China Wood Flooring: Amended Final Results of AD Admin Review, Higher Rates for 70 Cos.
The Commerce Department amended its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on multilayered wood flooring from China (A-570-970) in order to correct errors it made in its calculations. Armstrong and Minglin will continue to get zero AD duty rates, but rates for Fine Furniture and the 69 "average rate" companies will rise to 5.92%. The new rates take effect June 20.
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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect June 20
Commerce is amending the final results it issued May 9 to correct errors. Zero percent AD duty rates for Armstrong and Minglin are unaffected, so subject merchandise exported by these two companies will not be subject to cash deposit requirements until further notice. Fine Furniture's rate will rise from 5.74% to 5.92%. The AD rates for 69 companies that weren't individually reviewed but were eligible for a separate rate will also rise to 5.92%, because their rates are based on Fine Furniture's rate. The new rates are as follows:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | zero (unchanged) |
| Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co. Ltd. | zero (unchanged) |
| Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited | 5.92% (from 5.74%) |
| Average Rate (for 69 companies) | 5.92% (from 5.74%) |
| China-wide rate | 58.84% (unchanged) |
Average rate companies. The 5.92% average AD rate applies to companies that weren't individually reviewed, but that demonstrated independence from Chinese government control and received separate rates, See Commerce's notice for a full list of 69 companies eligible for the "separate rate."
China-wide companies. Commerce still says 21 companies didn't prove independence from Chinese government control, so the agency continues to assign these companies the high China-wide rate of 58.84%, as follows: Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd.; Dazhuang Floor Co. (dba Dasso Industrial Group Co., Ltd.); Dunhua Jisheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd; Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd.; Furnco International (HK) Company Limited; Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Group Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Jiasheng Timber Industry Co., Ltd.; Guanghzhou Panyu Shatou Trading Co., Ltd.; Huzhou Fuma Wood Bus. Co., Ltd.; Jiazing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd.; Puli Trading Co., Ltd.; Sennorwell International Group (Hong Kong) Limited; Shanghai Demeijia Wooden Co., Ltd.; Shenyang Haobainian Wood Co.; Shenyang Sende Wood Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Anxin Weiguang Timber Co., Ltd.; Yekalon Industry, Inc.; Zhejiang AnJi XinFeng Bamboo & Wood Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Haoyun Wood Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jeson Wood Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Jiechen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
No shipments companies. Commerce didn't change its decision that some companies would have been reviewed, but demonstrated that they had no shipments of wood flooring to the U.S. during the period under review. As such, subject merchandise from these five companies will continue to enter at AD cash deposit rates set during the original investigation: Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd.; Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co. Ltd.; Polywell Global Limited; and Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Assessment Rates For Entries May 2011 - November 2012
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries between May 26, 2011 and Nov. 30, 2012. For entries exported by Armstrong or Minglin, Commerce will not assess AD duties. For entries exported by Fine Furniture, Commerce will calculate a specific AD duty rate for each importer based on entry data. For the average rate companies and the China-wide entity, the agency will assess AD duties at the rates it calculated in this administrative review (5.92% and 58.84%, respectively).
(The review period is 05/26/11 -- 11/30/12. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 13112222 for summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review. See 14050810 for summary of the original final results.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Magd Zalok (202) 482-2923
(Federal Register 06/20/14)