Canada Softwood Lumber: Final Results of AD/CVD Admin Reviews
The Commerce Department has released the final results of the antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on softwood lumber products from Canada (A-122-857/C-122-858). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD/CVD on importers for subject merchandise entered Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
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For exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all except the companies listed below), cash deposit rates remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. If the exporter has never been assigned its own AD or CVD rate but the manufacturer has, the AD or CVD rate assigned to the manufacturer applies. For merchandise manufactured and exported by companies that have never been assigned an AD or CVD cash deposit rate by Commerce, the applicable all-others rates apply.
Commerce rescinded the AD review for 67 companies that had their requests for review withdrawn. See the AD notice Appendix III for a complete list. The AD review was rescinded for Smartlam LLC, as well, because it had no suspended entries during the review period. However, Smartlam is included in the Appendix III list.
New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Aug. 19
For entries on or after Aug. 19, the date of publication of the final results of each review in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD cash deposit rates for subject merchandise produced or exported by the following companies:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Canfor Corporation/Canadian Forest Products Ltd./Canfor Wood Products Marketing Ltd./ Canfor Fox Creek Ltd./Canfor Whitecourt Ltd. | 10.44% |
| West Fraser Mills Ltd./Blue Ridge Lumber Inc./Manning Forest Products Ltd./Sundre Forest Products Inc. | 5.32% |
| Average rate for 241 companies | 7.8% |
(See Commerce's notice, Appendix II, for the full list of 241 companies that were assigned new AD rates but were not under individual review.)
Commerce also is setting new CVD cash deposit requirements for subject merchandise entered on or after Aug. 19 that was produced or exported by the following companies:
| Producer/Exporter | CVD Rate |
|---|---|
| Canfor Corporation and its cross-owned affiliates: Canadian Forest Products., Ltd. and Canfor Wood Products Marketing, Ltd. | 6.14% |
| J.D. Irving, Limited and its cross-owned affiliates: Miramichi Timber Holdings Limited, The New Brunswick Railway Company, Rothesay Paper Holdings Ltd., and St. George Pulp & Paper Limited | 3.88% |
| Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd. and their cross-owned affiliates Meadow Lake OSB Mill Corp. and several holding companies that are confidential | 9.61% |
| West Fraser Mills Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates: Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., Manning Forest Products, Ltd., Sundre Forest Products Inc., Sunpine Inc., West Fraser Alberta Holdings, Ltd., and West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. | 6.85% |
| Review Average Rate (Applicable to 232 companies*) | 6.74% |
* See Commerce's CVD notice, Appendix II, for the full list of 232 companies that were assigned new CVD rates but were not under individual review.
Assessment Rates for Entries in January-December 2021
Commerce will also calculate the AD and CVD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021. Importers of subject merchandise exported by Canfor and West Fraser will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates. Importers of subject merchandise exported by the 241 average rate companies will be assessed AD duties at a rate of 7.8%. Commerce will use the rates listed above to set CVD assessments for the 236 exporters under review for entries in calendar year 2022.
(The review period is 01/01/22 - 12/31/22. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2402050031 for a summary of the preliminary results of the AD and CVD administrative reviews.)