# 2026-16003: Court backs Commerce on Canadian lumber duties reinstatement

2026-16003, Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Notice of Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Expedited Review; Notice of Reinstatement of Countervailing Duty Order, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2026-08-06, effective 2026-08-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16003
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16003
- Title: Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Notice of Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Expedited Review; Notice of Reinstatement of Countervailing Duty Order
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50793
- Published: 2026-08-06
- Effective: 2026-08-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-13

## In one line

Court backs Commerce on Canadian lumber duties reinstatement

## Summary

On July 21, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations, et al. v. United States, et al., Consol. Court No. 19-00122 (Slip Op. 26-77) (CIT 2026) sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) final results of remand redetermination (remand redetermination), concerning the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. In particular, the CIT sustained Commerce's remand redetermination calculating a 1.05 percent ad valorem subsidy rate for Les Produits Forestiers D&G Lt[eacute]e (D&G) and its cross-owned company Les Produits Forestiers Portbec Lt[eacute]e (Portbec). Because D&G/Portbec's rate is now above de minimis, subject merchandise produced and exported by D&G/Portbec is included within the CVD order on softwood lumber from Canada.

## Effects PRIA read

- D&G/Portbec Added to CVD Order: cost, low. If you import or sell softwood lumber made or exported by Les Produits Forestiers D&G Ltée or Les Produits Forestiers Portbec Ltée, those products are now included in the U.S. countervailing duty order. Commerce assigned a subsidy rate of 1.05 percent ad valorem to D&G/Portbec effective on the publ…
- CBP To Collect 1.05% Cash Deposits: cost, low. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will collect cash deposits equal to the estimated countervailing duty at the rate of 1.05 percent ad valorem on shipments of the covered softwood lumber. These deposits apply to shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the public…

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## Sources
- [2026-16003 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/06/2026-16003/certain-softwood-lumber-products-from-canada-notice-of-amended-final-results-of-countervailing-duty)
- [2026-16003 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-06/pdf/2026-16003.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16003 (as of 2026-08-13).