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China ramped up its trade assault on Australia with tariffs of up to 200% on Australian wine and enacted trade bans on Australian logs and crayfish. China's export ban is forcing the Australian timber industry to find opportunities in local markets in order to save jobs.

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The Vietnam Department of Forestry is confident that they will achieve their 2020 export target of $13 billion in timber and wooden products. The country has already exported about $11.7 billion this year, an increase of $1.6 billion vs. one year ago.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XIII, Issue XXIII: Commerce Sets New AD/CVD Rates For Hardwood Plywood & Flooring | U.S. Trade Representative Plans Follow-Up Hearings On Vietnam | New Duty Rates Set For Canadian Softwood Lumber | Russia Plans Log Export Ban By 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce has completed its review of hardwood plywood antidumping and countervailing duty rates for the 21 Chinese exporters and producers who requested a review. For these 21 companies only, the new combined duty rate is 14.95% (first review AD final) plus 23% (first review CVD final) plus 25% (301 tariffs), resulting in a combined rate of about 63%. All other Chinese companies remain subject to the 183% antidumping duty rates from the investigation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to enact strict controls on the export of roundwood and low-value forest products and to crack down on illegal logging. Putin requested a "complete ban on shipments of unprocessed or roughly processed conifer and valuable hardwood out of Russia by January 1, 2022."

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