Washington, DC – On January 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its preliminary affirmative countervailing duty findings on hardwood and decorative plywood, identifying significant subsidies provided by the governments of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Commerce calculated preliminary countervailing duty rates of 81.34% on imports from China, 2.40% to 128.66% on imports from Indonesia, and 4.37% to 26.75% on imports from Vietnam. The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood… commends Commerce for its decision to impose these preliminary duties to remedy the unfair trade practices of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. “The domestic hardwood and decorative plywood industry has been harmed for decades by unfairly traded imports from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam,” said Timothy C. Brightbill, lead counsel to the Coalition and co-chair of Wiley’s International Trade Practice. …Commerce’s countervailing duty investigations will continue over the coming months, with the agency further investigating subsidies—including newly alleged subsidy programs—received by the Chinese, Indonesian, and Vietnamese industries.