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The additional global 10% tariffs on softwood lumber means the product from Canada - the second largest producer of globally and a major US supplier - is now tariffed at more than 45%.
The latest salvo features a 10-percent tariff on imports of softwood lumber, while duties on certain upholstered furniture and kitchen cabinets start at 25 percent.
The US imports about a third of its softwood lumber from Canada each year, and that key building material could be hit by Trump's tariffs.
Duties on lumber from Canada had already risen to 14.4% this summer after the expiration of a U.S.-Canada agreement on softwood lumber.
The Evergreen State also produces the second-largest percentage of softwood lumber in the nation, a key component for climate-friendly buildings and furniture.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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