The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) recently released its preliminary determinations for the seventh administrative review of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada. Administrative reviews are conducted once a year at the request of an interested party after an antidumping or countervailing duty order is put into effect. This review covers imports of softwood lumber products from Canada that entered the United States during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
The DOC preliminarily determined that softwood lumber products from Canada were being dumped into the United States at estimated weighted-average margins ranging from 4.77 percent to 16.85 percent. Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024
These preliminary antidumping margin rates are less than the final antidumping margin rates determined in the previous administrative review. Particularly, the preliminary margin rate for non-examined companies, which applies to most Canadian exporters, decreased to 10.66 percent, down from 20.56 percent determined in the previous administrative review.
The DOC preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies were being provided to producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products from Canada at estimated subsidy rates ranging from 11.70 percent to 15.93 percent. Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024
These preliminary subsidy rates are less than the final subsidy rates determined in the previous administrative review. Particularly, the preliminary subsidy rate for non-selected companies decreased to 14.17 percent, down from 14.63 percent determined in the previous administrative review.
The preliminary determinations do not have any impact on current cash deposit rates. Current deposit rates will not change until the DOC makes its final determinations and publishes them in the Federal Register later this year. The duty rates determined in the final administrative review will apply to all entries after that date.
The DOC intends to issue the final results of these administrative reviews within 120 days after the date of publication of the preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless extended. The final results of these reviews are expected not later than August 12, 2026.
Due to the rapidly changing application and modifications of duty rates, please note that Deringer is not responsible for coordinating the timing of U.S. entry and imposed tariff rates.
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