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NLBMDA Member Survey: Impact of Section 338 Tariffs on Building Material Sourcing
1.
What is your NLBMDA affiliation?
NLBMDA Lumber & Building Material Dealer
NLBMDA Manufacture & Services Council Member
NLBMDA At Large Dealer Member
Other (please specify)
2.
Which region(s) do you operate in?
Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
West
National
Other (please specify)
3.
Has your company experienced any impact on the sourcing or availability of building materials as a result of the new Section 338 tariffs on Canadian imports?
Yes, we are currently experiencing impacts
Not yet, but we expect to experience impacts
No
Unsure
4.
Have the enacted or planned/threat of tariffs negatively impacted your business operations?
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL)
Certain plywood or other laminated wood products
MDF or other fiberboard products
Particleboard
Certain doors or other wood building products
Cement or cement products
None / Unsure
Other (please specify)
5.
What impacts has your company experienced or been notified to expect?
Higher supplier prices or tariff-related surcharges
Reduced or discontinued shipments from Canadian suppliers
Longer lead times
Difficulty obtaining firm or long-term pricing
Reduced product availability
Need to substitute products or suppliers
Customer or project delays
None
Other (please specify)
6.
What impacts has your company experienced or been notified to expect?
A comparable domestic alternative was readily available
A domestic alternative was available, but at a higher cost
Domestic suppliers could not provide sufficient volume or capacity
Domestic suppliers had significantly longer lead times
Available alternatives did not meet required product specifications or customer needs
Freight, geography or distribution arrangements made substitution impractical
We have not attempted to change suppliers
Other (please specify)
7.
Please describe any specific sourcing, pricing or supply-chain challenges your company has experienced related to the Section 338 tariffs.
8.
Please provide the following information (Optional)
Name:
Title:
Company:
City/State:
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