Voice of America
25 Nov 2021, 11:35 GMT+10
The United States has decided to almost double the duties on Canadian softwood lumber from most producers to 17.9%, Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng said on Wednesday, adding that Canada is 'extremely disappointed.'
The current rate for most companies is about 9%.
Ng said that the U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday issued the final results of the second administrative reviews of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders regarding certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
"Canada is extremely disappointed that the United States has decided to increase the unfair duties it is imposing on Canadian softwood lumber from most producers to 17.9%,' Ng said in a statement. 'Canada calls on the United States to cease imposing these unwarranted duties on Canadian softwood lumber products.'
The U.S. Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative's office did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday night. Earlier this year, Washington announced plans to double the duties on imports of Canadian lumber and requested a dispute panel on Canada's dairy import quotas.
Canada's softwood lumber industry is a key component of the country's forestry sector, which contributed more than $25 billion to the nation's gross domestic product in 2020 and employed nearly 185,000 workers. The British Columbia Lumber Trade Council also expressed disappointment.
Ng said that 'following completion of any legal challenges under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement's (CUSMA) Chapter 10 or in U.S. courts, these new anti-dumping and countervailing duty rates will apply retroactively to softwood lumber exports to the United States from companies that were subject to the second administrative reviews.'
'These unjustified duties harm Canadian communities, businesses, and workers,' she said, adding: 'They are also a tax on U.S. consumers.'
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