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“Americans react to softwood lumber dispute”
The U.S. National Association of Home Builders says duties or volume caps on imported lumber will raise the price of lumber, adding more than $1,300 to the cost of a new single family home, according to Metroland Media Monday. “ “We feel strongly that Canada should have had a more aggressive stance early on in…
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New Information Re ADD/CVD Impact Dates & Duty Remittance Requirements: Softwood Lumber
This just in from intrepid US Customs Broker Michael Jones, of Jones & Jones Customs Brokers and Trade Consultants in Blain, WA, one of Madison’s long-time and regular sources: ” all-import date(s) with respect to when softwood lumber shipments could be subject to the DOC ADD/CVD Investigation duties While special ADD/CVD Single Transaction Bonds were…
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Canada Tariff on US Gypsum Imports
A new trade dispute has broken out between Canada and the US that threatens to raise prices in Canada’s already overheated housing markets, said the Globe and Mail Thursday. The Canada Border Services Agency imposed a provisional tariff as high as 277 per cent on US drywall imports in September after ruling that manufacturers were…
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Canada Sawmill Exports, Manufacturing Sales: September 2016
The pace of Canadian manufacturing sales slowed in September, while volumes fell, data from Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. The 0.3 per cent increase in sales was a step down from August’s hefty 0.9 per cent increase. It was also driven largely by gains in the transportation equipment sector. Although sales were up in 12…
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Leaked Trump Team Memo Mentions Softwood Lumber as US Trade Priority
it’s a completely bizarre way to release a policy statement; but YES to softwood lumber being in NAFTA: Trump team flags Canadian livestock and lumber as targets in NAFTA reset STEVEN CHASE OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail “ The memo, as described by the U.S. cable network, also says Mr. Trump would then have…
