Countervailing Duties Findings Released by Commerce Dept.

The preliminary report is in response to what the department calls “significant” subsidies from Asian countries on hardwood and decorative plywood. The new report from the U.S. Department of Commerce found that strong support from governments in China, Indonesia and Vietnam on their exports to the U.S. is creating an unfair advantage in the American […]

Kitchen Cabinet Group Backs Commerce Dept. Plan on Asian Imports

A new Commerce Department certification process that aims to restrict imports of Asian cabinets and components is getting backing from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. The U.S. Department of Commerce is now proposing a new set of procedures that are aimed at preventing the importation of Chinese-made cabinets and cabinet components used to complete products […]

NAFTA Panel Agrees with Canada on Softwood Lumber Duties

A new ruling from NAFTA found inconsistencies in U.S. calculations of softwood lumber duties. A recent ruling from a North American Free Trade Association panel agrees with Canada against the U.S. “dumping determination” that sets fair market value of duties on softwood lumber imports to the U.S. The U.S. Commerce Department had said the goods […]