U.S. Commerce Department Takes Enforcement Steps Against Harmful Canadian Subsidies While Canada Escalates Unfair Trade Practices

The US Lumber Coalition
August 8, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, United States

The US Department of Commerce announced the final anti-subsidy rate of 14.63% in the sixth annual review of unfairly traded Canadian softwood lumber imports into the US. The review covers lumber imported in calendar year 2023. Meanwhile, over the last 72 hours, Canada has once again demonstrated its willingness to flout US trade laws by announcing a massive $1.2 billion subsidy package to its softwood lumber industry. …“Canada’s arrogant and abusive unfair trade behavior knows no bounds,” stated Zoltan van Heyningen. …“Canada has been escalating its dumping practices significantly every year since 2021 in an attempt to maintain its market share in the United States at the expense of U.S. lumber producers, U.S. workers, and U.S. communities,” stated Andrew Miller. …Addressing the findings by the US Department of Commerce, Miller stated that “the combined duty rate of 35.19% confirms in no uncertain terms just how bad an actor the Canadian lumber industry is when it comes to unfair trade.”

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