The European Union and the United States have reached a provisional settlement in their months-long trade dispute, agreeing to a broad 15% tariff on most EU-manufactured goods entering the US market. While the deal has been welcomed as a de-escalation, questions remain over its implications for the European wood industry — particularly exporters of softwood lumber, engineered wood products, and components. According to sector sources, the new tariff regime, set to take effect in early August, could include lumber and other wood products unless clear exemptions are negotiated in the coming weeks. Austrian industry analysts say ...