B.C. government promises to fight possible U.S. duties
American officials earlier this week said that the U.S. plans to extend tariffs on B.C. softwood lumber
By
Larry Adams,
February 8, 2023 | 9:38 am CST
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War of words over continuing lumber tariffs
Depending on the party discussing lumber tariffs, the recent commerce department's decision on lumber tariffs elicilits different trains of thought. One party says it boosts profits, another party calls it unfair and unwarranted.
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Larry Adams,
August 5, 2022 | 12:27 pm CDT
Builders group tells White House: end tariffs, boost production
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) urged the Biden administration to increase domestic production of timber from federal lands and to work with Canada on a new softwood lumber agreement that will eliminate tariffs.
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Larry Adams,
March 17, 2022 | 2:56 pm CDT
Reduced tariffs draws applause
Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, applauded the Commerce Department’s third preliminary finding to reduce tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports into the U.S. from 17.99 percent to 11.64 percent.
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Larry Adams,
February 3, 2022 | 1:32 pm CST
Lumber group supports Commerce Department's timber tariff ruling
The preliminary determination of a combined anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 11.64% in the third annual review of traded Canadian softwood lumber imports into the United States.
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Larry Adams,
January 31, 2022 | 4:51 pm CST
NAHB condemns ‘unwanted tax hike’ on home buyers
The National Association of Home Builders condemned the Commerce Department’s approval to nearly double tariffs on Canadian lumber shipped to the U.S., calling it an “unwanted tax hike on American home buyers and renters.
By
Larry Adams,
December 1, 2021 | 10:31 am CST
Lumber tariffs don’t draw protests of steel and aluminum
Last week, within hours after Trump announced the 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, many industries rose up in protest, said Gene Wengert, the Wood Dr.
“Auto manufacturing indicated that this tariff would raise prices, affect sales and cause large (maybe 200,000) unemployment,” he said. “These industries responded within hours of Trump’s action. The stock market lost around 2 percent.”
By
Karl D. Forth,
March 5, 2018 | 9:36 am CST
