August 21, 2008

Importers of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products will be given a 30-day grace period to comply with new reporting requirements, which are scheduled for implementation on September 18, 2008.

The new regulations had been scheduled to take effect on August 18, but the interim rule implementing the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008 was not published timely.

Therefore, entries of softwood lumber importations made between August 18 and September 17 will not be rejected by Customs if they do not provide the three new data elements required under the new regulations.

For additional information, visit the Trade section of U.S. Customs’ Web site at www.cbp.gov.