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U.S. levies 10% softwood customs tariff on four Canadian providences

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The U.S. is imposing a 10 percent customs duty on four Canadian provinces on imports of softwood lumber products, saying Canada has failed to correct a breach of the softwood trade deal between the two countries. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in a news release that the duties will remain in place until such time as the U.S. has collected $54.8 million.

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