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Softwood Lumber Agreement with Canada to End Soon

CBP plans to end enforcement of regulations related to the 2006 U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), which will expire on Oct. 12, said the agency (here). Specifically, CBP will stopenforcement of requirements for export permit number, region of origin, original…

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maritime certificate of origin, said CBP. Electronic filers "should enter a dummy SLA 2006 permit number, ‘P88888888’ (P followed by eight 8s) in the SLA Permit Number field, where applicable," said CBP. "CBP will continue to enforce the SLA 2008 reporting requirements for shipment of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products shipped from any country into the [U.S.] and subject to the importer declaration program," it said.