Container chassis – Notice of initiation of investigations

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on June 10, 2021, respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain container chassis from China.

The subject goods are defined as:

Container chassis and container chassis frames, whether finished or unfinished, assembled or unassembled, regardless of the number of axles, for the carriage of containers, or other payloads (including self‑supporting payloads) for road, marine roll‑on/roll‑off and/or rail transport, and certain subassemblies of container chassis originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

The subject goods include the following complete or substantially complete major subassemblies, when imported, purchased or supplied with, or for assembly with, subject container chassis frames:

– running gear assemblies for connection to the container chassis frame, whether fixed in nature or capable of sliding fore and aft or lifting up and lowering down, which may include suspension(s), wheel end components, slack adjusters, axles, brake chambers, locking pins, tires and wheels

– landing gear assemblies, for connection to the container chassis frame, capable of supporting the container chassis when it is not engaged to a tractor and

– connection assemblies that connect to the container chassis frame or a section of the container chassis frame, such as B‑trains and A‑trains, capable of connecting a container chassis to a converter dolly or another container chassis

Additional information about the investigations will be available in a Statement of Reasons that will be available within 15 days on the CBSA’s website.

The complete notice is available on the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) website.