The United States imposes 20.56 % anti-dumping duties on lumber

Organizations in the British Columbia Wood sector sentenced the decision of the United States trade department. Consequently, to increase anti-dumping duties on Canadian timber to 20.56 %, describing them as unjustified, punitive and protectionist.

The British Columbia Forest Industries Council published a statement on Friday. Furthermore, claiming that this commercial measure would prejudice the workers, families and communities in the province and Canada.

The Council asks the Canadian government to resolve the timber conflict an absolute national priority. Nevertheless, saying that the last escalation from the trade department shows that it is impatient that the United States is acting.

The British Columbia Commerce Council has declared in a separate declaration in a separate declaration of the American Department on Compensating Rights is in accordance with its preliminary results. the combined rate applied to Canadian timber shipped to the United united states imposes 20.56 % States will largely exceed 30 %.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said. earlier this month, that a future trade agreement with the United States could include quotas on wood, an area that caused friction between the two countries for years before the last trade war.

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In March, the American department had published a preliminary anti -dumping rate of 20.07 %, up compared to the 7.66 %fixed three years earlier, which is added to compensatory rights of 6.74 %.

This decision once again illustrates American protectionism persisting at a time when cross -border cooperation should. be a common prioritysaid the British Columbia Bois d’Eur Commerce Council in a statement.

The British Columbia Forest Industries Council said the provincial government could make several changes that would help industry. to maintain its active sawmills.

By activating wood sales. accelerating the obtaining of permits and reducing the regulatory dead end, British Columbia could send a strong signal as to its desire to rebuild a sustainable forest sector.

These unjustified. punitive commercial measures continue to harm workers, families and communities in British Columbia united states imposes 20.56 % and Canada, and have remained without solution for far too longsaid the council in a statement.