China Wood Moulding and Millwork: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative reviews on wood mouldings and millwork from China (A-570-117). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Feb. 1, 2022, through Jan. 31, 2023.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Messages # 3138418).
In the preliminary results of its AD review, Commerce said that seven companies had their requests for review withdrawn, and it will end its AD review of these companies with no change to their AD rates. The companies are listed in Appendix III of the notice. The agency also said 12 companies subject to this AD review had no reviewable shipments for the review period (see Appendix IV). It said it intends to rescind the review for these 12 companies, pending comments on these preliminary results in the week following publication of the results.
AD Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd./ Baiyuan Wood Machining Co., Ltd. | 4.72% |
| Fuijian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd./ Fujian Province Youxi City Mangrove Wood Machining Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Average rate for 22 companies not individually examined that qualify for separate rate | 4.72% |
(See Commerce's notice, Appendix II, for the full list of 22 companies that were preliminarily assigned new AD rates but were not under individual review.)
China-wide rate. Commerce preliminarily found that four companies did not establish their eligibility for a separate rate because they failed to provide a separate rate application, a separate rate certification, or a no-shipment certification. The agency preliminarily assigned them to the China-wide entity, with a current rate of 220.87%. The companies are: Aventra, Inc.; China Cornici, Co. Ltd.; Gaomi Hongtai Home Furniture Co., Ltd.; and Shuyang Zhongding Decoration Materials Co., Ltd.
Assessment Rates
If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Fujian Jinquan during the period Feb. 1, 2022, through Jan. 31, 2023, would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and importers of subject merchandise from Fujian Yinfeng and related companies would not be assessed AD. Importers from the 22 companies that qualified for a separate rate would be assessed AD at the rate listed above.
(The AD duty period of review is 02/01/22 - 01/31/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)