Anti-dumping Order Continued for Thermoelectric Containers

Summary#

• On June 2, 2025, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal confirmed that the anti-dumping and countervailing order it issued on September 5, 2019 will stay in force for certain thermoelectric containers from the People’s Republic of China.
• The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) section lists recent postings, one new application for a Vancouver radio station with a public deadline, a few administrative licence decisions, and a telecom-related order.

What it does#

• The Canadian International Trade Tribunal continued, without change, its earlier order dealing with dumping and subsidizing of certain thermoelectric containers originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China. The Tribunal’s order contains the full product description.
• The CRTC notice:
  • reminds the public that it posts decisions, consultations, policies and orders on its website for inspection;
  • lists a Part 1 application filed by Fairchild Radio (Vancouver FM) Ltd. for CHKG-FM in Vancouver, with a deadline to comment on July 3, 2025;
  • reports administrative decisions for 9427899 Canada Inc. (CKIN-FM), 9643125 Canada Inc. (CHHU-FM), and 9015-2018 Québec inc. (CHOU / CHOU-1-FM), dated May 13, 2025;
  • notes a telecom order numbered 2025-129 published June 5, 2025, related to the Telecommunications Fees Regulations, 2010.

Who's affected#

• Importers, distributors or sellers of the specific thermoelectric containers covered by the Tribunal’s order.
• Companies that manufacture similar containers in Canada who compete with imports.
• Exporters and manufacturers in the People’s Republic of China who ship those products to Canada.
• Broadcasters and interested members of the public who follow CRTC proceedings, especially Fairchild Radio (Vancouver FM) Ltd. and licence-holders named in the administrative decisions.
• People or organizations who want to submit comments about the CHKG-FM application before July 3, 2025.

Why it matters#

• For trade: keeping the Tribunal’s order in place means the existing measures targeting dumped or subsidized thermoelectric containers remain active. That can affect import costs, prices, and competition in markets that use those containers.
• For broadcasters and the public: the CRTC postings and deadlines are where licence changes, renewals and complaints are announced. Interested parties have a limited time to intervene or comment.
• The Gazette item is mostly a formal notice. The Tribunal decision is a continuation of an earlier measure rather than a new rule.