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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final determination of a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 7.99% in the fourth annual review of unfairly traded Canadian softwood lumber imports into\u00a0the United States. The review covers lumber imported in calendar year 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n \"The softwood lumber trade cases help offset Canadian lumber subsidies and dumping, allowing U.S. lumber manufacturers to compete in a fair market, invest in their businesses, and supply more U.S. lumber milled by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes,\" said\u00a0Andrew Miller, Chairman of the\u00a0U.S. Lumber Coalition\u00a0and CEO of Stimson Lumber.<\/p>\n The U.S. lumber industry established its right to the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties in the face of unfair competition from Canada in 2017, and the industry continues to vigorously defend the existence and enforcement of those duties in all appropriate fora, the U.S. Lumber Coalition said.<\/p>\n The U.S. industry remains open to a new U.S.\u2013Canada softwood lumber trade agreement.\u00a0Canada's\u00a0lumber industry to date has not been able to agree on a unified position to present to the Canadian federal government to request initiation of government-to-government negotiations with\u00a0the United States. Until this happens, the U.S. Lumber Coalition fully supports the continued strong enforcement of the U.S. trade laws to address\u00a0Canada's\u00a0unfair softwood lumber trade practices, said U.S. Lumber Coalition in a statement.<\/p>\n B.C. Ministers respond to US duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber<\/strong><\/p>\n Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests of British Columbia (B.C.), and Jagrup Brar, Minister of State for Trade of British Columbia, have issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce\u2019s\u00a0final determination\u00a0in its fourth administrative review regarding countervailing and antidumping duties applied to Canada\u2019s softwood lumber exports to the United States:<\/p>\n \u201cWe strongly disagree with the United States Department of Commerce\u2019s claims. The federal and B.C. governments have been clear and adamant from the outset: duties on B.C. and Canadian softwood lumber exports to the U.S. are unjustified. British Columbia\u2019s 52,000 hard-working forest industry workers deserve better than these unwarranted barriers to their prosperity, and we will continue to fight against these duties.<\/p>\n \u201cIn B.C., we are building a forestry sector focused on sustainability, and we continue to provide markets around the world with the highest-quality timber. However, U.S. duties are hurting people on both sides of our shared border, increasing material costs for Americans and creating uncertainty for forestry professionals and communities here at home.<\/p>\n \u201cForestry is a foundational industry here in B.C., and we will always stand firm against any unfair actions taken against our forestry workers. This includes relentlessly pursuing our claim through all available avenues, including under the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, and the World Trade Organization.<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to work with the federal government, provincial partners and our forest industry, and we are determined to see a just outcome for B.C.\u2019s forest sector.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the final determination of a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 7.99% in the fourth annual review of unfairly traded Canadian softwood lumber imports into\u00a0the United States. The review covers lumber imported in … Continue reading