Canada Softwood Lumber: Prelim Results of CVD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of a countervailing duty administrative review of softwood lumber products from Canada (C-122-858). This review covers subject merchandise from the exporters under review entered during the period Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
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Liquidation 'As Entered' for Entries From Exporters Not Subject to Review
Only the exporters for which an administrative review was requested are covered by this review. Cash deposit rates for all other exporters will not change. Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” for entries during the period of review from all exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message # 4107403).
Commerce is also ending the review for 46 companies that had no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the period of review. They are listed in the notice.
Cash Deposit Requirements
For companies that remain subject to review, new CVD cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register, currently scheduled for August. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following CVD cash deposit rates:
| Producer/Exporter | CVD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Canfor Corporation and its cross-owned affiliates Canadian Forest Products, Ltd. and Canfor Wood Products Marketing, Ltd. | 11.87% |
| West Fraser Mills Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates Blue Ridge Lumber Inc., Manning Forest Products, Ltd., Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd., Sundre Forest Products Inc., West Fraser Alberta Holdings, Ltd., and West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. | 16.57% |
| Review Average Rate (applicable to 245 companies not individually reviewed) | 14.38% |
Review average rate. The review average rate, derived from the rates assigned to mandatory respondents Canfor and West Fraser Mills, is applicable to 245 companies. See Commerce's notice, Appendix II, for the full list.
(The period of review is 01/01/23 - 12/31/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)