US Imposes Tariffs on Softwood Lumber from Four Canadian Provinces</= title>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> TRADE ALERT<o:p>= </o:p> <o:p> </o:p= > US Imposes Tarif= fs on Softwood Lumber from Four Canadian Provinces <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p= > (April 8, 2009)<o:p></o:p></sp= an> <o:p> </o:p> United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the US is imposing a 10 percent ad val= orem customs duty on imports of softwood lumber from the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, effective April 15, 2009. Shipments that are covered by the US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement of 2006 (SLA) and entered for consumpti= on or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after April 15 will be affected. <o:p></o:p><= /p> <o:p> </o:p> The additional duty is a result of the US’ decision to exercise its right= to take action in response to Canada’s failure to honor a trade ruling m= ade earlier this year. It was fou= nd that Canada breached the SLA by failing to calculate quotas properly during= the first six months of 2007. The additional duty will remain in place until the US has collected $54.8 million. <o:p></o:p></= p> <o:p> </o:p> On March 27, 2009, Canada offered to make a one time payment of $36.6 million = to the US. However, the US did n= ot consider that the offer cured the breach and rejected Canada’s offer = on April 2, 2009. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Deringer will provide updates as more information becomes available. Please visit USTR Ron Kirk’s= <a href=3D"http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2009/April/Unit= ed_States_Imposes_Tariffs_On_Softwood_Lumber_From_Four_Canadian_Provinces_D= ue_To_Canadas_Failure_To_Comply_With_The_Softwood.html">press release</a> for more information. <o:p></o:p></= span> &= shy;____________________________________= __________________&s= hy;____________= ___________________________________________<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> About Deringer <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> A.N. Deringer, Inc. is a leading provider of international logistics services including Freight Forwarding, Warehousing & Distribution, Customs Brokerage, Logistics Consulting, Cargo Insurance, and Meat Inspection. Deri= nger combines over 30 US offices with a global agency network to facilitate the movement of cargo throughout the world.<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/A358E639/SoftwoodLumberDutyIncrease040809.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" US Imposes Tariffs on Softwood Lumber from Four Canadian Provinces</= title>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> TRADE ALERT<o:p>= </o:p> <o:p> </o:p= > US Imposes Tarif= fs on Softwood Lumber from Four Canadian Provinces <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p= > (April 8, 2009)<o:p></o:p></sp= an> <o:p> </o:p> United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the US is imposing a 10 percent ad val= orem customs duty on imports of softwood lumber from the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, effective April 15, 2009. Shipments that are covered by the US-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement of 2006 (SLA) and entered for consumpti= on or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption on or after April 15 will be affected. <o:p></o:p><= /p> <o:p> </o:p> The additional duty is a result of the US’ decision to exercise its right= to take action in response to Canada’s failure to honor a trade ruling m= ade earlier this year. It was fou= nd that Canada breached the SLA by failing to calculate quotas properly during= the first six months of 2007. The additional duty will remain in place until the US has collected $54.8 million. <o:p></o:p></= p> <o:p> </o:p> On March 27, 2009, Canada offered to make a one time payment of $36.6 million = to the US. However, the US did n= ot consider that the offer cured the breach and rejected Canada’s offer = on April 2, 2009. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Deringer will provide updates as more information becomes available. Please visit USTR Ron Kirk’s= <a href=3D"http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2009/April/Unit= ed_States_Imposes_Tariffs_On_Softwood_Lumber_From_Four_Canadian_Provinces_D= ue_To_Canadas_Failure_To_Comply_With_The_Softwood.html">press release</a> for more information. <o:p></o:p></= span> &= shy;____________________________________= __________________&s= hy;____________= ___________________________________________<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> About Deringer <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> A.N. Deringer, Inc. is a leading provider of international logistics services including Freight Forwarding, Warehousing & Distribution, Customs Brokerage, Logistics Consulting, Cargo Insurance, and Meat Inspection. Deri= nger combines over 30 US offices with a global agency network to facilitate the movement of cargo throughout the world.<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>