---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-026841"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FGI"
cik: "0001864943"
company_name: "FGI Industries Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:37:33.960387+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FGI Industries dismisses CBIZ, appoints Marcum Asia as auditor; discloses material weakness

## Summary
- Audit committee dismissed CBIZ as independent auditor effective April 20, 2026; no disagreements in prior periods.
- Marcum Asia appointed as new auditor for FY 2026; no consultations occurred before engagement.
- Material weakness in internal controls for 2025 related to foreign subsidiary's journal entry and account reconciliation review.
- CBIZ's audit report for 2025 was unqualified with no adverse opinions or scope modifications.
- CBIZ letter agreeing with the dismissal disclosures filed as Exhibit 16.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-026841
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FGI
- cik: 0001864943
- company_name: FGI Industries Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1864943/000162828026026841/0001628280-26-026841-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1864943/000162828026026841/fgi-20260420.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 4c62083dfd5520d7902af7909a2b155e76e69054
  claim: FGI Industries Ltd. engaged Marcum Asia CPAs LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (b) Engagement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. On April 20, 2026, the Audit Committee appointed Marcum Asia CPAs LLP (“Marcum Asia”) as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1864943/000162828026026841/0001628280-26-026841-index.htm
- claim_id: bf5eb77a4b809bca4bb67115ce84404d3b0ea38e
  claim: FGI Industries Ltd. dismissed CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. On April 20, 2026, the Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the Board of Directors of FGI Industries Ltd.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1864943/000162828026026841/0001628280-26-026841-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.