APA president Dennis Hardman said a senator’s attempt to force an International Trade Commission (ITC) review of the imports would demonstrate that Chinese plywood was often improperly and even fraudulently labelled. This, he said, posed potentially serious product performance problems.
“Also at stake are US jobs since illegal subsidies give unfair advantage to importing countries and thereby damage the ability of domestic producers to compete,” he said. “That’s a major concern in states like Oregon with substantial plywood industries.
APA has provided import statistics and other information to a senator who has helped champion the campaign against the imports.
Mr Hardman said he hoped an ITC review would help draw greater attention to counterfeit trademarks, absence of trademarks and inaccurate grade claims.
