China Wood Flooring: Preliminary Affirmative CV Determination
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary countervailing duty affirmative determination for multilayered wood flooring from China (C-570-971). As a result, CV duties are being imposed on subject merchandise for the first time. (Note that the preliminary determination in the companion antidumping investigation has not yet been issued.)
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CV Suspension of Liquidation
The ITA is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation for CV purposes of all entries of multilayered wood flooring from China (except entries by Layo or Yuhua, as their preliminary estimated CV duty rates are zero) with a time of entry on or after April 6, 2011.
Estimated CV Cash Deposit/Bond Requirements
The ITA is also directing CBP to require a cash deposit or bond for CV duty purposes for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after April 6, 2011, at the following CV duty rates.
| Exporter/Manufacturer | Prelim CV Rate |
| Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd.; Great Wood (Tonghua) Ltd.; Fine Furniture Plantation (Shishou) Ltd. | 2.25% |
| Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Layo)1 | 0.00% |
| Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd. (Yuhua)1 | 0.00% |
| 9 Miles Oak Flooring (China) | 27.01%2 |
| Anhui Hupo Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Anji Tianpeng Bamboo & Wooden Floor Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Anlian Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Beijing Forever Strong Construction & Decoration Material Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Beijing New Building Material (Group) Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Beijing W.A Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Cairun Floor Building Material Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changchun Zhongyi Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changzhou Credit International Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changzhou Green Spot Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changzhou Jiahao Wood Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changzhou Leili Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Changzhou Opls Decoration Materials Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Chaohu Great Mainland Flooring Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Chaohu Vgreen Timber Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| China Xuzhou Tengmao Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Chuangfu Wood Flooring Cld., Co. | 27.01% |
| Complete Flooring Supply Corporation | 27.01% |
| Dalian Brilliant Future International Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Dalian Hongjia Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Dalian Luming Group | 27.01% |
| Dalian Maruni Wood Works Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Dalian Ontime International Trade Co. | 27.01% |
| Dalian Taiyangshi International Trading Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Dalian Turuss Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Dongguan Forest Century Wooden Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Elegant Living Corporation | 27.01% |
| Foshan Linguan Wood Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Foshan Pengbang Wood Manufacturer Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Foshan Shunde Hechengchuangzhan Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Foshan Tocho Timber Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Fujian Jianou Huayu Bamboo Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Fuzhou Floors China Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Gao’an City Kangli Bamboo And Wooden Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Giant Flooring | 27.01% |
| Glassical Industrial Limited | 27.01% |
| Great Forest Wood Limited | 27.01% |
| Green Elf Flooring (Also Dba Hong Ding Lumber Co.) | 27.01% |
| Guangdong Guangyang Hi-Tech Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Guangdong Yingran Wood Industry | 27.01% |
| Guangzhou Fnen Wood Flooring | 27.01% |
| Guangzhou Homewell Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Guangzhou Quanfeng Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Handan Global Wood Limited | 27.01% |
| Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co. | 27.01% |
| Hangzhou Fuyang Zhongjian Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Hangzhou Kingdom Imp & Exp Trading Corp., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Hangzhou Singular Group Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Hangzhou Tianlin Industrial Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Heze Lv Sen Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Homewell (Xiamen) Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huidong Weikang Rubber & Plastic Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Hu’made Group | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Boge Import And Export Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Jinjie Industrial Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Natural Forest Flooring Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Tianlong Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Top Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Huzhou Yaxin Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangmen Xinhui Yinhu Woodwork Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangsu Happy Wood Industrial Group Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangsu Horizon Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangsu Nanyang Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangsu Wanli Wooden Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiangxi Kangtilong Bamboo Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiashan Greenland International Trading Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiashan Huayu Lumber Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiashan Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jilin Newco Wood Industries Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jining Sensen Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Jining Sunny Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Kingswood Timber | 27.01% |
| Kornbest Enterprises Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Lianyungang Shuntian Timber Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Longeron I&E Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Lord Parquet Industry Co., Limited. | 27.01% |
| Lyowood Industrial Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Macdouglas Wood Flooring (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Nanjing Dimac Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Qiaosen Wood Flooring Industry Company | 27.01% |
| Qichuang Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Qingdao Fuguichao Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Quanfa Woodwork (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shandong Fuma Commerce & Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shandong Yuncheng Jinyang Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Chunna Industrial Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Eswell Enterprise Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Feihong Wood Products Co. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Guangri Flooring Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Pinsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Pujiang United Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shanghai Yiming Wooden Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shenyang Bask Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shenzhen Jianyuanxin Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shenzhen Shi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Shuanghai Shuai Yuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Sterling Pacific Wood Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Suifenhe Sanmulin Economic And Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Suzhou Duolun Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Tengmao Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Tianjin Zeyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Times Flooring Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Twowins Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Ua Wood Floors | 27.01% |
| Weifang Jiayuan Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Wenzhou Timber Group Company | 27.01% |
| Wuhan Nanhong Materials & Goods Fitting Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Wuxi Haisen Decorates Material Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xiamen Homeshining Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xuzhou Fuxiang Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xuzhou Huanqiu Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xuzhou Tengmao Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xuzhou Yijia Manufacture Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Xuzhou Yijia Wood Manufacture Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Yinlong Wood Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Ys Nature International Trading Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhejiang Assun Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhejiang Gaopai Wood Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhejiang Huayue Wooden Products Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhejiang Yongji Wooden Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Development | 27.01% |
| Zhongshan New Oasis Wood Industry Co., Ltd. | 27.01% |
| Zhongyi Bamboo Industrial Co., Ltd. Fujian | 27.01% |
| All Others | 2.25% |
1Because the ITA has found a preliminary estimated CV duty rate of zero for Layo and Yuhua, no CV cash deposits are currently required. However, they remain subject to the investigation, and their rates could change in the final determination.
2The ITA notes that this is the adverse facts available (AFA) rate for non-cooperative companies.
ITA to Address Scope Comments Later
The ITA states that it received numerous comments concerning the scope of this investigation and the companion antidumping duty investigation, including requests to exclude certain products from the scope of the investigations. Because of the timing of the comments, the ITA did not have time to analyze the issues raised by parties prior to this preliminary determination. The ITA later intends to issue a preliminary analysis with respect to the scope issues raised by interested parties.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the investigation (which is currently unchanged from the initiation notice), etc.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 03/23/11 news, 11032314, for BP summary of the fact sheet announcing this preliminary CV determination.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 11/18/10 news, 10111823, for BP summary of the ITA’s initiation of this CV duty investigation and the companion AD duty investigation, which contains the current scope of the investigations. )
ITA contact - Shane Subler (202) 482-0189
(FR Pub 04/06/11, ITA Case No. C-570-971)