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U.S. Lumber Coalition: Canadian lumber imports still “unfairly traded”

U.S. Lumber Coalition has issued a statement expressing that Canadian lumber imports are unfairly traded. The organization has lauded President Trump’s decision to import tariffs.

“President Trump is right, the United States does not need unfairly traded Canadian lumber imports,” said Andrew Miller, chairman of the U.S. Lumber Coalition and CEO of Stimson Lumber.

“U.S. sawmill investment and capacity expansion to supply our own market has been robust in no small part thanks to the duties first imposed in 2017 by President Trump against Canadian lumber. The domestic industry has retaken share of the U.S. market to reach levels not seen since the mid-1970s,” added Miller.

Miller further added that the trade cases must remain in place as long as Canada keeps “subsidizing and dumping.” The enforcement of the U.S. trade laws is paramount to maximize long-term lumber output by U.S. workers to build U.S. homes, he noted. Miller noted that the coalition rejects any efforts to promote a “Canada First trade agenda prioritizing unfairly traded lumber imports” over the interests of the U.S. domestic industry and workforce.

“The trade measures are working,” said U.S. Lumber Coalition executive director Zoltan van Heyningen. “The duties on unfairly traded lumber imports have strengthened domestic supply lines by forcing Canadian companies to curtail production during declining markets, dampening the harmful effects of their all-too familiar pattern of maintaining exports at the direct expense of U.S. mills and workers. Full enforcement of the U.S. trade laws is exactly what must happen to keep expanding U.S. lumber manufacturing and availability to build more American homes.”