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German equipment manufacturers called for revisions and a two-year delay of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), stating that the complexity of the regulation could severely disrupt supply chains and harm European industry. The German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association described the law as "bureaucratic madness" and stated that implementing it would burden companies with impractical documentation requirements.

The U.S. Forest Service announced that it intends to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which restricts timber harvesting on about 45 million acres of National Forest System lands. Comments are due by Friday, September 19. The rule should be finalized in late 2026.

PHOTO @ BROCK MARTIN, USFS

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to expedite the appeal of a ruling that declared the president's reciprocal tariffs to be unlawful. The administration petitioned the court just a few days after a U.S. appeals court ruled that claiming emergency authority to rewrite U.S. trade policy exceeds President Trump's authority. The Supreme Court agreed and will hear arguments in early November. Tariffs will remain in effect until the case is resolved.

Last month, President Trump announced that the administration is conducting a "major Tariff Investigation on Furniture" imports into the U.S. that will be completed in the next 50 days. He appears to have been referring to the ongoing Section 232 national security investigation into imports of lumber, timber, and derivative products. DHA supports the Section 232 investigation, which began in March. 

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XVIII, Issue XVII: Trump Announces Tariff Investigation Into Furniture | Trump Requests Expedited Review Of Reciprocal Tariffs | Forest Service Requests Comments On Roadless Rule | Vietnam Recalibrates Its Wood Products Export Strategy |