NEWS

On October 3, DHA published a widely distributed press release highlighting the request by nine industry leaders for Section 232 tariffs to be applied to decorative hardwoods.

On September 30, DHA and several member CEOs sent a letter to President Trump asking him to include hardwood plywood, hardwood veneer, and engineered wood flooring imports in Section 232 tariffs. We emphasized that Roseburg Forest Products just made the difficult decision to close their last remaining hardwood plywood plant in the U.S. and that 80% of the U.S. market is now controlled by dumped and subsidized imports from Asia.

On September 29, the Trump administration announced the long-awaited Section 232 tariffs on wood products. It imposes a 10% global tariff on imports of softwood lumber; a 25% global tariff on most upholstered furniture, increasing to 30% on January 1; and a 25% global tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities, increasing to 50% on January 1. The announcement also imposed reciprocal tariffs on wood products that were previously exempt.

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XVIII, Issue XIX: Trump Announces Section 232 Tariffs On Wood Products | DHA Members Ask For Section 232 Tariffs On Decorative Hardwoods | Administration Poised To Bail Out Farmers | Timber Sales Continue During Shutdown | Roseburg Ceases Production Of Hardwood Plywood | 

On October 1, nine presidents and CEOs representing American manufacturers of hardwood plywood, engineered wood flooring and hardwood veneer asked President Trump to add our industry’s products to the recently announced Section 232 tariffs on wood products. Over 100,000 American manufacturing jobs are threatened by the flood of dumped and subsidized decorative hardwood product imports from outside of North America.