Washington, D.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection on September 30, 2025 announced publicly its investigation into alleged evasion by Coastal Specialty Forest Products, Inc. of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on lumber imports from Canada.  CBP launched its investigation based on an allegation filed by the U.S. Lumber Coalition that was supported by ship manifest data showing the transshipment of lumber from Canada through New Zealand. To date, close to $8 billion dollars in antidumping and countervailing duties, as well as Section 232 tariffs, have been paid directly by Canadian softwood lumber companies to U.S. Customs since 2017.  As the Canadian lumber industry is desperately trying to maintain its disruptive and harmful massive excess lumber capacity fueled by billions of dollars of Canadian taxpayer funded federal and provincial subsidies, it is critical that any steps to evade the payment of duties and tariffs is stopped in its tracks.