US trade court dismisses Canadian lumber company challenge

( August 21, 2025, 16:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex summary: The US Court of International Trade threw out a legal challenge from Canadian softwood lumber producer J.D. Irving Ltd. granting a motion-to-dismiss from the Commerce Department. CIT Judge Timothy Reif said in the opinion that J.D. Irving, which had challenged Commerce's 2022 antidumping administrative review on grounds that the agency erred by assigning a higher cash deposit rate in the order, has its proper venue under a binational panel through the USCMA now reviewing the Commerce order. While the Canadian firm said it was challenging not the Commerce final order but the instructions for the cash deposit rate, Reif said the challenge centered on the Commerce final results and thus should rest before the USMCA panel.Dismissal opinion attached....

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US trade court dismisses Canadian lumber company challenge

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