Monday, October 19, 2026

New Canadian Softwood Lumber Deposit Rates Take Effect; Graham Act Duties Set Out but Waived

Published October 19, 2026: Commerce's final 2024 review results reset antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposits on Canadian softwood lumber starting today. An October 16 executive order puts the Graham Act's Russia-related duty framework in place but waives those duties immediately. CBP also changed CPSC filing flags for 15 HTS numbers, and Commerce and the USITC moved several other trade remedy cases forward.

Bundles of sawn softwood lumber stacked in a sawmill yard in early morning light
Lumber Deposits Reset

Canadian softwood lumber: new AD and CVD cash deposit rates from October 19

Commerce published the final results of the 2024 administrative reviews (period of review January 1–December 31, 2024) of the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada. Both notices were signed October 13 and published October 19, 2026. The new cash deposit rates apply to entries, and withdrawals from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 19, 2026. AD final results, 91 FR 66087 (FR Doc. 2026-21296) · CVD final results, 91 FR 66092 (FR Doc. 2026-21286)

Antidumping duty: final margins

  • Canfor group: 17.00%
  • West Fraser group: 4.71%
  • Resolute group: 13.13%
  • Non-selected companies (220 companies in Appendix II): 10.64%
  • Exporters and producers never individually reviewed: the original investigation's all-others rate of 6.04% continues

Commerce rescinded the AD review for 105 companies: 93 because review requests were withdrawn and 12 because they had no suspended entries. For rescinded companies, CBP assesses duties at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry. Commerce says it will send assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 41 days after publication.

Countervailing duty: final subsidy rates

  • Resolute FP Canada and cross-owned affiliates: 12.42%
  • West Fraser Mills and cross-owned affiliates: 15.31%
  • Non-selected companies (215 companies in Appendix II): 14.11%
  • All other producers and exporters: the investigation all-others rate of 14.19%

AD and CVD are collected separately. By simple addition, a West Fraser entry now carries a combined deposit of 20.02% (4.71% + 15.31%), and a Resolute entry carries 25.55% (13.13% + 12.42%). For any other company, check its name in both appendices. The AD and CVD non-selected lists are different, so being on one does not mean a company is on the other.

Producer and exporter combinations matter. Under the CVD notice, if the producer and exporter have different company-specific rates, the higher rate applies. Under the AD notice, an exporter that has no rate of its own takes its producer's rate.
Deposit effectiveOct. 19, 2026
AD non-selected10.64%
CVD non-selected14.11%

Executive order implements the Graham Act: Russia-related duties set out, then waived

On October 16, 2026, the President signed an executive order implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026; the White House posted it on October 17. Section 2 sets the Act's duty increases: 500 percent ad valorem on goods from the Russian Federation, and 100 percent on goods from the five largest importers of Russian-origin crude oil and natural gas if a country knowingly makes new purchases on or after October 18, 2026. A further 100 percent applies to goods from the five largest facilitators of Russian oil sanctions evasion, which USTR is to identify. However, Section 4(a) waives "any duties" under Sections 112 and 113 of the Act "or this order," and Section 4(c) waives most of the Act's other sanctions and restrictions. The waivers stay in effect until the President or the Secretary of State decides further action is appropriate. White House: Executive Order, Oct. 16, 2026

For entries today, the order changes nothing operationally. It names no HTS or Chapter 99 numbers and does not mention CBP. It also does not identify the "top 5" importer or facilitator countries. USTR monitors the situation and reports to the President, and sanctions under the existing Russia national emergency are expressly unaffected. Our reading: the order matters now as a ready-made trigger. If a waiver is lifted, the stated rates would stack on top of AD/CVD and Section 122, 201, 232 and 301 duties.

Status: signed, but the duties are waived. Federal Register publication, any HTS change and any CBP guidance are all still pending. Do not file new Chapter 99 numbers based on this order.

CSMS #70220191 (HSU 2625): CPSC flag changes, pork assessment corrections, Section 232 pharmaceutical records

CBP distributed CSMS #70220191 on October 16, 2026, and it reached this account in the October 17 digest. Harmonized System Update 2625 contains 57 tariff records and 304 ABI records; CBP says it was "created on September 29, 2026." It includes Section 232 pharmaceutical records, which tie back to the guidance in CSMS #70054007 (Sept. 28, 2026), and corrects the pork promotion assessment rates for live swine and pork products. It also changes these Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) flags in ACE:

  • CP2 changed to CP1: 2404.12.0510, 2404.12.0590, 2404.12.1010, 2404.12.1090, 3604.10.9010, 8506.10.0010, 8506.40.1010, 8506.50.0010, 8506.60.0010, 8506.80.0010, 9613.20.0000, 9404.21.0095, 9404.29.1095 and 9404.29.9095.
  • CP2 removed: 9613.80.2010.

Our reading, based on CBP's usual PGA flag convention rather than wording in this CSMS: a "2" flag signals that PGA data is required, and a "1" flag signals that it may be required. CPSC eFiling guidance in CSMS #69177694 (July 8, 2026) says CPSC is not asking CBP to reject entries that lack the CPSC message set. The underlying product-safety certification duties do not change because of a flag change. The CSMS does not list the individual pharmaceutical HTS records or the new pork assessment rates. The individual CSMS #70220191 page was not opened; the information above comes from the full digest text.

Other trade remedy actions

Truck bed covers from China: final affirmative CVD determination

Final subsidy rates: Changzhou Sunwood International Trading 77.17%; Hangzhou Golden Sun Auto Parts 11.60%; six non-cooperating companies 142.11% (based on adverse facts available); all others 43.43%. Suspension of liquidation continues for entries on or after July 31, 2026. The USITC has 45 days to make its injury decision. Cash deposits at the final rates apply only if the USITC finds injury and Commerce issues an order. The scope references HTSUS 8708.29.5160, but the written scope controls. FR Doc. 2026-21295, Oct. 19, 2026

Certain steel nails from Taiwan: final AD review results (POR July 2024–June 2025)

Faithful Engineering Products and Top Forever Screws: 78.17% each. All-others: 2.16%. The new deposits apply to entries on or after October 19, 2026. 91 FR 66102 (FR Doc. 2026-21362)

Forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy: final AD review results (POR 2024)

The Lucchini companies receive a single 58.48% margin, based entirely on adverse facts available. All-others: 7.33%. Deposits apply to entries on or after October 19, 2026. 91 FR 66098 (FR Doc. 2026-21292)

Large diameter graphite electrodes from China: final AD determination postponed

Commerce moved its final less-than-fair-value determination to February 12, 2027 and extended provisional measures from four months to no more than six months. This means preliminary-rate cash deposits continue for longer than they otherwise would. FR Doc. 2026-21294, Oct. 19, 2026

Diamond sawblades from China: covered merchandise inquiry on goods declared as UK origin

Acting on a CBP referral from EAPA Investigation No. 8225 (received September 22, 2026), Commerce opened an inquiry into sawblades that Dymatec USA, LLC imports through its UK parent and declares as United Kingdom origin. The inquiry asks whether UK-assembled blades are covered by the China AD order when the core, the segments, or both come from China. CBP will keep suspending liquidation and will apply the deposit rate that would apply if the goods were found covered. Comments are due within 30 days of publication, and a final determination is due within 120 days. 91 FR 66100 (FR Doc. 2026-21281)

Freight rail couplers from the Czech Republic and India: USITC final injury vote is affirmative

On October 16, 2026, the USITC voted 5–0 that the U.S. industry is materially injured by dumped imports from the Czech Republic and India and by subsidized imports from India (investigations 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760). Commerce will now issue AD orders on both countries and a CVD order on India. Order rates and publication dates have not been announced. The Commission's views will be posted by November 30, 2026. USITC News Release 26-148

USPS interim final rule: mailers must cover unpaid foreign customs charges on outbound mail

Effective October 19, 2026, the Postal Service amended the International Mail Manual (IMM 112, 131.34, 361.13 and new 424). When a destination party seeks duties, taxes or import fees from USPS or the mailer and they are not fully paid, including charges assessed after postage was bought, USPS will invoice the mailer. The mailer must pay the full invoice even while disputing it, and late payments accrue 6% annual interest. Disputes with USPS are limited to USPS accounting errors; challenges to the foreign assessment itself must go to the foreign party. Where a destination requires delivered-duty-paid (DDP) shipping, the mailer must use it. Comments are due November 18, 2026. This rule covers U.S. outbound mail, not U.S. import entries. USPS, 91 FR 66001 (FR Doc. 2026-21310)

Action items

  • Update AD and CVD deposit rates for Canadian softwood lumber entries filed on or after October 19. Check every producer/exporter pair against both appendices. AD notice · CVD notice
  • Load the new deposit rates for Taiwan steel nails (78.17% / 2.16%) and Italian fluid end blocks (58.48% / 7.33%) for entries from October 19. Nails · Fluid end blocks
  • Review the ACE CPSC message-set logic for the 15 HTS numbers in HSU 2625, and recheck pork assessment lines after CBP posts the corrected records. Related CSMS #70054007
  • If you import diamond sawblades declared as UK origin, check where the cores and segments come from, and consider filing comments in EAPA 8225 within 30 days. Inquiry notice
  • Flag Russian-origin goods and any supply chain that depends on Russian crude oil or natural gas for watch-list review. The Graham Act duties are waived for now but could be reinstated by a later determination. Executive order
  • U.S. exporters that ship by USPS: review DDP arrangements and how you budget for invoices covering unpaid destination charges. USPS rule

Frequently asked questions

Do the new softwood lumber rates apply to lumber already in transit?

They apply by entry date, not shipment date. Any entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption on or after October 19, 2026 takes the new deposit rates. Entries made earlier keep the deposit paid at entry until liquidation. CVD final results

Is there a 500% duty on Russian goods now?

No. The order states the 500% increase but waives it in the same document, in Section 4(a). No HTS change or CBP instruction has been issued. Executive order

Do truck bed covers from China now need CVD deposits at the final rates?

Not yet. Deposits at the preliminary rates continue under suspension of liquidation. The final rates become deposit rates only if the USITC finds injury and Commerce issues a CVD order. FR Doc. 2026-21295

Does moving from CP2 to CP1 mean CPSC certificates are no longer needed?

No. The flag controls how ACE prompts for CPSC data. It does not change the product-safety certification requirements themselves. CSMS #70220191 does not explain why CBP changed the flags. CSMS #69177694

Original sources and dates

  • Commerce/ITA, Softwood Lumber from Canada, AD final results (2024), 91 FR 66087, published Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21296
  • Commerce/ITA, Softwood Lumber from Canada, CVD final results (2024), 91 FR 66092, published Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21286
  • White House, Executive Order "Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026," signed Oct. 16, 2026: whitehouse.gov
  • CBP CSMS #70220191 (HSU 2625), Oct. 16, 2026, received in the CBP Daily Digest of Oct. 17, 2026; related CSMS #70054007 (Sept. 28, 2026) and CSMS #69177694 (July 8, 2026)
  • Truck Bed Covers from China, final CVD determination, published Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21295
  • Steel Nails from Taiwan, AD final results, 91 FR 66102, Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21362
  • Fluid End Blocks from Italy, AD final results, 91 FR 66098, Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21292
  • Graphite Electrodes from China, postponement of final determination, Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21294
  • Diamond Sawblades from China, covered merchandise inquiry, 91 FR 66100, Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21281
  • USITC News Release 26-148, Freight Rail Couplers, Oct. 16, 2026: usitc.gov
  • USPS, Customs Requirements and Payment Procedures for Certain Customs Charges, interim final rule, 91 FR 66001, Oct. 19, 2026: FR Doc. 2026-21310