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The choice between Option A and Option B determines the rate of the charge with respect to the amount of the lumber shipped.
Option A
Regions operating under Option A (export charge) include B.C. interior, B.C. coast, and Alberta. The regions of British Columbia interior and British Columbia coast are defined in the British Columbia Forest Regions and Districts Regulations.
Option B
Regions operating under Option B (export charge with export allocations) include Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
| Month / Year | Reference price ($US/MBF) | Option A Rates |
Notes | Option B Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2008 | US$225 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| November 2008 | US$255 | 15 % | Footnote 1 | 5 % |
| October 2008 | US$284 | 15 % | Footnote 1,Footnote 3 | 5 % |
| September 2008 | US$272 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| August 2008 | US$263 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| July 2008 | US$281 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| June 2008 | US$266 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| May 2008 | US$238 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| April 2008 | US$244 | 15 % | n/a | 5 % |
| March 2008 | US$243 | 15 % | Footnote 2 | 5 % |
| February 2008 | US$262 | 15 % | Footnote 2 | 5 % |
| January 2008 | US$268 | 15 % | Footnote 2 | 5 % |
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
-
Foreign Affairs and International Trade's published reports indicate that exports to the United States of softwood lumber products of Alberta origin for October 2008 and November 2008 have exceeded the trigger volume by more than 1 percent. As a result, an export charge rate of 22.5%, including the additional surge charge of 7.5%, is applicable to softwood lumber products of Alberta origin exported to the United States during October 2008 and November 2008.
For more information on surge and remitting of the charge, see notice SWLN6, Calculating and Reporting the Surge Charge.
- Footnote 2
-
Available trade data indicates that the market conditions for the third country adjustment have been satisfied for the period October 2007 to March 2008. As a result exporters of softwood lumber products to the United States are entitled to a refund of the export charges paid in October 2007 to March 2008.
For more information on a refund, see notice SWLN11, Third Country Adjustment Refund. For more information on how to calculate the amount and how to claim a refund, see notice SWLN12, Third Country Adjustment Refund (October 2007 to March 2008). For more information, see Notices to exporters.
- Footnote 3
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Subsequent calculation of the data indicated Alberta's exports no longer met the conditions for surge, described under SWLN #37. As a result, the rate was ultimately changed to 15% from 22.5% for the month of October 2008.
Related topics
- Export charge rates
- Historical rates
- Filing your return
- Making your payment
- Notices to exporters
- Legislation and regulations related to softwood lumber exports
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- Date modified:
- 2016-10-06