| Title: | Discontinuation of the 10% Duties Imposed by the Section 301 Action on Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada |
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| Date: | 2010-08-31 |
| To: | abi,acep |
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This is to advise you that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will no longer collect 10 percent duties on softwood lumber imports from Canada associated with the Section 301 action, effective for those entries that bear Canadian export permits with shipment dates of September 1, 2010 or later. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register Notice (August 30, 2010, 75 FR 53014) stating that the United States and Canada have come to an understanding that results in the United States discontinuing collection of this 10 percent duty.
Effective September 1, 2010, all CBP ports will carefully monitor softwood lumber imports from Canada to ensure that the 10 percent duty has been paid on those entries that have Canadian export permits with shipments dates of August 31, 2010 or earlier.
The HTSUS number 9905.53.01 will continue to be active until CBP can ensure that all associated duties have been collected.
Questions regarding this memorandum can be directed to Ms. Heather Sykes at heather.sykes@dhs.gov. Questions regarding this memorandum can also be sent to SWL2008@dhs.gov.