On June 6, 2026, the Canada Gazette (Part I, Vol. 160, No. 23) published a notice from the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) launching a formal inquiry (NQ-2026-002) into imports of forged or stamped steel grinding media originating in or exported from China. The inquiry follows the preliminary determinations of dumping and subsidizing made by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on May 25, 2026.
The inquiry covers grinding media in spherical or ovoid shape (“ball”), with a nominal diameter of 25 mm (1 inch) or greater up to and including 160 mm (6.25 inches), produced through the forging or stamping method. The Tribunal will determine whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation, or are threatening to cause injury, to the Canadian domestic industry.
Parties wishing to participate were required to file their Notice of Participation and representation forms by June 9, 2026. The list of participants will be published on July 14, 2026, and the hearing will take place during the week of August 24, 2026. In the meantime, provisional duties are payable on subject goods released by the CBSA from May 25, 2026 onward.
Link : Canada Gazette, Part I — CITT Notice NQ-2026-002 (June 6, 2026)