China Wood Flooring: Details of AD Duty Order, 90 Revised Rates
The International Trade Administration has issued an amended final determination and antidumping duty order on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970), which among other things amends the rates for 90 respondents. The order also details a "gap period" of November 23 - December 6 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. This order is effective December 7, 2011, and is expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.
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(The ITA has also issued an order for the companion countervailing (CV) duty determination. See ITT's Online Archives 11120805 for summary of CV order. See ITT's Online Archives 11120719 for summary announcing the availability of these two orders.)
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for Nov 23-Dec 6
For this investigation, the six month provisional measures period for which the AD suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on May 26, 2011 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended on November 22, 2011.
As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination was published on December 7, 2011, the ITA is instructing CBP to terminate the AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after November 23 through December 6, 2011 (the gap period). CSMS message containing these instructions available here.
(For entries with a time of entry on or after May 26, 2011 through November 22, 2011, suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)
AD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after December 7, 2011, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published, except for Yuhua as exporter and producer; Yuhua has been excluded from the investigation (and is now excluded from the order) due to its zero AD rate.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after December 7, 2011.
The ITA will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the AD duty rates1 listed below (which are revised for Layo Wood (from 3.98%) and the 89 separate rate respondents (from 3.31%)), and excluding Yuhua as exporter and producer, for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after December 7, 2011, as follows:
| Exporter | Cash Deposit |
|---|---|
| Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Layo Wood) | 3.97% |
| Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (Yuhua) | (excluded) |
| The Samling Group2 | 2.63% |
| Separate Rate Respondents: | |
| Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| MuDanJiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| MuDanJiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dunhua Jisheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Hunchun Forest Wolf Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Guangzhou Pan Yu Kang Da Board Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Kornbest Enterprises Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dasso Industrial Group Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Hong Kong Easoon Wood Technology Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Changbai Mountain Development and Protection Zone Hongtu Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics LLC | 3.30% |
| Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| GTP International | 3.30% |
| GTP International | 3.30% |
| GTP International | 3.30% |
| GTP International | 3.30% |
| Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Fulinmen Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Fuma Wood Bus. Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Jiashan Hui Jia Le Decoration Material Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Karly Wood Product Limited | 3.30% |
| Kunshan Yingyi-Nature Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Puli Trading Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shanghai Eswell Timber Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shanghai Shenlin Corporation | 3.30% |
| Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Tak Wah Building Material (Suzhou) | 3.30% |
| Tech Wood International Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Jiangsu Simba Flooring Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Dadongwu GreenHome Wood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Zhejiang Tianzhen Bamboo & Wood Development Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Chinafloors Timber (China) Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd. aka the Lizhong Wood Industry Limited Company of Shanghai | 3.30% |
| Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co. Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Fu Lik Timber (HK) Company Limited | 3.30% |
| Yekalon Industry, Inc./Sennorwell International Group (Hong Kong) Limited | 3.30% |
| Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 3.30% |
| China-wide entity | 58.84% |
(Note that ITA sources now state that there will be no adjustment for export subsidies to these rates.)
Scope of Order Amended
The scope of the order has been amended to eliminate references to 14 “additional” Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers. (In the AD final determination, ITA inadvertently left these numbers in; however the scope was accurately depicted in the companion CV final determination.)
1The ITA has calculated combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this AD investigation. (See ITT's Online Archives 05041110 for summary of 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to AD combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).
2The Samling Group consists of: Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.; Riverside Plywood Corporation; Samling Elegant Living Trading (Labuan) Limited; Samling Riverside Co., Ltd.; and Suzhou Times Flooring Co., Ltd.
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description and tariff numbers of the order, the assessment instructions, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives 11111040 for summary of ITC vote on final affirmative injury. See ITT's Online Archives 11101736 for summary of AD final determination. See ITT’s Online Archives 11052634 and 11062729 for summaries of the original preliminary AD determination and amended preliminary, respectively.
See ITT’s Online Archives 11050955 for summary of the ITA’s alignment of the final AD and CV duty determinations.)
ITC final injury determination published (FR 12/07/11) here.
ITA contact - Charles Riggle (202) 482-0650
(FR Pub 12/08/11, ITA Case No. A-570-970)