Canada continues to challenge U.S. softwood lumber duties--China Economic Net

softwood lumber duties Last Updated: 2023-01-25 09:45 | p p p OTTAWA, Jan.duties on softwood lumber and will defend Canadian interests through all available avenues.Department of Commerce has indicated its intention to maintain its unjustified duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber.This is a disappointing decision to many on both sides of our shared border," the minister said, responding to the fourth administrative reviews by the United States of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.

" Canada remains ready and willing to find solutions that allow for a return to predictable cross-border trade in softwood lumber, the minister said.Softwood lumber industry is a key driver of economic activity across Canada and an essential component of the country's forestry sector, which contributed more than 34.