U.S. affirms decision that Coast Specialty Forest Products imported Canadian-origin softwood lumber thorough evasion

The US Lumber Coalition
September 15, 2026
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, United States

The US Lumber Coalition commends US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Regulations and Rulings (ORR) for its final administrative determination affirming an earlier decision that Coastal Specialty Forest Products evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on softwood lumber by transshipping Canadian-origin lumber through New Zealand. In its decision, ORR confirmed that Coastal Forest Products imported Canadian-origin softwood lumber through evasion. CBP will continue to require that Coastal Forest Products pay cash deposits to ensure full compliance with the AD/CVD orders. …Zoltan van Heyningen, Executive Director of the US Lumber Coalition said, “CBP’s enforcement of US trade laws helps protect American workers and businesses from unfair trade”.

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