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CHINA be the ultimate battlefield of the industry.
Canada initiates anti-dumping/subsidy investigations Departing from Guangzhou, Chinese wood panel materials
against Chinese plywood are moving from “Made in China” to “Created in China” and
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated from “Material Suppliers” to “Life Style Service Providers”.
investigations under the Special Import Measures Act in respect With the spirit of the East and the backbone of technology,
of alleged injurious dumping and subsidising of decorative they are creating a new global brand for Chinese wood panel

and other non-structural plywood originating in or exported materials and opening a brand-new chapter for the high-quality
from China. development of the industry.
The investigations follow a complaint filed by Columbia
Forest Products (CFP), Hearst, Ontario and the Canadian China's exports of woodworking machinery and
Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association (CHPVA). accessories - US$2 billion in 2025
The goods subject to investigation fall under the following HS As one of the world's largest suppliers of woodworking
tariff classifications: 4412.10.00.00, 4412.31.00.00, 4412.33.00.10, machinery and furniture accessory suppliers China's exports
4412.33.00.20, 4412.33.00.30, 4412.33.00.90, 4412.34.00.00, of woodworking machinery (including accessories) reached
4412.39.00.10, 4412.39.00.21, 4412.39.00.22, 4412.39.00.23, US$2.308 billion in 2025.

4412.39.00.90, 4412.91.00.00, 4412.92.00.00 and 4412.99.00.00. Of the total, the Asian market accounted for nearly 50%.
The CBSA will investigate whether imports are being dumped Southeast Asia contributed over 60 percent of the growth
and/or subsidised and will make preliminary decisions within in the Asian market becoming the driving force for exports.
90 days of 10 April at which time provisional duties may apply. Currently, the furniture industry in Southeast Asia is in a
period of capacity expansion and equipment upgrading. As
Panel industry has entered era where human values a result of the global shift in industrial production furniture
become decisive production capacity is shifting from China, Europe and the

The ‘2026 Guangzhou Custom Furniture Exhibition and the US to Southeast Asia.
‘57th China Home Industry Fair’ (Guangzhou)’ was concluded. It has been estimated that the total investment in the
One conclusion was that an industry direction has become furniture manufacturing sector in Southeast Asia reached US$131
clearer as eastern aesthetics infuses the board materials with billion in 2025, with a year-on-year growth of approximately
cultural warmth, hardcore technology builds a solid health 19 percent.
foundation, and humanistic care defines a new height of value. Most of the manufacturing plants in Southeast Asia are
For enterprises, only by embracing eastern aesthetics, small and medium-sized enterprises and face problems such
delving into technology and reconstructing the value logic can as outdated equipment and an automation rate of less than
they establish a firm footing in an industry under transformation. 30 percent.

They plan to update their equipment and at the same
For consumers, the future choice of board materials is time raise the self-sufficiency rate of raw materials to lower
essentially a choice of lifestyle, health needs and cultural dependence on imports.
preferences. There is no need to make trade-offs between Against the background of the reshaping of the global
environmental protection, appearance level and functionality. economic landscape and the persistent sluggishness of demand
The E1-level standard merely marks the beginning of an in Europe and the US, Southeast Asia has emerged as the
industry transformation. The competition for human value will major overseas market for Chinese enterprises in woodworking