Tongue-and-grooved solid sawn wood planking sold as exterior siding and also used as interior covering for walls and ceilings is not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on wood mouldings and millwork from China, as long as it is not finger-jointed or laminated veneer lumber (LVL), the Commerce Department said in two recent scope rulings.

Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y. , introduced a bill that would give the Commerce Department the authority to consider the effect of excess production capacity in non-market economies to determine the threat of material injury in countervailing and antidumping duty investigations. The bill was introduced Dec. 20; no text is filed yet. There are no co-sponsors.

The International Trade Commission conducted one administrative protective order (APO) breach investigation each in FY 2020 and FY 2021, it said in a notice released Dec. 17 detailing its APO rules and investigation process. While the FY 2021 breach involved a Section 337 investigation, the FY 2020 occurred during an ITC antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigation, the commission said.

Accent chests imported by Jimco Lamp & Manufacturing are not subject to antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), the Commerce Department said in a recent scope ruling. Applying its four-part Ethan Allen test, the agency found Jimco’s chests are not intended for bedroom use.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 20 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 17 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 14 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 13 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 10 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 9 on AD/CV duty proceedings: