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ARTICLE · 02 FEBRUARY 2026

CITT Finding: Industrial Steel Wire

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On January 2, 2026, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the "CITT") announced its Finding in Inquiry NQ-2025-003 (the "Finding") reporting that the dumping of certain carbon or alloy steel wire originating...

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On January 2, 2026, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the "CITT") announced its Finding in Inquiry NQ-2025-003 (the "Finding") reporting that the dumping of certain carbon or alloy steel wire originating in or exported from China, Taiwan, India, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Türkiye and Vietnam, with some exclusions (the "Subject Goods") had caused injury to the domestic industry.

Specifically, certain Subject Goods for commercial distribution or industrial manufacturing ("Industrial Wire") had caused injury to the domestic industry, while those packaged for retail sale to individual consumers for domestic use (not exceeding a weight of 1 kg per retail ready package) had not and were not threatening to cause injury.

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