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The Canada Border Services Agency has announced its preliminary dumping and subsidy determination on decorative and other non‑structural plywood imports from China. CBSA determined combined margins of dumping and subsidizing of up to 203% for the vast majority of Chinese exporters.

These provisional duties apply to decorative and other non‑structural plywood imported from China into Canada as of October 23, 2020.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIII, Issue XX: EU Launches Antidumping Case Against Russian Birch Plywood | Vietnam's Wood Product Producers Told To Optimize For U.S. Market | USTR Blocks Illegal Timber Imports From Peru
 

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The U.S. Trade Representative directed U.S. Customs to continue to block timber imports from a Peruvian exporter due to illegally harvested timber found in its supply chain. "We remain committed to trade and investment that accelerates economic growth and simultaneously protects the environment," said Ambassador Lighthizer.

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Vietnam exported timber and wood products worth $8.38 billion in the first nine months of 2020, up 11.2% vs. one year ago. Shipments to the U.S. exceeded $4.19 billion in the first eight months of 2020, an increase of 27.4%.

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VietnamPlus: Wood product makers told to take actions to optimise US market