 6, 2026, triggering the inquiry under section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA).
The Tribunal will determine whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation to the Canadian domestic industry or are threatening to do so.
The CITT will hold a public hearing beginning June 1, 2026.
The inquiry covers truck bodies with an exterior length of 8.5 to 32 feet and a maximum exterior width of 103 inches, whether assembled or unassembled, that originate in or are exported from China.
The goods include insulated bodies and those equipped with refrigerating equipment, as well as truck body kits, assemblies, and subassemblies.
Three categories are explicitly excluded from the scope:
Truck bodies for the primary purpose of bulk transporting liquids or gases
Refuse truck bodies used for municipal solid waste collection
Truck bodies that incorporate a hydraulic or mechanical system that permits the body to be elevated, tipped, or tilted for loading or unloading
Provisional duties took effect on March 6, 2026, for subject goods released by the CBSA on or after that date.
For all Chinese exporters except Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd., a provisional anti-dumping duty of 345.9% and a countervailing duty of 12.0% of the export price apply.
For Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd., the provisional anti-dumping duty is 137.1% of the export price.
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