lumber

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It also faces steeper tariffs on steel, aluminium and softwood lumber.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Such tariffs are already in place on commodities such as steel and lumber and on certain industries such as makers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The president, for example, has at his disposal Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the same tool he used to impose import taxes on steel, aluminum, lumber and furniture.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

This was the largest redwood lumber mill in the world, resulting in clashes with the environmental community for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

The light from outside was cut into strange strips, weird angles, by the cheap lumber somebody had used to do a half-assed board-up job of the windows.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth