China Launches Anti-Dumping Probe into Canadian Pea Starch

13-Aug-2025 03:57 PM

Shanghai. China's Ministry of Commerce has initiated anti-dumping investigations into pea starch imported from Canada.

According to the ministry, this investigation can continue for one year and if necessary, its period can be extended for another six months.

Earlier, the Chinese government had announced the imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of canola from Canada.

It is worth mentioning that there has been a trade dispute between the two countries for the last one year, which is now becoming more serious.

The dispute between the two countries started in August last year when Canada decided to impose customs duty on imports of electric vehicles from China.

Later, in retaliation, China imposed heavy customs duty on imports of peas and canola products from Canada. It is worth noting that China is a leading importer of Canadian peas and canola products, where a hefty import duty of 100 percent was imposed on peas in March 2025.

Now there is an attempt to impose restrictions on the import of starch made from peas in Canada. Anti-dumping duty means that when the import of a particular item from a particular country increases more than required, then to control it, additional duty is imposed in the importing country over and above the normal customs duty.

Canada is a leading producer and exporter of peas in the world and exports it to many countries including India and China. India needs imports, so yellow peas have been kept out of the scope of customs duty.

China also needs peas, but it is increasing its dependence on Russia for its import and wants to limit the import of peas and pea starch from Canada.