US Dept. of Commerce Publishes New Countervailing Duties for Canadian Softwood Lumber
On Tuesday, August 12, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the new countervailing duties for the sixth administrative review (AR6) of imports of Canadian softwood lumber products in the Federal Register, thereby making them effective. This follows the publication of the AR6 antidumping duties on July 29.
The DOC first announced the final AR6 countervailing determinations on August 8. The rates are summarized in the table below:
Total deposits on Canadian lumber shipments to the US are now 35.19%, up from 27.30%. From last year’s fifth administrative review (AR5) to AR6, combined duties have increased from 14.40% to 35.19%.
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