Canadian Lumber Firms Merge Identities for US Duty Rates
Published Date: 1/31/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce says TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. is now the same company as Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. for softwood lumber duties from Canada. This means TRAPA will take over Trans-Pacific’s duty rates starting January 31, 2025. If you’re involved in importing these lumber products, keep an eye out and share your thoughts soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
TRAPA Inherits 6.74% Lumber Duty
If you import certain softwood lumber from Canada, the company TRAPA Forest Products Ltd. is preliminarily treated as the same company as Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd. and will take over Trans-Pacific’s countervailing duty cash deposit rate of 6.74 percent. This preliminary determination is applicable January 31, 2025, and if the final results remain the same, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will assign TRAPA the 6.74 percent CVD rate effective the date the final results are published.
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