Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Final Rescission in Part, 51754-51758 [2012-21043]
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through December 31, 2010.1 We gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
Based on the analysis of the record and
the comments received, the Department
is rescinding the review with respect to
Tube-Smith Enterprises (ZhangZhou)
Co., Ltd., Tube-Smith Enterprise
(Haimen) Co., Ltd., and Billionworth
Enterprise, Ltd. (collectively, TubeSmith).
DATES: Effective Date: August 27, 2012.
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Rebecca Pandolph, 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.
Background
On November 23, 2011, Petitioners 2
and Amini Innovation Corp. (Amini)
submitted case briefs to the Department.
On November 28, 2011, Tube-Smith
filed a letter in lieu of a rebuttal brief
with the Department.
On November 23, 2011, Amini
requested that the Department conduct
a hearing in the above-referenced
review.3 On December 8, 2011, Amini
informed the Department that it no
longer requested a hearing and counsel
for Amini requested a meeting with
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.4 On
December 14, 2011, counsel for Amini
met with the Department.5
On December 20, 2011, the
Department received a separate rate
certification from Baigou Crafts Factory
of Fengkai. On December 29, 2011, the
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Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results and Final Rescission in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2011, the
Department of Commerce (Department)
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on wooden bedroom furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC),
covering the period January 1, 2010
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1 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Intent to Rescind Review in Part, 76 FR 65684
(October 24, 2011) (Preliminary Results).
2 Petitioners are the American Furniture
Manufactures Committee for Legal Trade and
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Inc.
(Petitioners).
3 See letter from Amini to the Honorable John
Bryson, Acting Secretary of Commerce regarding,
‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s
Republic of China; Administrative Review for the
Period January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010,’’
dated November 23, 2011.
4 See Memorandum to the File from Rebecca
Pandolph, International Trade Compliance Analyst,
Office 4, AD/CVD Operations, regarding,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s
Republic of China for the January 1, 2010 to
December 31, 2010 period,’’ dated December 9,
2011.
5 See Memorandum to the File regarding 2010
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People’s
Republic of China: Ex Parte Meeting,’’ dated
December 14, 2011.
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Department rejected the separate rate
certification as untimely.6
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties in this review
are addressed in the Memorandum from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of
the 2010 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated August 20,
2012, which is hereby adopted by this
notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum). A list of the issues
which parties raised and to which we
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, Main Commerce Building,
Room 7046, and is accessible on the
Web at . The
paper copy and electronic version of the
memorandum are identical in content.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is January
1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is
wooden bedroom furniture. Wooden
bedroom furniture 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,
6 See letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Director,
Office 4, AD/CVD Operations to Baigou Crafts
Factory of Fengkai regarding, dated December 29,
2011.
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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,7 highboys,8 lowboys,9 chests
of drawers,10 chests,11 door chests,12
chiffoniers,13 hutches,14 and armoires;15
(6) desks, computer stands, filing
cabinets, book cases, 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,
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, book cases, and
entertainment systems; (6) bedroom
7 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.
8 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).
9 A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers,
not more than four feet high, normally set on short
legs.
10 A chest of drawers is typically a case
containing drawers for storing clothing.
11 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.
12 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.
13 A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest
of drawers normally used for storing undergarments
and lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached.
14 A hutch is typically an open case of furniture
with shelves that typically sits on another piece of
furniture and provides storage for clothes.
15 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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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; 16
(9) jewelry armories; 17 (10) cheval
mirrors; 18 (11) certain metal parts; 19
(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;
16 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.
17 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).
18 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).
19 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.
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(13) upholstered beds 20 and (14) toy
boxes.21
Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under subheadings
9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 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, 9403.60.8081,
9403.20.0018, or 9403.90.8041. Further,
framed glass mirrors may be entered
under subheading 7009.92.1000 or
7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ‘‘glass
mirrors * * * framed.’’ The order
covers all wooden bedroom furniture
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.
Separate Rates
Companies Not Providing Separate Rate
Certifications or Applications
In the Preliminary Results, we stated
that the following 14 companies or
20 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).
21 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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company groupings for which the
Department initiated the instant review
did not provide a separate rate
certification or application and therefore
have not demonstrated their eligibility
for separate rate status in this
administrative review:
• Dongguan Bon Ten Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Dongguan Grand Style Furniture Co.
Ltd.; Hong Kong Da Zhi Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Dongguan Hero Way Woodwork Co.,
Ltd.; Dongguan Da Zhong Woodwork
Co., Ltd.; Hero Way Enterprises Ltd.;
Well Earth International Ltd.
• Dongguan Mu Si Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Hainan Jong Bao Lumber Co., Ltd.;
Jibbon Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Kuan Lin Furniture (Dong Guan) Co.,
Ltd.; Kuan Lin Furniture Factory;
Kuan Lin Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Kunshan Lee Wood Product Co., Ltd.
• Leefu Wood (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.;
King Rich International, Ltd.
• Meikangchi (Nantong) Furniture
Company Ltd.
• Nantong Dongfang Orient Furniture
Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Fangjia Industry Co. Ltd.
• Winny Overseas, Ltd.; Zhongshan
Winny Furniture Ltd.; Winny
Universal Ltd.
• Zhong Shan Fullwin Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Zhongshan Gainwell Furniture Co.
Ltd.
In the Preliminary Results, we also
found that (1) Baigou Crafts Factory of
Fengkai, (2) Locke Furniture Factory;
Kai Chan Furniture Co., Ltd.; Kai Chan
(Hong Kong) Enterprise Ltd.; Taiwan
Kai Chan Co., Ltd, (collectively, Locke
Furniture Factory) and (3) Zhangjiang
Sunwin Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. (Sunwin)
had shipped subject merchandise
during the POR despite reporting that
they made no shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR. Because these companies had
not timely filed separate rate
certifications or applications, thereby
failing to provide separate rate
information and demonstrate their
eligibility for a separate rate, we treated
these companies as part of the PRC-wide
entity. Since the Preliminary Results, no
interested parties submitted comments
regarding the companies listed above.
Therefore, for the final results, we
continue to treat these entities as part of
the PRC-Wide entity.
Final Partial Rescission of
Administrative Review
The Department has reconsidered the
facts of this case and the arguments
made by interested parties. Based on the
particular fact pattern present here, and
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for the reasons stated in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, the Department
is rescinding the administrative review
with respect to Tube-Smith.22
In the Preliminary Results, the
Department stated its intent to rescind
the administrative review with respect
to the following companies because they
all reported that they made no
shipments during the POR.
• Hangzhou Cadman Trading Co., Ltd.
• Dongguan Huangsheng Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Golden Well International (HK) Ltd.
• Zhejiang Tianyi Scientific and
Educational Equipment Co., Ltd.
No parties commented on our intent
to rescind. Because there is no
information or argument on the record
of the current review that warrants
reconsidering our intent to rescind, we
are rescinding this administrative
review with respect to the above-listed
companies.
In the Preliminary Results, the
Department also stated its intent to
rescind the administrative review with
respect to the following companies,
which were part of the PRC-wide entity
during the POR, because all requesting
parties withdrew their respective
requests for an administrative review
within 90 days of the date of publication
of the notice of initiation:
• Brother Furniture Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.23
• C.F. Kent Co., Inc.
• C.F. Kent Hospitality, Inc.
• Champion Sun Industries Limited
• Contact Co., Ltd.
• Denny’s Furniture Associates Corp.
• Denny’s International Co., Ltd.
• Der Cheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Der Cheng Wooden Works
• Dong Guan Golden Fortune
Houseware Co., Ltd.24
• Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products
Co., Ltd.25
22 See
Issues and Decision Memorandum at Issue
1.
23 Because Brother Furniture Manufacture Co.,
Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see
4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a
separate rate application to establish its eligibility
for a separate rate in this review, the Department
is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
24 Because Dong Guan Golden Fortune
Houseware Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate on August
18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the
Department is treating this company as part of the
PRC-wide entity.
25 Because Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products
Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010
(see 4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a
separate rate application to establish its eligibility
for a separate rate in this review, the Department
is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
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• Dongguan Hua Ban Furniture Co.,
Ltd.26
• DongGuan Sundart Timber Products
Co., Ltd
• Ever Spring Furniture Company
Ltd.27
• Evershine Enterprise Co.
• Fleetwood Fine Furniture LP
• Fujian Putian Jinggong Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Gainwell Industries Limited
• Green River Wood (Dongguan) Ltd.28
• Guangdong Gainwell Industrial
Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Hong Kong Jingbi Group
• Huasen Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Jiant Furniture Co., Ltd.
• King Kei Trading Company Limited 29
• King’s Way Furniture Industries Co.,
Ltd.30
• Kingsyear Ltd.31
• Longkou Huangshan Furniture
Factory
• MoonArt Furniture Group
• MoonArt International Inc.
• Nanjing Jardine Enterprise, Ltd.
• Nanjing Nanmu Furniture Co., Ltd.32
• Nantong Wangzhuang Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
26 Because Dongguan Hua Ban Furniture Co., Ltd.
lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate
rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
27 Because Ever Spring Furniture Company Ltd.;
S.Y.C. Family Enterprise Co., Ltd. lost its separate
rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final
Results), and has not filed a separate rate
application to establish its eligibility for a separate
rate in this review, the Department is treating this
company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
28 Because Green River Wood (Dongguan) Ltd.
lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate
rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
29 Because King Kei Trading Company Limited
lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate
rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
30 Because King’s Way Furniture Industries Co.,
Ltd.; Kingsyear Ltd. lost its separate rate on August
18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility or a separate rate in this review, the
Department is treating this company as part of the
PRC-wide entity.
31 Because King’s Way Furniture Industries Co.,
Ltd.; Kingsyear Ltd. lost its separate rate on August
18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility or a separate rate in this review, the
Department is treating this company as part of the
PRC-wide entity.
32 Because Nanjing Nanmu Furniture Co., Ltd.
lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate
rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
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• Ningbo Fubang Furniture Industries
Limited
• Ningbo Furniture Industries Company
Ltd.
• Ningbo Techniwood Furniture
Industries Limited
• Northeast Lumber Co., Ltd.
• Passwell Wood Corporation
• S.Y.C. Family Enterprise Co., Ltd.33
• Senyuan Furniture Group
• Shanghai Aosen Furniture Co., Ltd.34
• Shanghai Hospitality Product Mfg.,
Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Industries Group
• Shanghai Kent Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Season Industry &
Commerce Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Zhiyi (Jiashun) Furniture
Co., Ltd.
• Shanghai Zhiyi Furniture and
Decoration Co., Ltd.
• Shaoxing Mengxing Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Starwood Furniture Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.35
• Sundart International, Ltd.
• Techniwood (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Limited
• Tradewinds International Enterprise
Ltd.
• Trendex Industries Ltd.
• Wan Bao Chen Group Hong Kong Co.,
Ltd.36
• World Design International Co., Ltd.
• Xilinmen Furniture Co., Ltd.
• Xingli Arts & Crafts Factory of
Yangchun 37
• Yuexing Group Co., Ltd.
• Zhejiang Shaoxing Huaweimei
Furniture Co., Ltd.
33 Because Ever Spring Furniture Company Ltd.;
S.Y.C. Family Enterprise Co., Ltd. lost its separate
rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final
Results), and has not filed a separate rate
application to establish its eligibility for a separate
rate in this review, the Department is treating this
company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
34 Because Shanghai Aosen Furniture Co., Ltd.
lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate
rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
35 Because Starwood Furniture Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010
(see 4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a
separate rate application to establish its eligibility
for a separate rate in this review, the Department
is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
36 Because Wan Bao Chen Group Hong Kong Co.,
Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see
4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a
separate rate application to establish its eligibility
for a separate rate in this review, the Department
is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
37 Because Xingli Arts & Crafts Factory of
Yangchun lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010
(see 4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a
separate rate application to establish its eligibility
for a separate rate in this review, the Department
is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide
entity.
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• Zhong Shan Heng Fu Furniture Co.
• Zhongshan Fengheng Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
• Zhongshan Yiming Furniture Co., Ltd.
No parties commented on our intent
to rescind with respect to these
companies. However, because as noted
above, these companies were part of the
PRC-wide entity during the POR, they
have remained under review as part of
the PRC-wide entity. Our determination
with respect to the PRC-wide entity is
explained below in the section entitled
‘‘Adverse Facts Available (AFA).’’
Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
In the Preliminary Results, pursuant
to sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
the Department based the dumping
margin of the PRC-wide entity on the
facts otherwise available on the record.
Additionally, the Department
determined, pursuant to section 776(b)
of the Act, that with respect to the PRCwide entity the use of an adverse
inference is warranted in selecting from
the facts otherwise available. Consistent
with its practice, the Department
assigned a rate of 216.01 percent, the
highest margin from any prior segment
of the proceeding, to the PRC-wide
entity as AFA.38 No interested party
commented on the rate assigned to the
PRC-wide entity and we have made no
changes from our Preliminary Results
with respect to this issue.
As explained in the Preliminary
Results, the Department corroborated
the 216.01 percent rate pursuant to
section 776(c) and considers the rate to
be reliable and relevant with respect to
the PRC-wide entity. Specifically, the
Department found the rate to be reliable
because it is a company-specific margin
calculated in the 2004–2005 new
shipper review of the wooden bedroom
furniture order and no additional
information was presented in the
current review to call into question the
reliability of the rate. We also found the
rate to be relevant with respect to the
PRC-wide entity because it is within the
range of transaction-specific margins on
the record of the two prior
administrative reviews.39 No party has
commented on the Department’s
corroboration of the selected total AFA
rate for the PRC-wide entity.
Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following
weighted-average percentage margin
exists for the POR:
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216.01
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication date of the final results of
this review.
For Tube-Smith and the other entities
for which the Department has rescinded
this review which are not part of the
PRC-wide entity, antidumping duties
shall be assessed on period of review
entries at rates equal to the cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Antidumping
duties shall be assessed on period of
review entries from the PRC-wide entity
at 216.01 percent.
In addition, pursuant to an injunction
issued in Legacy Classic Furniture, Inc.
v. United States, CIT No. 10–00352 on
December 28, 2010, the Department
must continue to suspend liquidations
of entries of the heritage court bench
(model 800–4800) which were imported
by Legacy Classic Furniture, Inc.
pending a conclusive court decision.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review 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
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (2) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the PRC-wide rate of 216.01 percent;
and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of
subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
PRC exporter(s) that supplied that nonPRC exporter. These deposit
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requirements, when imposed, 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)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix
Issue 1: Whether the Department Should
Rescind the Review of Tube-Smith
Issue 2: The Appropriate Rate To Assign to
Tube-Smith
Issue 3: Whether the Department Misspelled
Tube-Smith’s Name in the Cash Deposit
Instruction
Issue 4: Whether the Department Should
Make Corrections to the PRC-Wide
Liquidation Instructions.
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BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of
Foreign Government Subsidies on
Articles of Cheese Subject to an InQuota Rate of Duty
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: August 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gayle Longest, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)
482–3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
702 of the Trade Agreements Act of
1979 (as amended) (‘‘the Act’’) requires
the Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) to determine, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, whether any foreign
government is providing a subsidy with
respect to any article of cheese subject
to an in-quota rate of duty, as defined
in section 702(h) of the Act, and to
publish an annual list and quarterly
updates to the type and amount of those
subsidies. We hereby provide the
AGENCY:
Department’s quarterly update of
subsidies on articles of cheese that were
imported during the period April 1,
2012, through June 30, 2012.
The Department has developed, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, information on subsidies
(as defined in section 702(h) of the Act)
being provided either directly or
indirectly by foreign governments on
articles of cheese subject to an in-quota
rate of duty.
The appendix to this notice lists the
country, the subsidy program or
programs, and the gross and net
amounts of each subsidy for which
information is currently available. The
Department will incorporate additional
programs which are found to constitute
subsidies, and additional information
on the subsidy programs listed, as the
information is developed.
The Department encourages any
person having information on foreign
government subsidy programs which
benefit articles of cheese subject to an
in-quota rate of duty to submit such
information in writing to the Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
This determination and notice are in
accordance with section 702(a) of the
Act.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
APPENDIX—SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
Gross 1
subsidy
($/lb)
Net 2
subsidy
($/lb)
Country
Program(s)
27 European Union Member States 3 ................
Canada ..............................................................
Norway ...............................................................
European Union Restitution Payments ...................................................
Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese .....................................
Indirect (Milk) Subsidy .............................................................................
Consumer Subsidy ..................................................................................
$0.00
0.35
0.00
0.00
$0.00
0.35
0.00
0.00
Total ............................................................
Switzerland ........................................................
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Deficiency Payments ...............................................................................
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1 Defined
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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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 and Final Rescission in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2011, the Department of Commerce (Department)
published in the Federal Register its preliminary results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom
furniture from the People's Republic of China (PRC), covering the
period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.\1\ We gave interested
parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based on
the analysis of the record and the comments received, the Department is
rescinding the review with respect to Tube-Smith Enterprises
(ZhangZhou) Co., Ltd., Tube-Smith Enterprise (Haimen) Co., Ltd., and
Billionworth Enterprise, Ltd. (collectively, Tube-Smith).
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\1\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
and Intent to Rescind Review in Part, 76 FR 65684 (October 24, 2011)
(Preliminary Results).
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DATES: Effective Date: August 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Pandolph, 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.
Background
On November 23, 2011, Petitioners \2\ and Amini Innovation Corp.
(Amini) submitted case briefs to the Department. On November 28, 2011,
Tube-Smith filed a letter in lieu of a rebuttal brief with the
Department.
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\2\ Petitioners are the American Furniture Manufactures
Committee for Legal Trade and Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company,
Inc. (Petitioners).
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On November 23, 2011, Amini requested that the Department conduct a
hearing in the above-referenced review.\3\ On December 8, 2011, Amini
informed the Department that it no longer requested a hearing and
counsel for Amini requested a meeting with Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.\4\ On December 14, 2011, counsel for Amini met with the
Department.\5\
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\3\ See letter from Amini to the Honorable John Bryson, Acting
Secretary of Commerce regarding, ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People's Republic of China; Administrative Review for the Period
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010,'' dated November 23, 2011.
\4\ See Memorandum to the File from Rebecca Pandolph,
International Trade Compliance Analyst, Office 4, AD/CVD Operations,
regarding, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China for the
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 period,'' dated December 9,
2011.
\5\ See Memorandum to the File regarding 2010 Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's
Republic of China: Ex Parte Meeting,'' dated December 14, 2011.
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On December 20, 2011, the Department received a separate rate
certification from Baigou Crafts Factory of Fengkai. On December 29,
2011, the Department rejected the separate rate certification as
untimely.\6\
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\6\ See letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Director, Office 4, AD/
CVD Operations to Baigou Crafts Factory of Fengkai regarding, dated
December 29, 2011.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in
this review are addressed in the Memorandum from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the 2010 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
August 20, 2012, which is hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum). A list of the issues which parties raised and to
which we 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, Main
Commerce Building, Room 7046, and is accessible on the Web at <https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn>. The paper copy and electronic version of the
memorandum are identical in content.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2010, through December 31,
2010.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is wooden bedroom furniture.
Wooden bedroom furniture 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,
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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,\7\
highboys,\8\ lowboys,\9\ chests of drawers,\10\ chests,\11\ door
chests,\12\ chiffoniers,\13\ hutches,\14\ and armoires;\15\ (6) desks,
computer stands, filing cabinets, book cases, 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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\7\ 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.
\8\ 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).
\9\ A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers, not more
than four feet high, normally set on short legs.
\10\ A chest of drawers is typically a case containing drawers
for storing clothing.
\11\ 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.
\12\ 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.
\13\ A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest of
drawers normally used for storing undergarments and lingerie, often
with mirror(s) attached.
\14\ A hutch is typically an open case of furniture with shelves
that typically sits on another piece of furniture and provides
storage for clothes.
\15\ 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, 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, book cases, 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; \16\ (9) jewelry armories; \17\ (10) cheval mirrors;
\18\ (11) certain metal parts; \19\ (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 \20\ and (14) toy boxes.\21\
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\16\ 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.
\17\ 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).
\18\ 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).
\19\ 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.
\20\ 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).
\21\ 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 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, 9403.60.8081, 9403.20.0018, or
9403.90.8041. Further, framed glass mirrors may be entered under
subheading 7009.92.1000 or 7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ``glass mirrors
* * * framed.'' The order covers all wooden bedroom furniture 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.
Separate Rates
Companies Not Providing Separate Rate Certifications or Applications
In the Preliminary Results, we stated that the following 14
companies or
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company groupings for which the Department initiated the instant review
did not provide a separate rate certification or application and
therefore have not demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate
status in this administrative review:
Dongguan Bon Ten Furniture Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Grand Style Furniture Co. Ltd.; Hong Kong Da Zhi
Furniture Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Hero Way Woodwork Co., Ltd.; Dongguan Da Zhong
Woodwork Co., Ltd.; Hero Way Enterprises Ltd.; Well Earth International
Ltd.
Dongguan Mu Si Furniture Co., Ltd.
Hainan Jong Bao Lumber Co., Ltd.; Jibbon Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Kuan Lin Furniture (Dong Guan) Co., Ltd.; Kuan Lin Furniture
Factory; Kuan Lin Furniture Co., Ltd.
Kunshan Lee Wood Product Co., Ltd.
Leefu Wood (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.; King Rich International, Ltd.
Meikangchi (Nantong) Furniture Company Ltd.
Nantong Dongfang Orient Furniture Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Fangjia Industry Co. Ltd.
Winny Overseas, Ltd.; Zhongshan Winny Furniture Ltd.; Winny
Universal Ltd.
Zhong Shan Fullwin Furniture Co., Ltd.
Zhongshan Gainwell Furniture Co. Ltd.
In the Preliminary Results, we also found that (1) Baigou Crafts
Factory of Fengkai, (2) Locke Furniture Factory; Kai Chan Furniture
Co., Ltd.; Kai Chan (Hong Kong) Enterprise Ltd.; Taiwan Kai Chan Co.,
Ltd, (collectively, Locke Furniture Factory) and (3) Zhangjiang Sunwin
Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd. (Sunwin) had shipped subject merchandise during
the POR despite reporting that they made no shipments of subject
merchandise to the United States during the POR. Because these
companies had not timely filed separate rate certifications or
applications, thereby failing to provide separate rate information and
demonstrate their eligibility for a separate rate, we treated these
companies as part of the PRC-wide entity. Since the Preliminary
Results, no interested parties submitted comments regarding the
companies listed above. Therefore, for the final results, we continue
to treat these entities as part of the PRC-Wide entity.
Final Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
The Department has reconsidered the facts of this case and the
arguments made by interested parties. Based on the particular fact
pattern present here, and for the reasons stated in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, the Department is rescinding the administrative
review with respect to Tube-Smith.\22\
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In the Preliminary Results, the Department stated its intent to
rescind the administrative review with respect to the following
companies because they all reported that they made no shipments during
the POR.
Hangzhou Cadman Trading Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Huangsheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
Golden Well International (HK) Ltd.
Zhejiang Tianyi Scientific and Educational Equipment Co., Ltd.
No parties commented on our intent to rescind. Because there is no
information or argument on the record of the current review that
warrants reconsidering our intent to rescind, we are rescinding this
administrative review with respect to the above-listed companies.
In the Preliminary Results, the Department also stated its intent
to rescind the administrative review with respect to the following
companies, which were part of the PRC-wide entity during the POR,
because all requesting parties withdrew their respective requests for
an administrative review within 90 days of the date of publication of
the notice of initiation:
Brother Furniture Manufacture Co., Ltd.\23\
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\23\ Because Brother Furniture Manufacture Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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C.F. Kent Co., Inc.
C.F. Kent Hospitality, Inc.
Champion Sun Industries Limited
Contact Co., Ltd.
Denny's Furniture Associates Corp.
Denny's International Co., Ltd.
Der Cheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
Der Cheng Wooden Works
Dong Guan Golden Fortune Houseware Co., Ltd.\24\
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\24\ Because Dong Guan Golden Fortune Houseware Co., Ltd. lost
its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results),
and has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products Co., Ltd.\25\
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\25\ Because Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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Dongguan Hua Ban Furniture Co., Ltd.\26\
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\26\ Because Dongguan Hua Ban Furniture Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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DongGuan Sundart Timber Products Co., Ltd
Ever Spring Furniture Company Ltd.\27\
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\27\ Because Ever Spring Furniture Company Ltd.; S.Y.C. Family
Enterprise Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see
4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate rate
application to establish its eligibility for a separate rate in this
review, the Department is treating this company as part of the PRC-
wide entity.
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Evershine Enterprise Co.
Fleetwood Fine Furniture LP
Fujian Putian Jinggong Furniture Co., Ltd.
Gainwell Industries Limited
Green River Wood (Dongguan) Ltd.\28\
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\28\ Because Green River Wood (Dongguan) Ltd. lost its separate
rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is treating this
company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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Guangdong Gainwell Industrial Furniture Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Jingbi Group
Huasen Furniture Co., Ltd.
Jiant Furniture Co., Ltd.
King Kei Trading Company Limited \29\
King's Way Furniture Industries Co., Ltd.\30\
Kingsyear Ltd.\31\
Longkou Huangshan Furniture Factory
MoonArt Furniture Group
MoonArt International Inc.
Nanjing Jardine Enterprise, Ltd.
Nanjing Nanmu Furniture Co., Ltd.\32\
Nantong Wangzhuang Furniture Co., Ltd.
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Ningbo Fubang Furniture Industries Limited
Ningbo Furniture Industries Company Ltd.
Ningbo Techniwood Furniture Industries Limited
Northeast Lumber Co., Ltd.
Passwell Wood Corporation
S.Y.C. Family Enterprise Co., Ltd.\33\
Senyuan Furniture Group
Shanghai Aosen Furniture Co., Ltd.\34\
Shanghai Hospitality Product Mfg., Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Industries Group
Shanghai Kent Furniture Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Season Industry & Commerce Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Zhiyi (Jiashun) Furniture Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Zhiyi Furniture and Decoration Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing Mengxing Furniture Co., Ltd.
Starwood Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd.\35\
Sundart International, Ltd.
Techniwood (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
Tradewinds International Enterprise Ltd.
Trendex Industries Ltd.
Wan Bao Chen Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd.\36\
World Design International Co., Ltd.
Xilinmen Furniture Co., Ltd.
Xingli Arts & Crafts Factory of Yangchun \37\
Yuexing Group Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shaoxing Huaweimei Furniture Co., Ltd.
Zhong Shan Heng Fu Furniture Co.
Zhongshan Fengheng Furniture Co., Ltd.
Zhongshan Yiming Furniture Co., Ltd.
\29\ Because King Kei Trading Company Limited lost its separate
rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is treating this
company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\30\ Because King's Way Furniture Industries Co., Ltd.;
Kingsyear Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate rate application
to establish its eligibility or a separate rate in this review, the
Department is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\31\ Because King's Way Furniture Industries Co., Ltd.;
Kingsyear Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th
Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate rate application
to establish its eligibility or a separate rate in this review, the
Department is treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\32\ Because Nanjing Nanmu Furniture Co., Ltd. lost its separate
rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and has not
filed a separate rate application to establish its eligibility for a
separate rate in this review, the Department is treating this
company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\33\ Because Ever Spring Furniture Company Ltd.; S.Y.C. Family
Enterprise Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see
4th Review Final Results), and has not filed a separate rate
application to establish its eligibility for a separate rate in this
review, the Department is treating this company as part of the PRC-
wide entity.
\34\ Because Shanghai Aosen Furniture Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\35\ Because Starwood Furniture Manufacturing Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\36\ Because Wan Bao Chen Group Hong Kong Co., Ltd. lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
\37\ Because Xingli Arts & Crafts Factory of Yangchun lost its
separate rate on August 18, 2010 (see 4th Review Final Results), and
has not filed a separate rate application to establish its
eligibility for a separate rate in this review, the Department is
treating this company as part of the PRC-wide entity.
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No parties commented on our intent to rescind with respect to these
companies. However, because as noted above, these companies were part
of the PRC-wide entity during the POR, they have remained under review
as part of the PRC-wide entity. Our determination with respect to the
PRC-wide entity is explained below in the section entitled ``Adverse
Facts Available (AFA).''
Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
In the Preliminary Results, pursuant to sections 776(a)(2)(A) and
(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department
based the dumping margin of the PRC-wide entity on the facts otherwise
available on the record. Additionally, the Department determined,
pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, that with respect to the PRC-
wide entity the use of an adverse inference is warranted in selecting
from the facts otherwise available. Consistent with its practice, the
Department assigned a rate of 216.01 percent, the highest margin from
any prior segment of the proceeding, to the PRC-wide entity as AFA.\38\
No interested party commented on the rate assigned to the PRC-wide
entity and we have made no changes from our Preliminary Results with
respect to this issue.
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\38\ See Preliminary Results, 76 FR 65684, 65691.
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As explained in the Preliminary Results, the Department
corroborated the 216.01 percent rate pursuant to section 776(c) and
considers the rate to be reliable and relevant with respect to the PRC-
wide entity. Specifically, the Department found the rate to be reliable
because it is a company-specific margin calculated in the 2004-2005 new
shipper review of the wooden bedroom furniture order and no additional
information was presented in the current review to call into question
the reliability of the rate. We also found the rate to be relevant with
respect to the PRC-wide entity because it is within the range of
transaction-specific margins on the record of the two prior
administrative reviews.\39\ No party has commented on the Department's
corroboration of the selected total AFA rate for the PRC-wide entity.
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\39\ See Preliminary Results, 76 FR 65684, 65692.
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Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following weighted-average percentage margin
exists for the POR:
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Antidumping
Exporter duty percent
margin
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PRC-Wide Entity......................................... 216.01
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this
review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
15 days after the publication date of the final results of this review.
For Tube-Smith and the other entities for which the Department has
rescinded this review which are not part of the PRC-wide entity,
antidumping duties shall be assessed on period of review entries at
rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Antidumping
duties shall be assessed on period of review entries from the PRC-wide
entity at 216.01 percent.
In addition, pursuant to an injunction issued in Legacy Classic
Furniture, Inc. v. United States, CIT No. 10-00352 on December 28,
2010, the Department must continue to suspend liquidations of entries
of the heritage court bench (model 800-4800) which were imported by
Legacy Classic Furniture, Inc. pending a conclusive court decision.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review 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 previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (2) for
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide
rate of 216.01 percent; and (3) for all non-PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporter(s) that supplied
that non-PRC exporter. These deposit
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requirements, when imposed, 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)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 20, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
Appendix
Issue 1: Whether the Department Should Rescind the Review of Tube-
Smith
Issue 2: The Appropriate Rate To Assign to Tube-Smith
Issue 3: Whether the Department Misspelled Tube-Smith's Name in the
Cash Deposit Instruction
Issue 4: Whether the Department Should Make Corrections to the PRC-
Wide Liquidation Instructions.
[FR Doc. 2012-21043 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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