US duties
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Canada challenges extension of US softwood lumber duties
Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as an "unfair, unjust and illegal" extension of U.S. import duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.... Continue reading
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August 30, 2018
Turkey to impose additional tariffs on imports of wood products from US
With its publication in the Official Journal on 15 August, Turkey imposed additional duties on US imports. In the wood sector, Turkey has introduced a 10% duty mark-up for Group 4401 tariff numbers. Group 4401 includes not only firewood but also sawmill waste wood in the form of chips and woodchips as well as pellets and wood briquettes. Especially the imports of wood chips from the USA are relevant. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 705,463 t worth US$42.96m were exported to Turkey last year. In the first half of the current year, deliveries of softwood chips to Turkey are stated at 322,871 t with a value of €24.65m. For hardwood chips, exports to Turkey were reported by the US authority for 2016 at US$17.45m (298,532 t). By contrast, no data are available for 2017 or the first six months of... Continue reading
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August 23, 2023
Canada challenges extension of US softwood lumber duties
Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as an "unfair, unjust and illegal" extension of U.S. import duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.... Continue reading
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July 24, 2023
Vietnam’s hardwood plywood classified as Chinese product, facing higher duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination that hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam using hardwood plywood inputs sourced from China is, in fact, a product of China. That means the plywood is subject to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on hardwood plywood from China.... Continue reading
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July 24, 2023
Vietnam’s hardwood plywood classified as Chinese product, facing higher duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determination that hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam using hardwood plywood inputs sourced from China is, in fact, a product of China. That means the plywood is subject to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on hardwood plywood from China.... Continue reading
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August 23, 2023
Canada challenges extension of US softwood lumber duties
Canada will challenge what Ottawa described as an "unfair, unjust and illegal" extension of U.S. import duties on Canadian softwood lumber products, the trade ministry said on Tuesday.... Continue reading