Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 9747-9749 [2011-3908]
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Dated: February 14, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
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Appendix I—Issues in Decision
Memorandum Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip
From Taiwan Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review for the Period: 07/01/2008–06/
30/2009
Comment 1: Shinkong’s Cost Data do
not Account for the Physical
Characteristics of the Subject
Merchandise
Comment 2: Shinkong Understates its
Adjustment for General and
Administrative Expenses
Comment 3: The Date of Sale for
Shinkong’s U.S. Sales
[FR Doc. 2011–3892 Filed 2–18–11; 8:45 am]
Period of Review
The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is
January 1, 2009, through December 31,
2009.
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty New
Shipper Reviews
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: February 22,
2011.
SUMMARY: On November 26, 2010, the
Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) published the
preliminary results of the new shipper
reviews of the antidumping duty order
on wooden bedroom furniture (‘‘WBF’’)
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) covering sales of subject
merchandise made by Dongguan
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Huansheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Huansheng’’); Hangzhou Cadman
Trading Co., Ltd. (‘‘Cadman’’); and
Wanvog Furniture (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Wanvog’’).1 In accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(ii), we gave interested parties
an opportunity to comment on the
Preliminary Results. Based on our
analysis of the comments received, the
Department has made changes to the
Preliminary Results. The final dumping
margins are listed below in the section
entitled ‘‘Final Results of the New
Shipper Reviews.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Pandolph or Jeffrey Pedersen,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3627 and (202)
482–2769, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
published the Preliminary Results for
these new shipper reviews on November
26, 2010. In the Preliminary Results, the
Department stated that interested parties
were to submit case briefs within 30
days of publication of the Preliminary
Results and rebuttal briefs within five
days after the due date for filing case
briefs.2 On December 9, 2010, the
Department extended the deadlines for
the case briefs and rebuttal briefs until
January 3, 2011 and January 10, 2011,
respectively.3 On January 3, 2011, the
Department received case briefs from
Huansheng and Wanvog. On January 10,
2011, the Department received a letter
in lieu of a rebuttal brief from Cadman.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is
WBF. WBF is generally, but not
exclusively, designed, manufactured,
and offered for sale in coordinated
groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the
individual pieces are of approximately
the same style and approximately the
same material and/or finish. The subject
merchandise is made substantially of
wood products, including both solid
wood and also engineered wood
1 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 75 FR
72794 (November 26, 2010) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
2 See Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 72800.
3 See Memorandum to All Interested Parties
regarding, ‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated December 9,
2010.
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products made from wood particles,
fibers, or other wooden materials such
as plywood, strand board, particle
board, and fiberboard, with or without
wood veneers, wood overlays, or
laminates, with or without non-wood
components or trim such as metal,
marble, leather, glass, plastic, or other
resins, and whether or not assembled,
completed, or finished.
The subject merchandise includes the
following items: (1) Wooden beds such
as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds;
(2) wooden headboards for beds
(whether stand-alone or attached to side
rails), wooden footboards for beds,
wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night
stands, dressers, commodes, bureaus,
mule chests, gentlemen’s chests,
bachelor’s chests, lingerie chests,
wardrobes, vanities, chessers,
chifforobes, and wardrobe-type cabinets;
(4) dressers with framed glass mirrors
that are attached to, incorporated in, sit
on, or hang over the dresser; (5) chestson-chests,4 highboys,5 lowboys,6 chests
of drawers,7 chests,8 door chests,9
chiffoniers,10 hutches,11 and armoires;12
(6) desks, computer stands, filing
cabinets, bookcases, or writing tables
that are attached to or incorporated in
the subject merchandise; and (7) other
bedroom furniture consistent with the
above list.
The scope of the order excludes the
following items: (1) Seats, chairs,
4 A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-ofdrawers in two or more sections (or appearing to be
in two or more sections), with one or two sections
mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a slightly
larger chest; also known as a tallboy.
5 A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers
usually composed of a base and a top section with
drawers, and supported on four legs or a small chest
(often 15 inches or more in height).
6 A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers,
not more than four feet high, normally set on short
legs.
7 A chest of drawers is typically a case containing
drawers for storing clothing.
8 A chest is typically a case piece taller than it
is wide featuring a series of drawers and with or
without one or more doors for storing clothing. The
piece can either include drawers or be designed as
a large box incorporating a lid.
9 A door chest is typically a chest with hinged
doors to store clothing, whether or not containing
drawers. The piece may also include shelves for
televisions and other entertainment electronics.
10 A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest
of drawers normally used for storing undergarments
and lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached.
11 A hutch is typically an open case of furniture
with shelves that typically sits on another piece of
furniture and provides storage for clothes.
12 An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or
wardrobe (typically 50 inches or taller), with doors,
and with one or more drawers (either exterior below
or above the doors or interior behind the doors),
shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for
storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used
to hold television receivers and/or other audiovisual entertainment systems.
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benches, couches, sofas, sofa beds,
stools, and other seating furniture; (2)
mattresses, mattress supports (including
box springs), infant cribs, water beds,
and futon frames; (3) office furniture,
such as desks, stand-up desks, computer
cabinets, filing cabinets, credenzas, and
bookcases; (4) dining room or kitchen
furniture such as dining tables, chairs,
servers, sideboards, buffets, corner
cabinets, china cabinets, and china
hutches; (5) other non-bedroom
furniture, such as television cabinets,
cocktail tables, end tables, occasional
tables, wall systems, bookcases, and
entertainment systems; (6) bedroom
furniture made primarily of wicker,
cane, osier, bamboo or rattan; (7) side
rails for beds made of metal if sold
separately from the headboard and
footboard; (8) bedroom furniture in
which bentwood parts predominate; 13
(9) jewelry armoires; 14 (10) cheval
mirrors; 15 (11) certain metal parts; 16
13 As used herein, bentwood means solid wood
made pliable. Bentwood is wood that is brought to
a curved shape by bending it while made pliable
with moist heat or other agency and then set by
cooling or drying. See CBP’s Headquarters Ruling
Letter 043859, dated May 17, 1976.
14 Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for
the purpose of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24
inches in width, 18 inches in depth, and 49 inches
in height, including a minimum of 5 lined drawers
lined with felt or felt-like material, at least one side
door (whether or not the door is lined with felt or
felt-like material), with necklace hangers, and a fliptop lid with inset mirror. See Issues and Decision
Memorandum from Laurel LaCivita to Laurie
Parkhill, Office Director, concerning ‘‘Jewelry
Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in the Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated August
31, 2004. See also Wooden Bedroom Furniture From
the People’s Republic of China: Final Changed
Circumstances Review, and Determination To
Revoke Order in Part, 71 FR 38621 (July 7, 2006).
15 Cheval mirrors are any framed, tiltable mirror
with a height in excess of 50 inches that is mounted
on a floor-standing, hinged base. Additionally, the
scope of the order excludes combination cheval
mirror/jewelry cabinets. The excluded merchandise
is an integrated piece consisting of a cheval mirror,
i.e., a framed tiltable mirror with a height in excess
of 50 inches, mounted on a floor-standing, hinged
base, the cheval mirror serving as a door to a
cabinet back that is integral to the structure of the
mirror and which constitutes a jewelry cabinet line
with fabric, having necklace and bracelet hooks,
mountings for rings and shelves, with or without a
working lock and key to secure the contents of the
jewelry cabinet back to the cheval mirror, and no
drawers anywhere on the integrated piece. The fully
assembled piece must be at least 50 inches in
height, 14.5 inches in width, and 3 inches in depth.
See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Changed Circumstances
Review and Determination To Revoke Order in Part,
72 FR 948 (January 9, 2007).
16 Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture
parts made of wood products (as defined above)
that are not otherwise specifically named in this
scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds, wooden
footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and
wooden canopies for beds) and that do not possess
the essential character of wooden bedroom
furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or
unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified
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(12) mirrors that do not attach to,
incorporate in, sit on, or hang over a
dresser if they are not designed and
marketed to be sold in conjunction with
a dresser as part of a dresser-mirror set;
(13) upholstered beds 17 and (14) toy
boxes.18
Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under subheadings
9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 19 of the
U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(‘‘HTSUS’’) as ‘‘wooden * * * beds’’ and
under subheading 9403.50.9080 of the
HTSUS as ‘‘other * * * wooden
furniture of a kind used in the
bedroom.’’ In addition, wooden
headboards for beds, wooden footboards
for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and
wooden canopies for beds may also be
entered under subheading 9403.50.9042
or 9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as ‘‘parts
of wood.’’ Subject merchandise may also
be entered under subheadings
9403.50.9041 or 9403.60.8081.20
Further, framed glass mirrors may be
entered under subheading
7009.92.1000 21 or 7009.92.5000 of the
HTSUS as ‘‘glass mirrors * * * framed.’’
The order covers all WBF meeting the
under HTSUS subheadings 9403.90.7005,
9403.90.7010, or 9403.90.7080.
17 Upholstered beds that are completely
upholstered, i.e., containing filling material and
completely covered in sewn genuine leather,
synthetic leather, or natural or synthetic decorative
fabric. To be excluded, the entire bed (headboards,
footboards, and side rails) must be upholstered
except for bed feet, which may be of wood, metal,
or any other material and which are no more than
nine inches in height from the floor. See Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Review and Determination To Revoke Order in Part,
72 FR 7013 (February 14, 2007).
18 To be excluded the toy box must: (1) Be wider
than it is tall; (2) have dimensions within 16 inches
to 27 inches in height, 15 inches to 18 inches in
depth, and 21 inches to 30 inches in width; (3) have
a hinged lid that encompasses the entire top of the
box; (4) not incorporate any doors or drawers; (5)
have slow-closing safety hinges; (6) have air vents;
(7) have no locking mechanism; and (8) comply
with American Society for Testing and Materials
(‘‘ASTM’’) standard F963–03. Toy boxes are boxes
generally designed for the purpose of storing
children’s items such as toys, books, and
playthings. See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From
the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review and Determination
To Revoke Order in Part, 74 FR 8506 (February 25,
2009). Further, as determined in the scope ruling
memorandum ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture From
the People’s Republic of China: Scope Ruling on a
White Toy Box,’’ dated July 6, 2009, the
dimensional ranges used to identify the toy boxes
that are excluded from the wooden bedroom
furniture order apply to the box itself rather than
the lid.
19 These HTSUS numbers, as well as the numbers
in footnote 16, reflect the HTSUS numbers
currently in effect. These numbers differ from those
used in the last completed antidumping duty
administrative review of WBF from the PRC
because the HTSUS has been revised.
20 These HTSUS numbers have been added to the
scope in this segment of the proceeding.
21 Id.
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above description, regardless of tariff
classification. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of this
proceeding is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs by
parties in these reviews are addressed in
the memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
the 2009 Annual New Shipper Reviews
of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated
February 14, 2010 (‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues that parties raised and to which
the Department responded in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached
to this notice as an appendix. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file in the Central
Records Unit in room 7046 in the main
Commerce Department building, and is
also accessible on the Web at https://
ia.ita.doc.gov/frn>. The paper copy and
electronic version of the memorandum
are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we have made the
following changes to our Preliminary
Results:
• We have recalculated surrogate
financial ratios using a different group
of financial statements from those used
in the Preliminary Results.22
• Due to a ministerial error, we used
the wrong surrogate to value Wanvog’s
non-adhesive expanded polyethylene
(‘‘EPE’’) input. In the final results, we
used data under Philippine Harmonized
Tariff Schedule subheading 3920.1090
to value Wanvog’s non-adhesive EPE
input.23
• We based the surrogate value for
brokerage and handling on the World
Bank sub-national reported entitled
‘‘Doing Business 2011: Making a
Difference for Entrepreneurs’’ and
excluded from the brokerage and
handling value the line item for inland
transportation and handling.24
22 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 1.
23 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 2.
24 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 3.
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New Shipper Status
No party has contested the bona fide
nature of Cadman’s, Huansheng’s, or
Wanvog’s sale(s) during the POR.
Therefore, for these final results we
find, as in the Preliminary Results, that
the new shipper sales made by Cadman,
Huansheng, and Wanvog were made on
a bona fide basis.
Surrogate Country
Since the Preliminary Results, no
interested party has commented on the
selection of the Philippines as the
surrogate country. Therefore, we
continue to determine that the
Philippines is the appropriate surrogate
country for the final results of these new
shipper reviews.
Separate Rates
The Department found in the
Preliminary Results that because
Wanvog was wholly foreign-owned,
further analysis is not necessary to
determine whether Wanvog’s export
activities are independent from
government control.25 The Department
also found in the Preliminary Results
that Cadman and Huansheng both
demonstrated a lack of de jure and de
facto government control with respect to
their export activities, and preliminarily
determined that they were eligible for a
separate rate.26 No party has contested
the separate rate status of Cadman,
Huansheng, or Wanvog during the POR.
Therefore, for the final results, we
continue to determine that Wanvog,
Cadman, and Huansheng are eligible for
a separate rate.
(‘‘CBP’’) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries pursuant to 19
CFR 351.212(b). For importers/
customers of a respondent where the
respondent reported entered values, we
have calculated an ad valorem rate for
that importer/customer by dividing the
total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the examined sales of
subject merchandise by the total entered
value of those transactions. The
Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
date of publication of the final results of
these new shipper reviews. Where an
importer–specific ad valorem rate is de
minimis, the Department will order CBP
to liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
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The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of these
new shipper reviews for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporter/producer combinations listed
in the table above, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate shown for that
combination; (2) for subject
merchandise exported by Huansheng
but not produced by Huansheng,
exported by Wanvog but not produced
by Wanvog, and exported by Cadman
but not produced by Haining Changbei
Furniture Co., Ltd. (‘‘Haining
Changbei’’), the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the PRC-wide rate of
Final Results of the New Shipper
216.01 percent; (3) for subject
Reviews
merchandise produced by Huansheng
The Department has determined that
but not exported by Huansheng or
the following final dumping margins
produced by Wanvog but not exported
exist for the period January 1, 2009,
by Wanvog, the cash deposit rate will be
through December 31, 2009:
the rate applicable to the exporter; and
(4) for subject merchandise produced by
Weighted-average
Exporter-Producer
Haining Changbei but not exported by
margin (percent)
Cadman, the cash deposit rate will be
Dongguan Huansheng
the rate applicable to the exporter.
Furniture Co., Ltd.,
These deposit requirements shall
Exporter/Producer .....
0.00 remain in effect until further notice.
Wanvog Furniture
(Kunshan) Co., Ltd.,
Exporter/Producer .....
Hangzhou Cadman
Trading Co., Ltd., Exporter, and Haining
Changbei Furniture
Co., Ltd., Producer ....
Notification of Interested Parties
0.00
0.00
Assessment
The Department will determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
25 See
26 See
Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 72797.
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This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
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assessment of double antidumping
duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(a)(2)(B), 751(a)(2)(C),
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 14, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Financial Ratios
Issue 2: Surrogate Value for Wanvog’s
EPE Input
Issue 3: Surrogate Value for Brokerage
and Handling
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Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Circumvention of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon Steel Plate From the People’s
Republic of China
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Preliminary
Determination of Circumvention of
Antidumping Duty Order.
AGENCY:
We preliminarily determine
that imports from the People’s Republic
of China (PRC) of certain cut-to-length
carbon steel plate products with 0.0008
percent or more boron, by weight,
regardless of the producer or exporter or
importer of the merchandise, and
otherwise meeting the description of inscope merchandise, are within the class
or kind of merchandise subject to the
order on certain cut-to-length carbon
steel plate from the PRC.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: February 22, 2011.
SUMMARY: On November 26, 2010, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') published the preliminary results of the new shipper
reviews of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture
(``WBF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering sales
of subject merchandise made by Dongguan Huansheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
(``Huansheng''); Hangzhou Cadman Trading Co., Ltd. (``Cadman''); and
Wanvog Furniture (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (``Wanvog'').\1\ In accordance
with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii), we gave interested parties an opportunity
to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the
comments received, the Department has made changes to the Preliminary
Results. The final dumping margins are listed below in the section
entitled ``Final Results of the New Shipper Reviews.''
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\1\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews,
75 FR 72794 (November 26, 2010) (``Preliminary Results'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Pandolph or Jeffrey Pedersen,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
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3627 and (202) 482-2769, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published the Preliminary Results for
these new shipper reviews on November 26, 2010. In the Preliminary
Results, the Department stated that interested parties were to submit
case briefs within 30 days of publication of the Preliminary Results
and rebuttal briefs within five days after the due date for filing case
briefs.\2\ On December 9, 2010, the Department extended the deadlines
for the case briefs and rebuttal briefs until January 3, 2011 and
January 10, 2011, respectively.\3\ On January 3, 2011, the Department
received case briefs from Huansheng and Wanvog. On January 10, 2011,
the Department received a letter in lieu of a rebuttal brief from
Cadman.
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\2\ See Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 72800.
\3\ See Memorandum to All Interested Parties regarding,
``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated December 9, 2010.
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Period of Review
The period of review (``POR'') is January 1, 2009, through December
31, 2009.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is WBF. WBF is generally, but not
exclusively, designed, manufactured, and offered for sale in
coordinated groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the individual pieces
are of approximately the same style and approximately the same material
and/or finish. The subject merchandise is made substantially of wood
products, including both solid wood and also engineered wood products
made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden materials such as
plywood, strand board, particle board, and fiberboard, with or without
wood veneers, wood overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood
components or trim such as metal, marble, leather, glass, plastic, or
other resins, and whether or not assembled, completed, or finished.
The subject merchandise includes the following items: (1) Wooden
beds such as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds; (2) wooden
headboards for beds (whether stand-alone or attached to side rails),
wooden footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night stands, dressers, commodes,
bureaus, mule chests, gentlemen's chests, bachelor's chests, lingerie
chests, wardrobes, vanities, chessers, chifforobes, and wardrobe-type
cabinets; (4) dressers with framed glass mirrors that are attached to,
incorporated in, sit on, or hang over the dresser; (5) chests-on-
chests,\4\ highboys,\5\ lowboys,\6\ chests of drawers,\7\ chests,\8\
door chests,\9\ chiffoniers,\10\ hutches,\11\ and armoires;\12\ (6)
desks, computer stands, filing cabinets, bookcases, or writing tables
that are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise; and
(7) other bedroom furniture consistent with the above list.
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\4\ A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-of-drawers in two
or more sections (or appearing to be in two or more sections), with
one or two sections mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a
slightly larger chest; also known as a tallboy.
\5\ A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers usually
composed of a base and a top section with drawers, and supported on
four legs or a small chest (often 15 inches or more in height).
\6\ A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers, not more
than four feet high, normally set on short legs.
\7\ A chest of drawers is typically a case containing drawers
for storing clothing.
\8\ A chest is typically a case piece taller than it is wide
featuring a series of drawers and with or without one or more doors
for storing clothing. The piece can either include drawers or be
designed as a large box incorporating a lid.
\9\ A door chest is typically a chest with hinged doors to store
clothing, whether or not containing drawers. The piece may also
include shelves for televisions and other entertainment electronics.
\10\ A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest of
drawers normally used for storing undergarments and lingerie, often
with mirror(s) attached.
\11\ A hutch is typically an open case of furniture with shelves
that typically sits on another piece of furniture and provides
storage for clothes.
\12\ An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or wardrobe
(typically 50 inches or taller), with doors, and with one or more
drawers (either exterior below or above the doors or interior behind
the doors), shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for
storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used to hold
television receivers and/or other audio-visual entertainment
systems.
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The scope of the order excludes the following items: (1) Seats,
chairs,
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benches, couches, sofas, sofa beds, stools, and other seating
furniture; (2) mattresses, mattress supports (including box springs),
infant cribs, water beds, and futon frames; (3) office furniture, such
as desks, stand-up desks, computer cabinets, filing cabinets,
credenzas, and bookcases; (4) dining room or kitchen furniture such as
dining tables, chairs, servers, sideboards, buffets, corner cabinets,
china cabinets, and china hutches; (5) other non-bedroom furniture,
such as television cabinets, cocktail tables, end tables, occasional
tables, wall systems, bookcases, and entertainment systems; (6) bedroom
furniture made primarily of wicker, cane, osier, bamboo or rattan; (7)
side rails for beds made of metal if sold separately from the headboard
and footboard; (8) bedroom furniture in which bentwood parts
predominate; \13\ (9) jewelry armoires; \14\ (10) cheval mirrors; \15\
(11) certain metal parts; \16\ (12) mirrors that do not attach to,
incorporate in, sit on, or hang over a dresser if they are not designed
and marketed to be sold in conjunction with a dresser as part of a
dresser-mirror set; (13) upholstered beds \17\ and (14) toy boxes.\18\
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\13\ As used herein, bentwood means solid wood made pliable.
Bentwood is wood that is brought to a curved shape by bending it
while made pliable with moist heat or other agency and then set by
cooling or drying. See CBP's Headquarters Ruling Letter 043859,
dated May 17, 1976.
\14\ Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for the purpose
of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24 inches in width, 18 inches in
depth, and 49 inches in height, including a minimum of 5 lined
drawers lined with felt or felt-like material, at least one side
door (whether or not the door is lined with felt or felt-like
material), with necklace hangers, and a flip-top lid with inset
mirror. See Issues and Decision Memorandum from Laurel LaCivita to
Laurie Parkhill, Office Director, concerning ``Jewelry Armoires and
Cheval Mirrors in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
August 31, 2004. See also Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's
Republic of China: Final Changed Circumstances Review, and
Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 71 FR 38621 (July 7, 2006).
\15\ Cheval mirrors are any framed, tiltable mirror with a
height in excess of 50 inches that is mounted on a floor-standing,
hinged base. Additionally, the scope of the order excludes
combination cheval mirror/jewelry cabinets. The excluded merchandise
is an integrated piece consisting of a cheval mirror, i.e., a framed
tiltable mirror with a height in excess of 50 inches, mounted on a
floor-standing, hinged base, the cheval mirror serving as a door to
a cabinet back that is integral to the structure of the mirror and
which constitutes a jewelry cabinet line with fabric, having
necklace and bracelet hooks, mountings for rings and shelves, with
or without a working lock and key to secure the contents of the
jewelry cabinet back to the cheval mirror, and no drawers anywhere
on the integrated piece. The fully assembled piece must be at least
50 inches in height, 14.5 inches in width, and 3 inches in depth.
See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Final Changed Circumstances Review and Determination To Revoke Order
in Part, 72 FR 948 (January 9, 2007).
\16\ Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture parts made
of wood products (as defined above) that are not otherwise
specifically named in this scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds,
wooden footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds) and that do not possess the essential character
of wooden bedroom furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or
unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified under HTSUS
subheadings 9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7010, or 9403.90.7080.
\17\ Upholstered beds that are completely upholstered, i.e.,
containing filling material and completely covered in sewn genuine
leather, synthetic leather, or natural or synthetic decorative
fabric. To be excluded, the entire bed (headboards, footboards, and
side rails) must be upholstered except for bed feet, which may be of
wood, metal, or any other material and which are no more than nine
inches in height from the floor. See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review and Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 72
FR 7013 (February 14, 2007).
\18\ To be excluded the toy box must: (1) Be wider than it is
tall; (2) have dimensions within 16 inches to 27 inches in height,
15 inches to 18 inches in depth, and 21 inches to 30 inches in
width; (3) have a hinged lid that encompasses the entire top of the
box; (4) not incorporate any doors or drawers; (5) have slow-closing
safety hinges; (6) have air vents; (7) have no locking mechanism;
and (8) comply with American Society for Testing and Materials
(``ASTM'') standard F963-03. Toy boxes are boxes generally designed
for the purpose of storing children's items such as toys, books, and
playthings. See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review and
Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 74 FR 8506 (February 25,
2009). Further, as determined in the scope ruling memorandum
``Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Scope Ruling on a White Toy Box,'' dated July 6, 2009, the
dimensional ranges used to identify the toy boxes that are excluded
from the wooden bedroom furniture order apply to the box itself
rather than the lid.
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Imports of subject merchandise are classified under subheadings
9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 \19\ of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff
Schedule (``HTSUS'') as ``wooden * * * beds'' and under subheading
9403.50.9080 of the HTSUS as ``other * * * wooden furniture of a kind
used in the bedroom.'' In addition, wooden headboards for beds, wooden
footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies
for beds may also be entered under subheading 9403.50.9042 or
9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as ``parts of wood.'' Subject merchandise may
also be entered under subheadings 9403.50.9041 or 9403.60.8081.\20\
Further, framed glass mirrors may be entered under subheading
7009.92.1000 \21\ or 7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ``glass mirrors * * *
framed.'' The order covers all WBF meeting the above description,
regardless of tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
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\19\ These HTSUS numbers, as well as the numbers in footnote 16,
reflect the HTSUS numbers currently in effect. These numbers differ
from those used in the last completed antidumping duty
administrative review of WBF from the PRC because the HTSUS has been
revised.
\20\ These HTSUS numbers have been added to the scope in this
segment of the proceeding.
\21\ Id.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case briefs by parties in these reviews
are addressed in the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald
K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration,
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2009
Annual New Shipper Reviews of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated February 14, 2010 (``Issues and
Decision Memorandum''), which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list
of the issues that parties raised and to which the Department responded
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an
appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and
is on file in the Central Records Unit in room 7046 in the main
Commerce Department building, and is also accessible on the Web at
https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn>. The paper copy and electronic version of
the memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made the
following changes to our Preliminary Results:
We have recalculated surrogate financial ratios using a
different group of financial statements from those used in the
Preliminary Results.\22\
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Due to a ministerial error, we used the wrong surrogate to
value Wanvog's non-adhesive expanded polyethylene (``EPE'') input. In
the final results, we used data under Philippine Harmonized Tariff
Schedule subheading 3920.1090 to value Wanvog's non-adhesive EPE
input.\23\
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We based the surrogate value for brokerage and handling on
the World Bank sub-national reported entitled ``Doing Business 2011:
Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs'' and excluded from the brokerage
and handling value the line item for inland transportation and
handling.\24\
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New Shipper Status
No party has contested the bona fide nature of Cadman's,
Huansheng's, or Wanvog's sale(s) during the POR. Therefore, for these
final results we find, as in the Preliminary Results, that the new
shipper sales made by Cadman, Huansheng, and Wanvog were made on a bona
fide basis.
Surrogate Country
Since the Preliminary Results, no interested party has commented on
the selection of the Philippines as the surrogate country. Therefore,
we continue to determine that the Philippines is the appropriate
surrogate country for the final results of these new shipper reviews.
Separate Rates
The Department found in the Preliminary Results that because Wanvog
was wholly foreign-owned, further analysis is not necessary to
determine whether Wanvog's export activities are independent from
government control.\25\ The Department also found in the Preliminary
Results that Cadman and Huansheng both demonstrated a lack of de jure
and de facto government control with respect to their export
activities, and preliminarily determined that they were eligible for a
separate rate.\26\ No party has contested the separate rate status of
Cadman, Huansheng, or Wanvog during the POR. Therefore, for the final
results, we continue to determine that Wanvog, Cadman, and Huansheng
are eligible for a separate rate.
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\25\ See Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 72797.
\26\ See id.
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Final Results of the New Shipper Reviews
The Department has determined that the following final dumping
margins exist for the period January 1, 2009, through December 31,
2009:
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Weighted-average
Exporter-Producer margin (percent)
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Dongguan Huansheng Furniture Co., Ltd., Exporter/ 0.00
Producer...........................................
Wanvog Furniture (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Exporter/ 0.00
Producer...........................................
Hangzhou Cadman Trading Co., Ltd., Exporter, and 0.00
Haining Changbei Furniture Co., Ltd., Producer.....
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Assessment
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b). For importers/
customers of a respondent where the respondent reported entered values,
we have calculated an ad valorem rate for that importer/customer by
dividing the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales of subject merchandise by the total entered value of
those transactions. The Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final
results of these new shipper reviews. Where an importer-specific ad
valorem rate is de minimis, the Department will order CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of these new shipper reviews for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporter/
producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate shown for that combination; (2) for subject
merchandise exported by Huansheng but not produced by Huansheng,
exported by Wanvog but not produced by Wanvog, and exported by Cadman
but not produced by Haining Changbei Furniture Co., Ltd. (``Haining
Changbei''), the cash deposit rate will continue to be the PRC-wide
rate of 216.01 percent; (3) for subject merchandise produced by
Huansheng but not exported by Huansheng or produced by Wanvog but not
exported by Wanvog, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable
to the exporter; and (4) for subject merchandise produced by Haining
Changbei but not exported by Cadman, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate applicable to the exporter. These deposit requirements shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification of Interested Parties
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B), 751(a)(2)(C), and 777(i) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 14, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix I
Issue 1: Financial Ratios
Issue 2: Surrogate Value for Wanvog's EPE Input
Issue 3: Surrogate Value for Brokerage and Handling
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