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NZ timber exports escape Trump tariffs - for now

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Publish Date
Mon, 7 Apr 2025, 7:13pm
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NZ timber exports escape Trump tariffs - for now

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 7 Apr 2025, 7:13pm

There is relief among New Zealand's wood exporters - who've escaped the import tariffs set by the US.

Imports of timber and lumbar products into the US have dodged tariffs, as confirmed by President Donald Trump,

The United States was New Zealand's third largest market for timber exports, after China and Australia.

Wood Processors & Manufacturers Association of NZ CEO Mark Ross says this doesn't come as a surprise - given how much America relies on timber for construction. 

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