Allocation Method Order for Softwood Lumber Products export quotas has been repealed in full

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The entire Allocation Method Order – Softwood Lumber Products, which governed how monthly export quota quantities were distributed among primary producers and remanufacturers shipping softwood lumber from Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan to the United States, has been repealed. All of the allocation formulas, definitions, and procedures previously set out in the Order are now gone. Companies that previously held or applied for export allocations under this framework can no longer rely on it. Affected businesses should review whether any successor rules or alternative export permit processes now apply to their operations.

Who this affects: softwood lumber primary producers · softwood lumber remanufacturers · Canadian exporters shipping lumber to the United States · export permit holders for softwood lumber products