July25,2025
RED FM News Desk
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced a final anti-dumping duty rate of 20.56% as part of its sixth annual review of unfairly traded Canadian softwood lumber imports. This review applies to lumber brought into the U.S. during the 2023 calendar year.
The BC Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) has expressed strong disappointment over the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final decision to increase anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber to 20.56%. If the upcoming ruling on countervailing duties aligns with the preliminary findings, the total combined duty rate could exceed 30%.
The Council views this move as yet another instance of persistent U.S. protectionism, especially troubling at a time when greater cross-border collaboration should be a mutual goal.
Ravi Parmar, B.C.’s Minister of Forests, stated:
“President Donald Trump appears determined to undermine Canada’s economy, and our forestry sector is bearing the brunt of it.
This industry, which supports tens of thousands of jobs across our province, has already endured years of instability due to ongoing trade disputes, global market challenges, and the growing impact of climate change. Now, we’re facing even more pressure with the U.S. imposing rising, unfair, and unjust duties.
These tariffs are essentially a tax on middle-class Americans trying to build or repair homes. They hurt families and businesses on both sides of the border, while unfairly singling out the forestry industry.
Parmar says, we will not sit back and let Donald Trump take paycheques away from hard-working people in British Columbia.
Premier David Eby is working alongside other premiers at the federal level as part of a united ‘Team Canada’ response. Here in B.C., I will be convening the Softwood Lumber Advisory Council to help guide our government’s strategy and response.
Don Wright, former deputy minister to the premier ,has been appointed as a strategic advisor on softwood lumber. His role will be to ensure B.C.’s interests are strongly represented and that we stay aligned with federal and interprovincial efforts.”
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