China Wood Flooring: Details of CV Duty Order

(The ITA has also issued an order in the companion antidumping (AD) duty investigation. See ITT’s Online Archives 11120804 for summary. See ITT's Online Archives 11120719 for summary announcing the availability of these two orders.)

Gap Period of No CV Suspension of Liq or CV Duties for Aug 4 - Dec 6

In the order, the ITA states it instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation requirements for CV duty purposes and the collection of CV duty cash deposits or bonds for subject merchandise entered on or after August 4, 2011, as the four month provisional measures period had expired. This gap period extends until December 6, 2011. Instructions to CBP when the gap period began available here.

(For entries with a time of entry on or after April 6, 2011 through August 3, 2011, suspension of liquidation and CV duty liabiity remains in effect.)

CV 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 the final International Trade Commission affirmative injury determination was published.

CV Cash Deposit Instructions

A CV cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after December 7.

ITA will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the estimated CV duty rates below on all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after December 7, 2011, except for entries of subject merchandise from Layo Wood (and its affiliate Brilliant) and Yuhua, which are excluded from the order due to de minimis rates:

(Note that the 26.73% rate for the separate rate companies is the adverse facts available rate. In addition, the scope of the investigation was amended in the final determination to eliminate references to 14 “additional” Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers. See ITA notice for additional information, including the complete scope, assessment instructions, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives 11111040 for summary of ITC vote on final affirmative injury. See ITT's Online Archives 11101808 for summary of ITA's final determination. See ITT's Online Archives or 11040615 for summary of the ITA's preliminary CV duty determination.)

ITA contact - Joshua Morris (202) 482-1779

ITC final injury determination published (FR Pub 12/07/11) here.

(FR Pub 12/08/11, C-570-971)