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Global Harmonization Code Update
The World Customs Organization administers and develops the international goods nomenclature known as the Harmonized System, which enables products to be identified by the same code all over the world. Every five years the WCO HS committee issues amendments to the HS nomenclature. The WCO has published the accepted amendments to the Harmonized System Nomenclature…
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More Canada – US Softwood Lumber Trade Updates
New movements by the Canadian and US governments, as well as provincially in Quebec and British Columbia on softwood lumber trade between Canada and the US. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark Monday announced a former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the BC government’s trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood lumber deal…
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BC Softwood Lumber Exports: 2016
The latest data released by BC Stats shows British Columbia softwood lumber export volumes and values continue to improve. British Columbia Lumber Exports: 2016 This week BC Stats released the latest data on British Columbia softwood lumber exports to main customer countries like USA, Japan, and China as well as world totals:
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North America Lumber Production: November 2016
The Western Wood Products Association’s monthly Lumber Track shows steady improvement in Canadian and US sawmill capacity utilization rates and softwood lumber production volumes: Canadian and US lumber production volumes and sawmill capacity utilization rates continue to improve:
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Canada Sawmill Production: November 2016
Lumber production by sawmills rose 1.7 per cent from October to 6,019 thousand cubic metres in November, said Statistics Canada February 2. Production was up 7.8 per cent compared with November 2015. Sawmills shipped 5,944 thousand cubic metres of lumber in November, up 1.3 per cent from October. Shipments were 8.6 per cent higher compared…
