In renewing a call that building materials be exempt from tariffs, trade group notes that more than 70 percent of imported softwood lumber and gypsum used for drywall comes from Canada and Mexico.
Source: Inman News
Homebuilders warn they’re facing a 40% tariff on Canadian lumber
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