China is fighting back after the US recently proposed tariffs saying it would impose tariffs on US products including timber. The Chinese government said it would add duties to a number of timber products varying from 5% to 25%. Sources: Timberbiz, TTF UK
China’s Ministry of Commerce issued a new list of US goods subject for tariff. The list includes a wide range of timber and timber products including logs, lumber,OSB, sheet materials, veneers etc. with tariff increase between 5 – 25%. The list affects US$60 billion worth of US goods and tariff.
However, the implementation date is still to be determined.
SUBJECT TO 25% TARIFF INCREASE:
- Softwood logs treated with paints, stains, preservatives, etc
- Pinus koraiensis and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica with a cross section of 15 cm or more
- Larch logs with a cross-section of 15 cm or more
- Other fir and spruce logs, section sizes below 15 cm
- Other at least one surface layer is the following non-coniferous wood: eucalyptus, ash, and Cyclobalanopsis (mountain) Oak, birch, cherry chestnut, elm, elm, pecan, horse chestnut, elm, Maple, eucalyptus (oak), sycamore, poplar, locust, gooseberry or walnut veneer Plywood
- Beech logs
- Birch logs with a cross-section of 15 cm or more
- Poplar logs
- Beech logs
- Other unlisted temperate non-coniferous logs
- Other unnamed non-coniferous logs
SUBJECT TO 20% TARIFF INCREASE
- Non-coniferous logs processed with paints, stains, preservatives, etc.
- Douglas fir logs with a cross-section of 15 cm or less
- Other pine logs, with a cross-section of 15 cm or less
- Fir and spruce logs, with a cross-section of 15 cm or more
- Other softwood logs, with a cross-section of 15 cm or less
- North American hardwood hardwood logs
- Douglas fir thick sheet, longitudinal sawing, slitting, cutting, whether flattened, sanded or finger knot Combined, thickness exceeds 6mm
- Other thick planks of pine wood, longitudinally sawing, slitting, cutting, whether or not planing, sanding or fingering Combined, thickness exceeds 6mm
- Other coniferous wood thick plates, longitudinal sawing, slitting, cutting, whether or not planed, sanded or combined, thickness over 6mm
- Cherry wood board, longitudinal sawing, slitting, planing, whether flattened, sanded or smashed, Thickness over 6mm
- Ash wood board, longitudinal sawing, slitting, cutting, whether flattened, sanded or smashed, Thickness over 6mm
SUBJECT TO 10% TARIFF INCREASE:
- No timber products.
SUBJECT TO 5% TARIFF INCREASE:
- Douglas fir logs with a cross-section of 15 cm or more
- Other coniferous logs, with a cross-section of 15 cm or more
- North American hardwood wood board, longitudinal sawing, slitting, planing, whether flattened, sanded or combined, thickness over 6mm
- Other sheets for wooden veneers, no matter whether planed, sanded or finger jointed, not exceeding the thickness 6mm, except for multi-layer boards such as plywood
