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lumber-LargeOn June 30, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Obama issued a Joint Statement on Softwood Lumber.  This is a historic/ongoing trade irritant that could escalate into a trade war on October 12, 2016.

After October 13, 2016, the United States may initiate new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations against softwood lumber

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Since April 10, 2017, Canada has imposed definitive anti-dumping and countervailing duties on OCTG pup joints (referred to as “pup joints”) originating in or exported from China.  Pup joints are defined as “oil country tubular goods pup joints, made of carbon or alloy steel, welded or seamless, heat-treated or not heat-treated, regardless of end finish,