Wooden Bedroom Furniture: Commerce to Consider Ending AD Duties on 'Murphy' Wall Bed Systems
The Commerce Department will consider a new exception to antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890) for certain wall bed systems, in a changed circumstances review initiated April 28. Techcraft requested the partial revocation in early March, and the domestic coalition that originally requested duties on wooden bedroom furniture subsequently confirmed that they have no interest in keeping duties on “murphy beds.” The proposed language for the exception to the AD duty order is as follows:
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“Excluded from the scope of the order are certain enclosable wall bed units, also referred to as murphy beds, which are composed of the following three major sections: (1) a steel wall frame, which attaches to the wall and uses coils or pistons to support the steel mattress frame; (2) a steel mattress frame, which has euro slats for supporting a mattress and two legs that pivot 180 degrees; and (3) wood panels, which attach to the steel wall frame and/or the steel mattress frame to form a cabinet to enclose the wall bed when not in use. Enclosable wall bed units are imported in ready-to-assemble format with all parts necessary for assembly, including hardware and a key lock. Enclosable wall bed units do not include a mattress. Wood panels of enclosable wall bed units, when imported separately, remain subject to the order.”
Although the original petitioners said they’re fine with partial revocation of the duties on wall bed systems, Commerce has to make sure “substantially all,” or 85 percent, of domestic manufacturers are in agreement. Commerce said it will issue its preliminary results by January 2015.
(Federal Register 05/02/14)