Business Impact

AF&PA urges the Administration to ensure its trade approach targets unfair global practices while preserving the North American supply chains that support U.S. manufacturing, jobs, investment and growth here at home.

Renewing USMCA protects U.S. jobs and keeps paper and wood products made in America. Download the "Made in America, Competing Globally" USMCA handout.

AF&PA testified before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in support of its Section 301 investigation into structural excess capacity and other non‑market practices that can distort global paper manufacturing markets. 

The EU had a clear opportunity in this review to make EUDR workable and to honor its 2025 trade framework commitment to avoid undue harm to U.S. manufacturers. It chose not to. We urge the U.S. government to respond with urgency and hold the EU accountable to its commitments for reciprocal, fair…

The associations warned that recent EUDR amendments benefit only EU based operators, placing unnecessary burdens on low risk, non EU supply chains. 

Delaying the application of EUDR is an important step on the road to the European Union finally working to address the glaring compliance and simplification problems within this regulation.

Today’s U-turn announcement from the EU Commission is detrimental to the transatlantic trade of U.S. pulp and paper products. 

AF&PA welcomes a delay and urges the EU to use this period to address more fundamental problems with the EUDR beyond IT system limitations. 

AF&PA appreciates the U.S. government’s engagement in securing an initial EU trade deal that will advance reciprocal, fair and balanced trade between our two economies.  As non-tariff trade barrier negotiations continue, we urge the Administration to secure a U.S. exemption from the EU…

We encourage President Trump and his administration to continue working towards a fair and reciprocal trade relationship with the EU that fixes EUDR while improving other aspects of trade for U.S. paper manufacturers.

AF&PA applauds President Trump and leaders in Congress for delivering a strong tax package that will boost American manufacturing. Today’s action represents a resounding victory and long-term business certainty for U.S. manufacturers.

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