U.S. sets tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports at almost 35 per cent
The combined rate includes 14.11% countervailing duties and 10.64% anti-dumping duties, while a separate 10% tariff lifts total import taxes to 34.75%.
- The Commerce Department set total import taxes for Canadian softwood lumber at almost 35 per cent, reflecting ongoing trade measures impacting producers across the United States.
- Nearly a decade of softwood lumber disputes has placed significant pressure on forestry communities, as the Lumber Trade Council expressed disappointment that these measures remain unjustified.
- Alongside other duties, the 10% Section tariff imposed by President Donald Trump comprises this total, which is lower than the combined rate of 45 per cent announced last year.
- Kim Haakstad, interim president of the Lumber Trade Council, said trade barriers drive up home-building costs for United States families while hurting companies selling services to Canadian mills.
- SPF and Southern Yellow Pine are not interchangeable; they complement each other, making a negotiated agreement the best outcome for both nations, the Lumber Trade Council maintains.
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