CBSA Probes Alleged Dumping of China Thermal Paper
Ottawa, Ontario
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced today that it is initiating investigations to determine whether thermal paper rolls originating in or exported from China are being sold at unfair prices (dumping) and/or subsidized. These practices can harm Canadian industries by undercutting Canadian prices, which undermines fair competition.
The CBSA is investigating because of a complaint filed by McDermid Paper Converters Limited, Media Cash Register Inc., and Custom Paper Ltd. (together, the “complainants”). The complainants allege that as a result of an increase in the volume of the dumped and subsidized imports from China, they have suffered material injury in the form of lost sales and market share, price undercutting, reduced capacity utilization, price depression and suppression, losses of profitability, and negative impacts on employment, wages, and investments.
The CBSA and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) both play a role in the investigations. The CITT will begin a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers and will issue a decision by August 11, 2025. Concurrently, the CBSA will investigate whether the imports are being sold in Canada at unfair prices and/or are being subsidized, and will make preliminary decisions by September 10, 2025.
Currently, there are 158 special import measures in force in Canada, covering a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. These measures have directly helped to protect approximately 31,000 Canadian jobs and $11.6 billion in Canadian production.
https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2025/06/the-cbsa-launches-investigations-into-the-alleged-dumping-and-subsidizing-of-thermal-paper-rolls-from-china.html