SEC - Softwood Export Council
About
The SEC is a trade council of U.S. softwood grading agencies, industry trade associations, state export promotional development agencies, and others interested in promotion U.S. softwood internationally. The SEC coordinates overseas market development activities for the U.S. softwood industry with the Foreign Agricultural Service, and aids American exports of softwood products by providing information and assistance to agents, importers, designers, and users of these products in other countries. Through trade association and grading agency members, SEC represents softwood exporters of lumber, veneer, mouldings and millwork and component products.
The Council is built on the foundation of past softwood export promotions. Through the cooperative funding with the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service, the softwood products industry has a unique opportunity to broaden the scope of wood export marketing. The SEC is an independent organization governed by a Board of Directors, under a set of By-laws. International marketing activities are conducted under the guidelines of the FAS market promotion programs. [1]
