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The U.S. Department of Commerce has made an important ruling on scope in the hardwood plywood case, strengthening enforcement and deterring evasion of antidumping duties on Chinese hardwood plywood.

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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