CIT Allows Commerce Look Into Individual Rates for 8 China Flooring Exporters

Antidumping duty rates for eight exporters of multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970) look like they may change again, after the Court of International Trade on Aug. 14 granted a request for voluntary remand from the Commerce Department. In response to a series of court rulings, Commerce had revised the rates it assigned during the original investigation to “separate rate” Chinese exporters that had demonstrated eligibility for their own AD rates but were too numerous to be individually investigated (see 14040104). But just after it was to submit its latest recalculation, Commerce had a change of heart and now wants to look into the possibility of giving individual AD rates to Fine Furniture (Shanghai); Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd.; Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co.; Kunshan Yingyi-Nature Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.; and Karly Wood Product Limited. The court ordered Commerce to submit the results of its inquiry by Oct. 14.