B.C.’s lumber industry criticizes U.S. President Trump’s announcement to increase the duties on Canadian lumber.

The BC Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) called the additional increase “misguided and unnecessary.”

“It’s extremely disappointing,” said the BCLTC President Kurt Niquidet in an interview with CityNews.

Trump imposed an additional tariff of 10 per cent on imported softwood lumber starting Oct. 14, with the rate applied to kitchen cabinets and vanities set to jump to 50 per cent on January 1, 2026.

This new levy means that Canadian softwood lumber entering the U.S. will see total import taxes exceeding 45 per cent.

The U.S. announced the tariffs under its Trade Expansion Act, allowing the imposition of tariffs on the basis of national security.

“That is going to be extremely imp

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