Fraserview Remanufacturing, a Canadian exporter of softwood lumber, accuses U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of erroneously identifying certain entries by the company as “deemed liquidated,” even though liquidation was suspended per instruction from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fraserview now seeks an order from the U.S. Court of International Trade that would correct that […]

The U.S. Court of International Trade has concluded that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over a lawsuit brought by Canadian lumber company J.D. Irving Limited with respect to a tariff increase. While the court may have been able to preside over the case, a requested panel review per the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement shifted its jurisdiction. […]

A recent ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade could see the U.S. Department of Commerce offer additional explanation for why it denied a request for a changed circumstances review from Canada’s GreenFirst Forest Products with respect to countervailing duties. After initially denying the request for a changed circumstances review in 2021, the department […]

The U.S. Court of International Trade has rejected the U.S. Department of Commerce’s attempt to issue a new scope ruling with respect to anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China. Commerce now has 30 days to submit its third attempt at a remand determination. Plaintiff Worldwide Door Components, Inc. originally contested Commerce’s […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued the final results of the third administrative review for its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders regarding certain softwood lumber products from Canada. While the duty rates will decline by more than 9%, Mary Ng, Canada’s minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, says the […]

The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) on July 20 testified in a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing regarding the economic impact of Section 232 and 301 tariffs on U.S. industries. The AEC and its president, Jeff Henderson, say domestic extruders are put at a disadvantage by the current process. “Despite some initial relief for the […]

The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled in line with the U.S. Department of Commerce in denying a motion from the Coalition of American Millwork Producers that sought to implement anti-dumping duties on Brazilian wood mouldings and millwork products. The United States began investigating wood moulding and millwork products from Brazil for anti-dumping […]

Masonite International Corporation has announced that James “Jim” Pelletier has joined the company as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. He replaces Robert “Bob” E. Lewis. “Bob made significant contributions to grow Masonite since joining the company in 2012,” said Howard Heckes, president and CEO, Masonite. “In addition to playing an important role […]

At the end of January, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its third preliminary finding to reduce tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports into the U.S. from 17.99% to 11.64%. In the wake of the announcement, Chuck Fowke, chair of the the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) issued the following statement: “NAHB welcomes the […]

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) met with senior officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce last week to discuss the Biden administration’s recent decision to double countervailing and antidumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports from 9% to 18% as well as ongoing supply chain concerns in the lumber market. After […]