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Lumber is not part of these tariffs. These are on a narrow set of products. Lumber is a different long standing trade dispute going back to the 80s unrelated t

Lumber is not part of these tariffs. These are on a narrow set of products. Lumber is a different long standing trade dispute going back to the 80s unrelated to the industries targeted by the 50% tariffs. Trump created a 10% Lumber tariff in Sept 2025, but it was already tariffed before that. Canadian lumber today isn’t suddenly 50% more expensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_softwood_lumber_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_s...

sanderjd 2mo ago
This does not seem to be accurate, from the reporting I've read. Do you have a source?
- softwaredoug 2mo ago
  This article lists the specific industries. Lumber is not one of them. It lists Motor Vehicles, Alcohol, and Dairy as the largest industries. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-us-trade-tariffs-hitting-canada-from-today-12355633 https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-us-trade-tariffs-hitti...
  - bamboozled 2mo ago
    The new duties are in addition to existing tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber. According to your own article lumber is included already You’re wrong. It was already 45%!
    - softwaredoug 2mo ago
      Yes the average is currently 45%. But that’s been like that since Sept 2025, when Trump increased it 10% with section 232 tariffs. Here’s the executive order https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2025/10/06/2025-19482.html https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/202... The new 50% tariffs don’t suddenly make Canadian lumber more expensive. It was already expensive. This was all being negotiated together between Canada and US, but it’s not part of the new tariffs.
    - albedoa 2mo ago
      That quote supports the claim being made by the person who you are calling wrong.
werrett 2mo ago
> Canadian negotiators also hoped to achieve some relief on softwood lumber tariffs that go back decades and were augmented with additional tariffs from Mr. Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-no-deal-carney-canada.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariff...
- softwaredoug 2mo ago
  These are preexisting trade issues that were being negotiated. The new 50% tariffs are on other industries. Lumber trade issues predate this administration, and aren’t involved in the new 50% that’s put on $20B on other industries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_softwood_lumber_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_s...
etc-hosts 2mo ago
I read the article, I don't take away from it that Canadian lumber is suddenly 50% more expensive. It explains that tariffs for some Canadian lumber products was set to 50 percent at some point (or maybe lowered again, and raised, it's hard to tell since the Trump administration has issued 50+ different tariff directives in the last year), and that Canada walked away from negotiations recently. I tried to do some more research before my coffee finishes in 5 minutes, you're right it's not ALL Canadian products or even all Canadian lumber products.
dawnerd 2mo ago
True but it won’t stop price gouging or as the company uses have been calling it price blending.

sanderjd 2mo ago

This does not seem to be accurate, from the reporting I've read. Do you have a source?

softwaredoug 2mo ago
This article lists the specific industries. Lumber is not one of them. It lists Motor Vehicles, Alcohol, and Dairy as the largest industries. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-us-trade-tariffs-hitting-canada-from-today-12355633 https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-us-trade-tariffs-hitti...
- bamboozled 2mo ago
  The new duties are in addition to existing tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber. According to your own article lumber is included already You’re wrong. It was already 45%!
  - softwaredoug 2mo ago
    Yes the average is currently 45%. But that’s been like that since Sept 2025, when Trump increased it 10% with section 232 tariffs. Here’s the executive order https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2025/10/06/2025-19482.html https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/202... The new 50% tariffs don’t suddenly make Canadian lumber more expensive. It was already expensive. This was all being negotiated together between Canada and US, but it’s not part of the new tariffs.
  - albedoa 2mo ago
    That quote supports the claim being made by the person who you are calling wrong.

werrett 2mo ago

> Canadian negotiators also hoped to achieve some relief on softwood lumber tariffs that go back decades and were augmented with additional tariffs from Mr. Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-no-deal-carney-canada.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariff...

softwaredoug 2mo ago
These are preexisting trade issues that were being negotiated. The new 50% tariffs are on other industries. Lumber trade issues predate this administration, and aren’t involved in the new 50% that’s put on $20B on other industries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_softwood_lumber_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_s...

etc-hosts 2mo ago

I read the article, I don't take away from it that Canadian lumber is suddenly 50% more expensive. It explains that tariffs for some Canadian lumber products was set to 50 percent at some point (or maybe lowered again, and raised, it's hard to tell since the Trump administration has issued 50+ different tariff directives in the last year), and that Canada walked away from negotiations recently. I tried to do some more research before my coffee finishes in 5 minutes, you're right it's not ALL Canadian products or even all Canadian lumber products.

dawnerd 2mo ago

True but it won’t stop price gouging or as the company uses have been calling it price blending.