Commerce Conducting Expedited Review of Canadian Softwood CVD Order at Companies' Request

An expedited review of the countervailing duties (CVD) levied by the U.S. on certain softwood lumber products from Canada is being initiated by the Commerce Department, according to a notice set for publication in the Federal Register March 8.Commerce officially published the duties January 3 following its investigation of the imports effect on U.S. producers. Between January 10 and February 5, Commerce reports it received requests for an expedited review of the CVD order from 34 companies. The companies making the requests were not selected for individual examination during the initial investigation, which affords them an opportunity to ask for an individual review – potentially resulting in their exclusion from the CVD order.US