Trade Cases
April 25, 2017
Steel Framing May Benefit from Canadian Wood Countervailing Duties
Written by John Packard
A ruling was made by the ITC on wood from Canada that could have long lasting implications for the flat rolled steel industry.
On April 24, 2017, the International Trade Administration (ITC) released their Preliminary Determination of Countervailable subsidies of softwood lumber from Canada. The ITC found that there were subsidies on wood from Canada. With the affirmative ruling importers of record are now required to make deposits to cover duties on studs, boards, dimensional lumber, timbers, stress grades, selects and shop lumber.
