Dumping found for certain steel wire

Summary#

The Canada Border Services Agency has made a final finding of dumping for certain carbon and alloy steel wire imported from several countries, under the Special Import Measures Act, in a decision dated December 3, 2025. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) is still deciding whether that dumping has injured Canadian industry and will issue its decision by January 2, 2026; provisional duties will remain in place until then.

What it does#

• States that the CBSA made a final dumping determination on certain carbon and alloy steel wire originating in or exported from China, Chinese Taipei, India, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye, and Vietnam.
• Keeps provisional duties in place on the subject goods from those countries while the CITT completes its injury inquiry.
• Explains that if the CITT finds dumping has caused (or threatens to cause) injury, antidumping duties will be applied to future imports and the importer in Canada must pay them.
• Notes that the Customs Act will govern how those duties are accounted for and paid, with any needed adjustments.
• Says the CBSA will publish the full product definition and possible tariff numbers on its investigations web page, and the CBSA’s Statement of Reasons will be available within 15 days after the decision.

Who's affected#

• Importers in Canada who bring in the specified carbon and alloy steel wire from the listed countries.
• Canadian producers of carbon and alloy steel wire, since the CITT’s injury finding will consider their situation.
• Businesses that buy or use this wire in manufacturing, construction or other work may notice price or supply changes if duties are imposed.
• It is unclear from this notice how many or which specific importers and end users will be directly affected; the CBSA product definition and tariff codes (on its website) give the detailed scope.

Why it matters#

This decision keeps provisional duties on the covered wire for now, so importers could already be facing added costs. If the CITT later finds injury and antidumping duties are imposed, importers (and possibly downstream buyers) may pay higher prices for those products. The outcome will influence competition between foreign suppliers and Canadian wire producers and could affect availability and cost for industries that use this wire.