CITT Initiates Preliminary Injury Inquiry on Steel Racks from China
Summary
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-002) following complaints by five Canadian steel rack manufacturers alleging injury from dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks from China. The inquiry is conducted under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) following parallel investigations initiated by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The Tribunal will determine by June 18, 2026 whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing have caused or threaten to cause injury.
Canadian importers and distributors of steel racks from China should monitor the June 18, 2026 preliminary injury determination and consider filing Form I—Notice of Participation if they have relevant market data on pricing, import volumes, or injury indicators. A preliminary injury finding would trigger CBSA preliminary determinations and could result in anti-dumping and countervailing duties.
What changed
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry under the Special Import Measures Act into alleged dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks from China, responding to a complaint by five Canadian manufacturers. If the Tribunal finds reasonable indication of injury on June 18, 2026, the CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 17, 2026, potentially leading to final injury inquiries and trade remedies. Parties seeking to participate in the inquiry must file Form I—Notice of Participation with the Tribunal.
What to do next
- Filing a Form I—Notice of Participation to participate in the Tribunal's inquiry
Archived snapshot
Apr 22, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
Tribunal Initiates Inquiry—Certain Steel Racks from China
Press release | Ottawa, Ontario,
April 21, 2026
Ottawa, Ontario, April 21, 2026—The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-002) into a complaint by Arpac Storage Systems Corporation, of Delta, British Columbia, Etalex Inc., of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, Industries Cresswell Inc., of Granby, Québec, The Econo-Rack Group (2015) Inc., of Oakville, Ontario, and North American Steel Equipment Inc., of Whitby, Ontario, that they have suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks from China. The Tribunal’s inquiry is conducted pursuant to the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) as a result of the initiation of a dumping and subsidizing investigations by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
On June 18, 2026, the Tribunal will determine whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation, or are threatening to cause injury, as these words are defined in SIMA. If so, the CBSA will continue its investigations and, by July 17, 2026, will make preliminary determinations. If these preliminary determinations indicate that there has been dumping or subsidizing, the CBSA will then continue its investigations and, concurrently, the Tribunal will initiate a final injury inquiry.
The Tribunal is an independent quasi-judicial body that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Finance. It hears cases on dumped and subsidized imports, safeguard complaints, complaints about federal government procurement and appeals of customs and excise tax rulings. When requested by the federal government, the Tribunal also provides advice on other economic, trade and tariff matters.
Any interested person, association or government that wishes to participate in the Tribunal’s inquiry may do so by filing a Form I—Notice of Participation.
April 21, 2026 Martin Pelchat
Manager, Communications and Linguistic Services
Telephone: 343-991-3803
Email: citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca
Parties
Related changes
Get daily alerts for CITT Cases
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from CITT.
The summary, classification, recommended actions, deadlines, and penalty information are AI-generated from the original text and may contain errors. Always verify against the source document.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when CITT Cases publishes new changes.
Subscribed!
Optional. Filters your digest to exactly the updates that matter to you.