Preliminary injury inquiry PI-2025-010

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY

CERTAIN UNARMOURED BUILDING CABLES

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), it has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry to determine whether there is evidence that discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain unarmoured building cables, as defined below (the subject goods), have caused injury or retardation or are threatening to cause injury, as these words are defined in SIMA. The subject goods are defined as:

Unarmoured building cables, and conductors for use in unarmoured building cables, originating in and exported from the People’s Republic of China, where unarmoured building cables are defined as an assembly of two or three insulated copper or aluminum electrical conductors, plus a metallic conductor intended for use as a bonding wire, and jacketed with a thermoplastic or thermoset, with or without connectors, provided that:

a. each insulated conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 volts and not exceeding 300 volts;

b. each insulated conductor has a size not less than American Wire Gauge (“AWG”) 14 and not greater than AWG 2;

c. the primary purpose of the electric cable is distribution of electric current to power lighting, appliances, electrical sockets and like items; and

d. the cable is certified to meet applicable Canadian standards by a recognized certifying body.

And excluding:

a. wire and cable in lengths less than 2 metres;

b. extension cords with permanently attached connections at both ends consisting of a 2 or more prong plug at one end and a receptacle at the other end, designed and intended to connect portable electrical equipment or appliances to a source of electrical supply, and not permanently affixed to a building or structure or part of a permanent electrical wiring system;

c. wire and cable that is to be permanently installed in vehicles and mobile equipment, with the exception of “NMD90” and “NMWU” type cables;

d. wiring harnesses; and

e. wire and cable for use as an input in the manufacturing of mechanical or electrical products, not including electric cable installed as part of a modular construction assembly where the cable is used to distribute power from a power source to machinery and equipment attached to the modular construction assembly.

The Tribunal’s preliminary injury inquiry will be conducted by way of written submissions. Each person or government wishing to participate in the preliminary injury inquiry must file Form I—Notice of Participation with the Tribunal, on or before March 30, 2026. Each counsel who intends to represent a party in the preliminary injury inquiry must file Form II—Notice of Representation and Form III—Declaration and Undertaking with the Tribunal, on or before March 30, 2026.

On April 2, 2026, the Tribunal will issue a list of participants. Counsel and self‑represented participants are required to serve their respective submissions on each other on the dates outlined below. Public submissions are to be served on counsel and those participants who are not represented by counsel. Confidential submissions are to be served only on counsel who have access to the confidential record, and who have filed Form III—Declaration and Undertaking with the Tribunal. This information will be included in the list of participants. One complete electronic version of all submissions must be filed with the Tribunal.

Submissions by parties opposed to the complaint must be filed not later than noon (ET), on April 14, 2026. The complainant and supporting parties may make submissions in response to the submissions of parties opposed to the complaint not later than noon (ET), on April 22, 2026.

In accordance with section 46 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, a person who provides information to the Tribunal and who wishes some of or all the information to be kept confidential must, among other things, submit a non‑confidential edited version or non‑confidential summary of the information designated as confidential, or a statement indicating why such a summary cannot be made.

Written submissions, correspondence and requests for information regarding this notice should be addressed to the Registry, Secretariat to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, at citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca. The Registry can also be reached by telephone at 613‑993‑3595.

Ottawa, March 17, 2026

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION OF THE RECORD

On April 2, 2026, the Tribunal will distribute the public information received from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to counsel and self-represented participants who have filed Form I—Notice of Participation or Form II—Notice of Representation, as appropriate, and the confidential information to counsel who have filed Form III—Declaration and Undertaking with the Tribunal.

SUBMISSION DATES AND FACTORS TO BE ADDRESSED

Submissions by parties opposed to the complaint must be filed not later than noon (ET), on April 14, 2026. These submissions should include evidence, for example, documents and sources that support the factual statements in the submissions and arguments concerning the questions of:

• whether there are goods produced in Canada, other than those identified in the CBSA’s statement of reasons for initiating the investigations, that are like goods to the subject goods;

• whether the subject and like goods comprise more than one class of goods;

• which domestic producers of like goods comprise the domestic industry; and

• whether the information before the Tribunal discloses a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing of the subject goods have caused injury or retardation, or are threatening to cause injury.

The complainant and supporting parties may make submissions in response to the submissions of parties opposed to the complaint not later than noon (ET), on April 22, 2026.

One complete electronic version of all submissions must be filed with the Tribunal. Please see the Tribunal’s Confidentiality Guidelines, available on its website.

REQUESTS FOR PRODUCT EXCLUSIONS

Parties should note that the Tribunal does not consider product exclusion requests during a preliminary injury inquiry, and, therefore, none should be filed at this stage. Should the matter proceed to a final injury inquiry, the schedule for filing product exclusion requests will be included in the notice of commencement of inquiry.

PROCEDURE FOR FILING WITH THE TRIBUNAL

The public, counsel and self‑represented participants may file documents electronically with the Tribunal through its Secure E‑filing Service. The information is fully encrypted from the sender to the Tribunal.

Form I—Notice of Participation, Form II—Notice of Representation and Form III—Declaration and Undertaking should all be filed electronically through the Tribunal’s Secure E‑filing Service.

Following receipt of completed forms I, II and III, the Tribunal will send to counsel and self‑represented participants a letter with information on the E‑registry Service and the filing of documents.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules govern these proceedings.

Written and oral communication with the Tribunal may be in English or in French.

The Tribunal has sent the notice of commencement of preliminary injury inquiry and the preliminary injury inquiry schedule to domestic producers, trade unions, importers and exporters with a known interest in the preliminary injury inquiry. The notice, additional information and the preliminary injury inquiry schedule listing the key events are also available on the Tribunal’s website.

At the end of these proceedings, the Tribunal will issue a decision supported by a statement of reasons. The decision will be posted on its website and distributed to the counsel and self‑represented participants, as well as to organizations and persons registered to receive decisions of the Tribunal.

PRELIMINARY INJURY INQUIRY SCHEDULE