The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), has announced that on May 23, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued its final findings in the anti-circumvention investigation regarding semi-trailer imports from Vietnam.

According to the CBSA’s determination, Vietnamese semi-trailers were found not to be circumventing the trade remedy measures imposed on similar products imported from China. This conclusion remains unchanged from the preliminary findings in April 2025.

Currently, Canada applies anti-dumping duties of 126.4% and countervailing duties of 12,370 Renminbi per unit on semi-trailers imported from China.

The CBSA’s ruling confirms that Vietnamese manufacturers and exporters can continue shipping semi-trailers to Canada without facing these trade remedy duties, ensuring stable and lawful trade operations in the market.

The TRAV views this outcome as a positive development for the nation’s manufacturing and export sector, particularly amid global economic volatility and an increasing trend of trade barriers.

Timeline of the case:

January 19, 2022: The CBSA issued its final determination, concluding that China was engaging in dumping and subsidization of semi-trailers.

February 18, 2022: The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) ruled that Chinese semi-trailer imports had caused injury to Canada’s domestic industry, leading to the imposition of duties on these goods.

November 25, 2024: Following allegations by Max-Atlas International Inc., the CBSA launched an anti-circumvention investigation into semi-trailer imports from Vietnam, examining whether they were avoiding trade remedy measures applicable to Chinese imports.