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IMM Information Notice 17-IMM-001, Recommendation for Processing Entries Subject to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duty (CVD) Case C122-858
Read more: IMM Information Notice 17-IMM-001, Recommendation for Processing Entries Subject to the Canadian Softwood Lumber Countervailing Duty (CVD) Case C122-858More excellent word from Madison’s very worthwhile source on the development of new softwood lumber duties for Canadian exporters shipping into the US: US Customs Brokers are instructed to revise all entries of Canadian softwood lumber captured by the present Canadian Softwood Lumber CVD Case facilitated on or after January 28, 2017 to type 03…
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Softwood Lumber Tariff and US Housing
Read more: Softwood Lumber Tariff and US HousingThe conversation shifted slightly this week; or perhaps more correctly expanded, from specifics of assignation of US duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber to the effects of that on a tenderly burgeoning US home building industry. Rising wages and moderating home prices offset a rise in mortgage interest rates to give housing affordability a…
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Canada Building Permits: March 2017
Read more: Canada Building Permits: March 2017The value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities fell 5.8 per cent to $7 billion in March, marking a second consecutive monthly decrease, said Statistics Canada May 9. Nationally, the decline was mainly the result of lower construction intentions for multi-family dwellings, particularly in British Columbia and Ontario. All provinces and territories, except Ontario…
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New USTR Appointment Passes Senate
Read more: New USTR Appointment Passes SenateOne of many, many outstanding questions on the new Canada-US softwood lumber dispute was answered Friday morning when the US Senate approved US President Donald Trump’s appointment of US Trade Representative. The upper chamber voted with a large bipartisan majority Thursday to approve Robert Lighthizer, which gives the administration its U.S. trade representative and allows…
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Canada and US Lumber Production, Sawmill Capacity
Read more: Canada and US Lumber Production, Sawmill CapacityRates of production as percent of practical capacity for North American sawmills was 86% in the US for February 2017, compared to 84% the previous year and 86% for full year 2016, said the latest issue of the Western Wood Products Association Lumber Track May 8. US AND CANADA SAWMILL CAPACITY UTILIZATION: WWPA Capacity utilization…
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Madison’s Forest Pulse : 1Q 2017 Forest and Timber Analysis
Read more: Madison’s Forest Pulse : 1Q 2017 Forest and Timber AnalysisMADISON’S FOREST PULSE NEXT ISSUE RELEASED THIS WEEK….ORDER NOW TO NOT MISS OUT!! The information tool for your forest management and investment Our quarterly product is tailored to provide you with vital information about the North American solid wood, pulp, and paper industry at your fingertips in a timely manner. CLICK BELOW TO ORDER! FOREST…
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US Softwood Lumber Duty 2017: Complete Confusion
Read more: US Softwood Lumber Duty 2017: Complete ConfusionOperators are suffering total bewilderment as US Customs and Border officials can not provide clarity on vital details of application of the new softwood lumber duties to entry waybills and pro-forma invoices. An experienced US customs broker, a good source for Madison’s, upon finally speaking to decision-makers at the US Commerce Department last week about…
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Canada Considers Retaliatory Trade Actions Against the Latest US Softwood Lumber Duties
Read more: Canada Considers Retaliatory Trade Actions Against the Latest US Softwood Lumber DutiesBREAKING NEWS MID-DAY FRIDAY: The Canadian government has found several Oregon business-assistance programs it says may constitute illegal subsidies. It is considering a process that could lead to retaliatory duties on imports from that state’s products, such as plywood, flooring, wood chips, packaging material and wine, according to several mainstream news sources mid-day Friday. Prime…
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US New and Pending Home Sales: March 2017
Read more: US New and Pending Home Sales: March 2017US sales of new homes shot up in March to the fastest pace in 8 months, the Commerce Department said April 27. Meanwhile according to the National Association of Realtors Friday, US pending home sales in March 2017 maintained their recent high level, but momentum slackened slightly in most of the country as dearth supply…
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Material Updates on US Softwood Lumber Duty
Read more: Material Updates on US Softwood Lumber DutyThe much-anticipated Preliminary Countervailing Duty on a wide range of Canadian softwood lumber product exports into the US became known last week, but the announcement created more questions than it answered. Forest operators in the north scrambled to all available sources for answers about changes to paperwork and any new mechanism at the border, while…
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DOC Office of Enforcement and Compliance’s Position on CVD Rate to be used
Read more: DOC Office of Enforcement and Compliance’s Position on CVD Rate to be usedMadison’s is becoming increasingly alarmed that — through sheer lack of clarity and basic instructions to US Customs Border agents — the US has a sneaky way of applying the highest announced softwood lumber duty rates to the widest range of companies: what is “all others”?? that’s not a legal definition. is the duty rate…
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US Customs and Border Protection Instructions re: CVD/CC Preliminary Determinations
Read more: US Customs and Border Protection Instructions re: CVD/CC Preliminary DeterminationsThe level of sheer disorganization and lack of clarity on this latest US softwood lumber duty is appalling even to Madison’s, where we are used to a cumbersome and unclear process at the beginning of every new Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute: The US. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary CVD Announcement was published in the Federal Register…
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Investigation of Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: C-122-858
Read more: Investigation of Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: C-122-858SUBJECT Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada C-122-858 Investigation Public Document E&C/OI, OIII: Team The Department1 preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products in Canada, as provided in section 703 of…
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Countervailing Duty Investigation of Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: C-122-858
Read more: Countervailing Duty Investigation of Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: C-122-858FROM THE US FEDERAL REGISTER ON SOFTWOOD LUMBER DISPUTE V : Countervailing Duty Investigation of Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Company Exclusions Summary For the reasons detailed below, we have determined that the Department of Commerce (“Department”) lacks the authority to conduct the company exclusion process. Background On March 29, 201 7, a letter presenting…
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Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada – BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-P
Read more: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada – BILLING CODE: 3510-DS-PMadison’s Lumber Reporter has obtained the Softwood Lumber Dispute V documents that were filed with the US Department of Commerce: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration C-122-858 Barcode:3566056-01 C-122-858 INV – Investigation – Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination AGENCY:…
