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Decorative Hardwoods Association® (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XI, Issue XVI: Expect 25% Tariffs On Chinese Wood Products This Week | NAFTA: U.S., Mexico Renegotiate Trade Agreement | Can China Be Trusted? | Veneer Tech Announces 2018 Craftsman's Challenge Winners

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The U.S.-Mexico agreement incorporates new rules of origin for cars and car parts, raising the required U.S. and Mexico content needed to receive duty-free treatment. Talks with Canada continue. See the USTR fact sheets below for more details on manufacturing, agriculture, and modernization.

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President Trump claims that additional tariffs of $200 billion on Chinese products will take effect this week. Expect the Chinese government to retaliate with counter-duties on U.S. log, lumber, and panel exports to China.

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Fordaq: 25% US tariffs on wide range of Chinese wood products could start Friday 7th Sept

Decorative Hardwoods Association® (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XI, Issue XV: USTR Conducts Hearings On U.S.-China Trade Dispute | China Cheats At A Rigged Economic Game | Hardwood Federation Addresses China's Tariffs On Lumber, Logs | China Transforms Its Wood Panel Industry | Hardwood Plywood Imports Surge