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The United States has placed an additional 10 per cent tariffs on lumber Canada exports to them. They include a global tariff of 10 per cent on all softwood lumber and timber entering the U.S., on top of the 35 per cent duty already in place. Some finished wood products, like cabinets, vanities and upholstered furniture, are also being hit with a 25 per cent tariff with a further increase coming Jan. 1. Kurt Niquidet of the B.C. Lumber Trade Council joins the show to discuss the struggles faced by B.C.'s forestry sector as we ask viewers what these new tariffs mean for the industry.
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The United States has placed an additional 10 per cent tariffs on lumber Canada exports to them. They include a global tariff of 10 per cent on all softwood lumber and timber entering the U.S., on top of the 35 per cent duty already in place. Some finished wood products, like cabinets, vanities and upholstered furniture, are also being hit with a 25 per cent tariff with a further increase coming Jan. 1. Kurt Niquidet of the B.C. Lumber Trade Council joins the show to discuss the struggles faced by B.C.'s forestry sector as we ask viewers what these new tariffs mean for the industry.

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