DHA Petitions Trump to Exclude Hardwood from Tariffs

Sterling, VA, February 6, 2025-"On January 29, DHA [Decorative Hardwoods Association] sent a letter to the Trump administration requesting that hardwood plywood, veneer, and engineered wood flooring be exempted from the 25% tariffs on imports from Canada. 

“The Canadian decorative hardwoods industry is highly integrated with partners in the U.S. In the same letter, DHA strongly supported tariffs on imports from China and recommended extending the tariffs on imports from Russia to a ban on Russian wood from third countries.”

In addition, the organization reports that, "Canada had announced retaliatory 25% tariffs on $155 billion of U.S. products.

“The first phase of these countermeasures would have become effective on February 4. These tariffs specifically include many hardwood products, including hardwood veneer.”