Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
- Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal has been directed to investigate imports of wood cabinets, vanities, hardwood flooring, and storage furniture.
- The Tribunal has 270 days to determine whether increased imports are causing or threatening serious injury to Canadian wood manufacturers and to recommend next steps.
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Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
OTTAWA — Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the country. Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the government had directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to launch an inquiry into global imports […]
Canadian wood manufacturers welcome the initiation of a trade investigation into wood imports, but note that this investigation must be followed by the immediate imposition of provisional customs duties on foreign products entering the country.
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