Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program

20-12-2017 - Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program - continued use of the Canadian tariff classifications set out in Annex 1B of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement

This message is in reference to the message posted on January 23, 2016 titled “For the purposes of the Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program use of the HS 2017 changes will be delayed until January 1st, 2018”.

Please note that, for the purposes of the Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program, the Softwood Lumber Division will not implement the HS 2017 changes as originally indicated in the January 23rd, 2016 message. When applying for an export permit, Exporters and Brokers of Softwood Lumber Products should continue to use the Canadian tariff classifications set out in Annex 1B of the Softwood Lumber Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America, signed on September 12, 2006, as it read on October 12, 2015.

For further information please contact:
Sylvain Emond
Softwood Lumber Division
343-203-3723
Email