Trump proclamation adjusts Section 338 50% tariffs on Canada imports, effective October 30

A proclamation President Donald Trump signed Friday changes the list of Canada goods covered by the 50% Section 338 tariffs, effective October 30: plywood, certain industrial machinery, and select packaging and paper materials come off the list, while cocoa powder, carpets and air conditioners are added. Trump invoked Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 in August after negotiations with Canada broke down, and the proclamation says senior executive branch officials advised that the change would still offset the alleged discrimination while serving the public interest.

Commerce issues final affirmative less-than-fair-value determination on hardwood and decorative plywood from Vietnam

Commerce issued a final affirmative determination that hardwood and decorative plywood from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is being sold at less than fair value, together with a final negative determination of critical circumstances. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates or an effective date.

USITC sets revised schedule for its investigations into wooden fence pickets from China

The USITC published a revised schedule for the subject investigations into wooden fence pickets from China. The notice gives no further details on the schedule, the investigation stage or the products covered.

White House release cites Section 232 tariffs of 25% on upholstered wooden furniture and kitchen cabinets

A White House release states that President Trump imposed Section 232 tariffs on imported wood products, including 25% on upholstered wooden furniture, 25% on kitchen cabinets and vanities, and 10% on softwood timber and lumber. The release does not give the effective date, the HTS codes or the countries covered. The rest of the document is a political roundup of crime statistics, tax provisions and investment announcements in North Carolina.

Commerce extends deadline for adequacy determination on AD/CVD petitions on wooden fence pickets from China

Commerce's International Trade Administration extended the deadline for determining the adequacy of the antidumping and countervailing duty petitions on certain wooden fence pickets from the People's Republic of China. The notice does not state the new deadline or the case numbers.

Commerce issues final results of countervailing duty administrative review on softwood lumber from Canada

Commerce's International Trade Administration issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada for 2024. The notice does not state the revised cash deposit rates or an effective date for the results.

Commerce issues final results of antidumping duty administrative review on certain softwood lumber products from Canada

Commerce's International Trade Administration published the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada for 2024, together with a partial rescission of the review and a final determination of no shipments. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates or the effective date in the available text.

Commerce issues court-decision notice on wood mouldings and millwork from China

Commerce's International Trade Administration has issued a notice of court decision not in harmony with the results of a countervailing duty administrative review of wood mouldings and millwork products from the People's Republic of China, along with notice of amended final results pursuant to that court decision. The notice does not state the court, the case number, the amended rates or an effective date.

Commerce issues court-decision notice on wood mouldings and millwork products from China

Commerce's International Trade Administration published a notice of court decision not in harmony with the results of an antidumping duty administrative review of wood mouldings and millwork products from the People's Republic of China, and notice of amended final results pursuant to that court decision. The notice does not state the court, the case number, the amended rates or an effective date.

USITC institutes antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on wooden fence pickets from China

The USITC gives notice of the institution of preliminary-phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701-TA-807 and 731-TA-1808 (Preliminary) into wooden fence pickets from China provided for in HTS subheadings 4404.10.00, 4407.19.00 and 4421.99.70, alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. The Commission must reach its preliminary determination by November 9, 2026, unless Commerce extends the time for initiation, and must transmit its views to Commerce by November 17, 2026. The notice is dated September 24, 2026.

CIT sustains Commerce remand results in AD/CVD reviews of wood mouldings and millwork from China

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final results of redetermination on remand in the countervailing and antidumping duty administrative reviews of wood mouldings and millwork products from China, in China Cornici Co. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-118, Court Nos. 23-00216 and 23-00217, decided September 23, 2026. On remand Commerce declined to rescind the reviews and assigned China Cornici and RaoPing the 8.89% countervailing duty rate for non-examined companies for the 2021 period of review, and assigned China Cornici the China-wide antidumping duty rate of 220.87% while allowing Chen Chiu to claim RaoPing's 0.00% separate cash deposit rate for future shipments.

USITC institutes Section 337 investigation into powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms

The USITC voted to institute Section 337 investigation 337-TA-1524 into certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing same, based on a complaint filed August 21, 2026, on behalf of Ultra-Mek, Incorporated of Denton, North Carolina; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated of Carthage, Missouri; and L&P Property Management Company of Carthage, Missouri, with supplemental letters filed September 9 and September 10, 2026. The complaint alleges infringement of certain patent claims by the importation and sale of the accused products, and the complainants request a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.

Canada's Department of Finance highlights $30-million LETL loan to Conifex Timber Inc.

Canada's Department of Finance states that Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne highlighted a $30-million loan to Conifex Timber Inc. through the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility, announced September 18, 2026 in Mackenzie, British Columbia. The funding is intended to help the forest products company adapt to current conditions and support its workers. The department says recent improvements to the LETL program include greater liquidity support and longer repayment terms. Conifex operates a sawmill and bioenergy plant in Mackenzie, British Columbia, supports 260 direct jobs and exports most of its products to the United States.

White House cites Section 232 tariffs on wood products in North Carolina record release

A White House release states that President Trump imposed Section 232 tariffs on imported wood products, including 25% on upholstered wooden furniture, 25% on kitchen cabinets and vanities, and 10% on softwood timber and lumber. The release does not give an effective date, HTS or Chapter 99 codes, or the countries covered. The rest of the document covers crime statistics, tax provisions and announced investment figures for North Carolina.

USITC finds injury on hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam

The USITC determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of hardwood and decorative plywood (excluding all softwood structural plywood) from China, Indonesia and Vietnam, provided for in HTS subheadings 4412.10.05, 4412.31.06, 4412.31.26, 4412.31.42, 4412.31.45, 4412.31.48, 4412.31.52, 4412.31.61, 4412.31.92, 4412.33.06, 4412.33.26, 4412.33.32, 4412.33.57, 4412.34.26, 4412.34.32, 4412.34.57, 4412.39.40, 4412.39.50, 4412.41.00, 4412.42.00, 4412.51.10, 4412.51.31, 4412.51.41, 4412.51.51, 4412.52.10, 4412.52.31, 4412.52.41, 4412.91.06, 4412.91.10, 4412.91.31, 4412.91.41, 4412.92.07, 4412.92.11, 4412.92.31 and 4412.92.42, found by Commerce to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized.

Baltimore CBP officers seize $142,372 in plywood from China imported with a stolen identity

CBP officers in Baltimore seized over 8,500 falcata plywood sheets from China on Aug. 27, valued at $142,372, after the importer of record used a fraudulent identity on import documentation, tampered with the shipping invoice and declared the goods as Indonesian-origin and worth nearly $19,000. CBP determined the plywood originated in China and was subject to antidumping and countervailing duties, and seized it as smuggled or clandestinely introduced merchandise under 19 USC 1595a(c)(1)(A). The investigation continues.

CITT initiates expiry review of upholstered domestic seating from China and Vietnam

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review (RR-2026-006) of its September 2, 2021 finding in inquiry NQ-2021-002 on certain upholstered domestic seating from China and Vietnam, to determine whether expiry of the finding is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping or subsidizing and injury to the domestic industry. The Canada Border Services Agency will determine no later than January 28, 2027 whether there is a likelihood of resumed or continued dumping or subsidizing; if positive, the Tribunal will decide no later than July 7, 2027 whether that is likely to result in injury. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.

Tribunal Initiates Final Injury Inquiry—Decorative and Other Non-Structural Plywood from China

CBSA initiates dumping and subsidy investigations into paperboard cups and containers from China

The CBSA initiated investigations on August 17, 2026 into whether paperboard cups and containers from producers operating in or exporting from China are being dumped, subsidized, or both, following a complaint by Great Pacific Enterprises Limited Partnership. The CITT will hold a preliminary injury inquiry and issue its decision by October 16, 2026, while the CBSA will make preliminary dumping and subsidy decisions by November 16, 2026. A statement of reasons will be posted on the CBSA website within 15 days of the launch.

CBSA applies 25% provisional safeguard surtax to certain wood cabinets and vanities

CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-17 that, effective July 31, 2026, certain wood cabinets and vanities and their subassemblies imported into Canada for commercial purposes are subject to a 25% surtax on value for duty under the Certain Wood Cabinet and Vanity Goods Surtax Order, for a period of up to 200 days while the CITT conducts a safeguard inquiry.

Canada imposes provisional safeguard surtax on certain wood cabinets and vanities

Finance Canada provides $60 million loan to Arbec Bois d'œuvre through Large Enterprise Tariff Loan facility

Canada's Department of Finance announced that the federal government is providing a $60 million loan to Arbec Bois d'œuvre Inc. through the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan facility. The funding is intended to help the softwood lumber producer maintain operations, transition to a business model less reliant on the United States, and limit disruption to its workforce. Arbec operates eight plants in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord and employs nearly 800 people.

Finance Canada announces $100 million loan to Millar Western Forest Products

Canada's Department of Finance announced on July 27, 2026, a $100 million loan to Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. through the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan (LETL) facility, which the government says will give the company flexibility to rebuild its log inventory and adapt to market conditions. Millar Western produces hardwood and softwood pulp at three mills in Slave Lake and Whitecourt, Alberta, and Quesnel, British Columbia, and employs more than 420 full-time workers. The department cites ongoing U.S.-China trade disputes and weak market conditions for softwood lumber, pulp and other forest products.

CIT sustains Commerce remand redetermination in 2021 softwood lumber AD review

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's remand redetermination in the 2021 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada, Slip Op. 26-82, Consol. Court No. 23-00187. The remand followed the CAFC's decision in Marmen III, 134 F.4th 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2025), which vacated Commerce's use of the Cohen's d test; Commerce replaced it with a price difference test as the first step of its differential pricing analysis.

CIT sustains Commerce's fourth remand results in softwood lumber CVD expedited review

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's fourth remand results in the countervailing duty expedited review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada, in Consol. Court No. 19-00122, Slip Op. 26-77, dated July 21, 2026. On remand Commerce reopened the record, netted out C$5,317,890 from the category "Lumber (Unaffiliated Canadian Suppliers) - Resold," and revised D&G/Portbec's overall subsidy rate down to 1.05 percent from 1.75 percent, still above de minimis. The court also upheld Commerce's refusal to deduct secondary processing costs for remanufactured lumber, finding the argument forfeited.

CITT finds reasonable indication of injury in plywood from China, CBSA preliminary determinations due July 9

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-001 that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of decorative and other non-structural plywood from China have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 9, 2026.

CITT initiates safeguard inquiry into certain wood goods

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal was directed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, to inquire into imports of three classes of goods: solid and engineered wood cabinets and vanities, solid and engineered hardwood flooring, and engineered-wood storage furniture (safeguard inquiry GC-2026-001). The inquiry will determine whether these goods are imported into Canada in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to be a principal cause of serious injury or threat of serious injury to Canadian producers of like or directly competitive goods.

CIT sustains Commerce scope ruling that Chinese-origin cabinets further processed in Malaysia remain covered by AD/CVD orders

In Slip Op. 26-39, Court No. 24-00155, the U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final scope determination for the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from the People's Republic of China as applied to further processing in Malaysia, denying ACProducts, Inc. and related plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record. Commerce found that Scenario 1, 2 and 3 cabinets produced in China and combined in Malaysia with Malaysian-made cabinet parts are Chinese in origin and covered by the orders, while Scenario 4 cabinets containing a Chinese toe kick and otherwise Malaysian parts are third-country in origin and not covered.

CIT sustains Commerce scope ruling on Chinese wooden cabinets further processed in Vietnam

The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final scope determination covering wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from China, holding that cabinets produced in China and combined in Vietnam with Vietnamese-made wooden parts remain Chinese in origin and within the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Cabinets containing a Chinese-made wooden toe kick with all other wooden parts produced in Vietnam are third-country in origin and outside the orders. Judge Leo M. Gordon issued the opinion in Court No. 24-00156, Slip Op. 26-40, dated April 21, 2026, denying the plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record.

CITT initiates preliminary injury inquiry into decorative and other non-structural plywood from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-001) on April 13, 2026 into a complaint by Columbia Forest Products and the Canadian Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association that decorative and other non-structural plywood from China is being dumped and subsidized. The inquiry follows the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA). On June 9, 2026, the Tribunal will determine whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing have caused injury, retardation or a threat of injury; if so, CBSA will make preliminary determinations by July 9, 2026.