Tribunal finds indication of injury in paperboard-cup imports case

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has found a reasonable indication that dumped and subsidized paperboard cups and containers from China have caused injury to Canadian industry.

The October 16 determination was made in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-004 under the Special Import Measures Act. It allows the Canada Border Services Agency’s dumping and subsidizing investigations to continue.

The CBSA is scheduled to issue preliminary determinations by November 16. The Tribunal’s finding is an early-stage threshold decision, not a final ruling that duties will necessarily be imposed.

The original complaint was filed by Genpak, a Mississauga-based producer. Detailed reasons for the Tribunal’s determination are scheduled for October 30.

Source: Canadian International Trade Tribunal, “Tribunal Issues Determination of Reasonable Indication of Injury—Paperboard Cups and Containers from China”, published October 16, 2026.

Featured image: a paperboard cup; illustrative stock, not evidence from the trade case. Photo by Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash; cropped and resized by West Island Blog.