![]() Not all Canadian producers that are subject to an administrative review are individually examined by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection collects duties on the softwood lumber products specified in the anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties orders.ī. Department of Commerce on the Products of CertainĬanadian Softwood Lumber Producers b Firm Table 1 – Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duty a Rates Currently Applied by the U.S. The DoC will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from certain Canadian softwood lumber exporters at the rates indicated in Table 1. In its AD review, the DoC determined that 273 Canadian softwood lumber producers – including Canfor and West Fraser Mills – sold softwood lumber products in the United States at prices below “normal value.” In its CVD review, the DoC concluded that those two producers, as well as J.D. Irving Limited and Resolute Forest Products, received countervailable subsidies. On 23 November 2021, the DoC announced the final results of its second administrative review of these AD and CVD orders. Pursuant to its first administrative review of these AD and CVD orders, in December 2020, the DoC applied ADs and CVDs of 1.57% and 7.42%, respectively. imports of certain Canadian softwood lumber products. In January 2018, the DoC published an AD order and a CVD order, with duties of 14.19% and 6.04%, respectively, applied on U.S. Several weeks later, the ITC released its final determination that imports of these Canadian products materially injured U.S. softwood lumber producers. imports of certain Canadian softwood lumber products, with final affirmative determinations in both investigations issued in November 2017. The DoC began AD and CVD investigations into U.S. softwood lumber producers filed petitions with the DoC and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), claiming that Canadian softwood lumber producers were being subsidized and were selling their products in the U.S. market below their market value. Softwood Lumber V began in October 2015, following the end of the two-year extension of the SLA. U.S. authorities returned more than $5 billion in duty deposits to Canadian companies. The United States agreed not to apply ADs or CVDs on imports of certain Canadian softwood lumber products for the term of the agreement. ![]() The SLA came into force in October 2006 for an initial seven‑year period, with a possible two-year extension. ![]() When the agreement terminated in 2001, another trade dispute occurred, with Softwood Lumber IV ending when the two countries concluded the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA). The MOU’s expiration led to Softwood Lumber III, which was settled in 1996 when a five-year agreement put a quota system in place for Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States. Softwood Lumber II was resolved in 1986, when a six-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) established a 15% provisional tax on all Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States. softwood lumber producers requesting that CVDs be applied on certain Canadian softwood lumber products. In Softwood Lumber I, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) denied a petition by U.S. Softwood Lumber I Through Softwood Lumber IV ![]() Because trade disputes are among the factors that can affect firms, workers and communities, the HillNote also highlights the Canadian forest sector’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) and exports, as well as to some of the country’s communities and employment levels. It then examines Softwood Lumber V and outlines the Government of Canada’s actions to date. This HillNote briefly describes Softwood Lumber I through Softwood Lumber IV. Source: Figure prepared by the Library of Parliament.įor decades, the United States has applied anti-dumping duties (ADs) and countervailing duties (CVDs) on certain Canadian softwood lumber products, and Canada has taken actions at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and under both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Figure 1 – Softwood Lumber Trade Disputes Between Canada and the United States Since 1982, when the United States first considered trade measures against Canadian softwood lumber products, there have been bilateral softwood lumber disputes “Softwood Lumber I” through “Softwood Lumber V,” as shown in Figure 1. The Softwood Lumber Dispute Between Canada and the United States: Recent Developmentsīy loprespub on DecemReading Time: 6 minutes Home › Business, industry and trade › The Softwood Lumber Dispute Between Canada and the United States: Recent Developments
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