📋USMCA Binational Panel Review on Softwood Lumber - Key Insights
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12: Binational Panel Review: Notice of Request for Panel Review
Summary
Two Requests for Panel Review were filed in the matter of Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Results and Rescission, in Part, of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023 with the U.S. Section of the USMCA Secretariat on September 11, 2025. The first Request for Panel Review was filed on behalf of Resolute FP Canada Inc., the Conseil de l'industrie foresti[egrave]re du Quebec, the Ontario Forest Industries Association, and each association's respective individual members (collectively Central Canada) as well as Plaster Rock Lumber Corporation and CHAP Alliance, Inc. The second was filed by The Government of Canada, the Governments of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Qu[eacute]bec; Alberta Softwood Lumber Trade Council, British Columbia Lumber Trade Council; Canfor Corporation, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Canfor Wood Products Marketing Ltd., Interfor Corporation, Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd., EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products Inc., Chaleur Forest Products LP, J.D. Irving, Limited, Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd. and Tolko Industries Ltd., Gilbert Smith Forest Products, and West Fraser Mills Ltd. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2025- 10.12-03 to this request.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- International Trade Administration
Business Impact
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The notice contains a Request for Panel Review related to softwood lumber trade, which could influence trade practices and compliance for businesses involved in that sector. Companies may need to assess their positions relative to the final determinations of the investigation and prepare legal or regulatory responses.