Canada Opens Anti-Dumping Probe Into Chinese Truck Bodies

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Oct 29, 2025 - 11:00 Updated: Oct 29, 2025 - 02:27
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Canada Opens Anti-Dumping Probe Into Chinese Truck Bodies

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Canadian authorities have launched a trade investigation to determine whether Chinese producers are dumping truck bodies in Canada, following a complaint filed by a Canadian company.

A “truck body” is the main load-bearing cargo box section of a truck that sits on the chassis, which serves as a base. These include bodies designed for various purposes such as dry freight, refrigeration, parcel and food delivery, or service work.

The investigation, announced Oct. 24 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), comes as a result of a formal complaint filed by trucking manufacturers Morgan Canada Corporation and Morgan Transit Corporation, located in Bolton, Ont., and Laval, Que., respectively. The complainants comprise a majority of Canada’s truck body production, which comes in at an annual total of roughly $327 million.

The two complainants allege they have suffered “material injury” as a result of the increased volume of Chinese truck bodies and price undercutting, the CBSA said in a press release. They said they have also suffered “price depression, decreased bookings and lost sales, as well as adverse impacts on production, capacity utilization, market share, employment and financial performance.”

Trade dumping refers to when companies from one country are able to export products at below-market value, often because of government subsidization of industries, overproduction, lower production costs, cheaper materials and fewer regulations.

Both the border agency and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) will be investigating the allegations.

The tribunal will launch a preliminary investigation into the accusations to determine how the Chinese export of truck bodies may be harming Canadian manufacturers. The findings are expected to be released by Dec. 23.

The CBSA, meanwhile, is set to investigate whether the truck bodies are being subsidized by China or sold at prices that are below fair market value. The agency anticipates releasing its findings by late January 2026.
There are currently 158 active import measures in Canada, covering a wide range of industrial and consumer goods. The CBSA said these measures have directly contributed to the protection of approximately 45,000 jobs in Canada and safeguarded $18.4 billion in Canadian production last year.

Canada’s trade remedy policies are put into practice to ensure goods imported to Canada are not unfairly priced lower than domestic products, according to the CBSA, who has the authority under the Special Import Measures Act, to launch trade investigations and apply remedies if its officers uncover proof that dumping or subsidization is harming Canadian companies.

The CBSA said that so far this year it has started 33 dumping and subsidization inquiries for nine different products.

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