CBSA Updates: Truck Body Dumping Determination, Heavy Plate Review, Wheat Gluten Investigation

Published June 21, 2026

Key Points

• On June 4, 2026, CBSA finalized its dumping determination on truck bodies from China, with margins of 119.4% for Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd. and 257.1% for all other exporters.
• CBSA ended the related subsidy investigation after finding CIMC Reefer’s subsidy (0.9%) too small to act on, and used a US producer’s verified data to calculate normal values because the Government of China did not respond to its section 20 questionnaire. Provisional anti-dumping duties stay in place until the CITT decides on injury, due by July 3, 2026.
• In its expiry review of heavy plate from Chinese Taipei and Germany, CBSA found that dumping would likely continue or resume if the 2021 order expired, citing excess capacity, low-priced exports, and tariffs in other markets that push surplus plate toward Canada.
• No exporters from Chinese Taipei or Germany took part in the heavy plate review, so CBSA’s finding relies mainly on Canadian producer evidence; the CITT’s injury decision is due by November 10, 2026.
• CBSA opened a new dumping investigation into wheat gluten from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom, following a complaint from ADM Agri-Industries Co.; the CITT’s preliminary injury decision is due by August 18, 2026, and CBSA’s preliminary decision by September 17, 2026.

O​​​​​​n June 19, 2026, CBSA published a series of trade remedy updates affecting importers of vehicle components, steel, and food ingredients. In its final determination on truck bodies, CBSA confirmed that truck bodies from China were dumped and ended the related subsidy investigation after finding the exporter’s subsidy too small to act on. In its expiry review of heavy plate, it found that removing the existing measures against Chinese Taipei and Germany would likely cause dumping to continue or resume. Meanwhile, CBSA also launched a new investigation into whether wheat gluten from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom is being dumped in Canada.

Truck Bodies from China: Final Dumping Determination

On June 4, 2026, CBSA made a final determination that truck bodies from China were dumped and, in the same decision, terminated the subsidy investigation after finding the exporter’s subsidy insignificant. CBSA published the statement of reasons explaining both decisions on June 19, 2026.

Decisions

• Dumping was confirmed under paragraph 41(1)(b) of SIMA for truck bodies from China.
• The subsidy investigation was ended under paragraph 41(1)(a) for Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd., whose subsidy of 0.9% fell below the 1% level at which a subsidy is treated as insignificant for a developed country.

Margins of dumping (% of export price):

• Qingdao CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd.: 119.4%
• All other exporters: 257.1%

Background

• The investigations began October 24, 2025, after Morgan Canada Corporation and Morgan Transit Corporation filed a complaint alleging that truck bodies from China were being dumped and subsidized, harming Canadian producers.
• China accounted for 52.4% of total import volume during the investigation period (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025).
• CBSA found that section 20 conditions exist in China’s Automobile Bodies and Trailers Manufacturing sector, which includes truck bodies. This means the Government of China substantially sets domestic prices, and those prices are not what they would be in a competitive market. Because the Government of China did not respond to the section 20 questionnaire, CBSA used verified data from a US producer, Morgan Truck Body, to calculate normal values.

What happens next

Provisional anti-dumping duties, in place since the March 6, 2026 preliminary determination, continue until the CITT decides on injury, due by July 3, 2026. If the CITT finds injury, duties equal to the margin of dumping will apply to imports released after its decision. If it does not, the case ends and any provisional duty paid or security posted will be returned.

Heavy Plate from Chinese Taipei and Germany: Expiry Review

On June 4, 2026, CBSA determined that letting the CITT’s February 5, 2021 finding expire would likely cause dumping from both countries to continue or resume. CBSA published its statement of reasons on June 19, 2026.

The finding relies mainly on evidence from Canadian producer Algoma Steel, supported by Russel Metals and Janco Steel. No exporters or foreign producers from either country responded to the questionnaire or filed submissions.

Basis for the determination

• Heavy plate competes mainly on price, and steel production carries high fixed costs. Together, these push producers to keep their mills running by selling abroad, often at low prices.
• Higher US Section 232 tariffs (raised to 50% in June 2025), along with trade measures in the EU, India, and South Korea, leave producers fewer places to sell and make Canada a more likely destination for excess plate.
• Producers in both Chinese Taipei and Germany have spare capacity that exceeds the entire Canadian market in every period reviewed.
• German producers have relied more on exports as their domestic steel output falls, down 9% in 2025, to levels last seen in 2009, and continued duties show they cannot compete in Canada without dumping.
• Exporters from both countries stayed active in the Canadian market, taking part in CBSA’s 2025 administrative review.

What happens next

The CITT has now started its own review to decide whether this likely dumping would harm Canadian producers, with a decision due by November 10, 2026. Anti-dumping duties continue until then. If the order is removed, any duties paid on goods released after the scheduled expiry date will be returned to importers.

Wheat Gluten: New Dumping Investigation

Also on June 19, 2026, CBSA launched a new investigation into whether wheat gluten from Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom is being sold in Canada at unfair prices (dumping). This is a dumping investigation only; there is no subsidy component.

Background

• The investigation follows a complaint from ADM Agri-Industries Co., supported by Permolex Ltd. of Red Deer, Alberta. Together, the two companies represent all Canadian production of wheat gluten.
• The complainant alleges that rising volumes of dumped imports have caused material injury, including price undercutting, price depression, and price suppression, along with harm to inventory, capacity utilization, market share, sales volumes, and financial performance.
• Wheat gluten is used in baked goods, noodles and pasta, pizza crusts, and vegetarian products, as well as in animal feed, pet food, and as a meat binder. The Canadian market is worth about $74 million a year.

What happens next

The CITT will run a preliminary inquiry into whether the imports are harming Canadian producers, with a decision due by August 18, 2026. CBSA will separately decide whether the imports are being dumped, with a preliminary decision due by September 17, 2026. A statement of reasons with further detail is expected within 15 days of the launch.

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