Dumping Finding: Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire

Summary#

On December 3, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency made a final finding that certain carbon and alloy steel wire from several countries was dumped in Canada under the Special Import Measures Act. Provisional duties will remain in place while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal finishes an injury inquiry and issues a decision by January 2, 2026.

What it does#

• The Canada Border Services Agency determined that certain carbon and alloy steel wire originating in or exported from China, Chinese Taipei, India, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye and Vietnam was dumped.
• Provisional duties already being charged on those goods from the listed countries will continue until the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issues its injury decision.
• The Canadian International Trade Tribunal will decide by January 2, 2026 whether the dumping has caused, or is threatening to cause, injury to Canadian industry.
• If the Tribunal finds injury, antidumping duties will be applied to future imports of the subject goods and importers in Canada will be required to pay them.
• The Customs Act will govern how those antidumping duties are accounted for and paid.
• The CBSA will publish the full product definition and possible tariff classifications on its Dumping and subsidy investigations web page, and a Statement of Reasons will be available within 15 days following the decision.

Who's affected#

• Importers and wholesalers who bring the specified carbon and alloy steel wire into Canada from the listed countries.
• Customs brokers and freight handlers who process those imports.
• Canadian businesses that buy and use that type of steel wire (manufacturers, construction suppliers, distributors) may see cost or supply changes.
• Domestic producers of similar wire, who are the subject of the injury inquiry.
• It is unclear from the notice which specific tariff lines or exact products are covered; the CBSA web page contains the detailed product definition and tariff codes.

Why it matters#

• Importers may face continued added costs while provisional duties remain in effect; those costs can be passed on to Canadian buyers.
• If the Tribunal finds injury, antidumping duties could become long-term, changing price and supply dynamics for industries that rely on this wire.
• The action is meant to protect Canadian producers from unfairly-priced imports, but it also affects downstream businesses and consumers who use products made with this wire.
• Businesses that import or use this product should check the CBSA’s detailed product lists and tariff classifications to see if their goods are covered.