Anti-Dumping Investigation Into Chinese Decorative Plywood

Ottawa,

April 10, 2026

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on April 10, 2026, under the Special Import Measures Act, respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of decorative and other non-structural plywood originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China). The investigations follow a complaint filed by Columbia Forest Products (CFP), Hearst, Ontario and the Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (CHPVA), St-Sauveur, Québec.

The subject goods are usually imported under the following tariff classification numbers:

1. 4412.10.00.00
2. 4412.31.00.00
3. 4412.33.00.10
4. 4412.33.00.20
5. 4412.33.00.30
6. 4412.33.00.90
7. 4412.34.00.00
8. 4412.39.00.10
9. 4412.39.00.21
10. 4412.39.00.22
11. 4412.39.00.23
12. 4412.39.00.90
13. 4412.91.00.00
14. 4412.92.00.00
15. 4412.99.00.00 These tariff classification numbers may include non-subject goods, and subject goods may also fall under additional tariff classification numbers.

The product definition is contained in Appendix 1.

The CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being dumped and/or subsidized; and will make preliminary decisions within 90 days, at which time provisional duties may apply.

Additional information about the investigations will be provided in a Statement of Reasons that will be accessible within 15 days.

Contact us

Email: simaregistry-depotlmsi@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Appendix 1: Product definition

The subject goods are defined as:

Decorative and other non-structural plywood, whether or not surface coated or covered, and veneer core platforms for the production of decorative and other non-structural plywood, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. Decorative and other non-structural plywood is defined as a flat, multilayered plywood or other veneered panel, consisting of two or more layers or plies of wood veneers and a core, with the face and/or back veneer made of wood. The veneers, along with the core are glued or otherwise bonded together. Decorative and other non-structural plywood include products that meet the American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2024 (including any revisions to that standard).

Excluding:

1. Structural plywood that (i) is manufactured to meet CSA O121 (Douglas fir plywood), CSA O151 (Canadian softwood plywood), CSA O153 (Poplar plywood), or U.S. Products Standard PS 1-09, PS 2-09, or PS 2-10 for Structural Plywood (including any revisions to that standard or any substantially equivalent domestic or international standard intended for structural plywood), (ii) which has both a face and a back veneer of coniferous wood, and (iii) which is for use in structural applications
2. Finished plywood products for use as flooring
3. Plywood which has a shape or design other than a flat panel
4. Phenolic Film Faced Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a panel with an “Exterior” or “Exposure 1” bond classification as is defined by The Engineered Wood Association, having an opaque phenolic film layer with a weight equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently bonded on both the face and back veneers and an opaque, moisture resistant coating applied to the edges and
5. Laminated veneer lumber door and window components with (1) a maximum width of 44 millimeters, a thickness from 30 millimeters to 72 millimeters, and a length of less than 2413 millimeters, (2) water boiling point exterior adhesive, (3) a modulus of elasticity of 1,500,000 pounds per square inch or higher, (4) finger-jointed or lap-jointed core veneer with all layers oriented so that the grain is running parallel or with no more than 3 dispersed layers of veneer oriented with the grain running perpendicular to the other layers, and (5) top layer machined with a curved edge and one or more profile channels throughout

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Date modified:

2026-04-10