Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 65630-65634 [2018-27676]
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Notification to Importers
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This notice also serves as a
preliminary 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
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214.
International Trade Administration
Dated: December 14, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Methodology
5. Bona Fide Sale Analysis
6. Non-Market Economy Country Status
7. Separate Rate
8. Absence of De Jure Control
9. Absence of De Facto Control
10. Surrogate Country
11. Economic Comparability
12. Significant Producer of Comparable
Merchandise
13. Data Availability
14. Date of Sale
15. Fair Value Comparisons
16. Differential Pricing Analysis
17. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
18. U.S. Price
19. Value Added Tax
20. Normal Value
21. Factor Valuations
22. Currency Conversion
23. Section 777A(f) of the Act
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Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that certain exporters subject to this
administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value (NV). Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable December 21, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Bowen or William Horn, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0768 or
(202) 482–4868, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Scope of the Order 1
The product covered by the Order is
wood flooring from China. For a
complete description of the scope of this
administrative review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.2
Partial Rescission of Review
We initiated a review of 146
companies and the China-wide entity
for this segment of the proceeding.3 All
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Amended
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76
FR 76690 (December 8, 2011), as amended in
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012)
(collectively, Order).
2 See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from
James P. Maeder, Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results in the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China; 2016–2017,’’ (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
8058 (February 23, 2018) (Initiation Notice); see
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requests for review of the following
producers/exporters were timely
withdrawn: Dalian Penghong Floor
Products Co., Ltd. (Dalian Penghong),
Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd., Fusong Jinqiu Wooden
Product Co., Ltd., Huzhou Jesonwood
Co., Ltd. (Huzhou Jesonwood), and
Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd. (Jisen Wood).4 Additionally, the
Order was revoked with respect to the
following companies: Armstrong Wood
Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Fine
Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and
Double F Limited, and Jisen Wood.5
Lastly, we inadvertently initiated the
review with respect to Baroque Timber
Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.,
despite no request for review of this
company.6 Accordingly, Commerce is
rescinding the administrative review
with respect to these eight
companies.7 See Appendix II for a
complete list of these companies.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Based on an analysis of information
from U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), no shipment
certifications, and other record
information, we preliminarily determine
that 18 companies had no shipments of
subject merchandise during the period
also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 16298 (April
16, 2018) (initiating with respect to Double F
Limited), and Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
19215 (May 2, 2018) (initiating with respect to the
China-wide entity).
4 See Huzhou Jesonwood’s Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of
Review Request in the 6th Administrative Review
of the Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated March 14, 2018; American
Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring’s
(Petitioner’s) Letter, ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review, in Part,’’ dated
March 24, 2017; CDC Distributors, Inc.’s Letter,
‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China: Partial Withdrawal of
Administrative Review Request,’’ dated March 24,
2017; Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,
in Part,’’ dated May 3, 2018; and Dalian Penghong
and Jisen Wood’s letter, ‘‘Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’
dated May 7, 2018.
5 See Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., et al. v.
United States, Ct. No. 12–20, Slip Op. 18–82 (Court
of Int’l Trade July 3, 2018) and Changzhou Hawd
Flooring Co., et al. v. United States, Ct. No. 12–20,
Dkt. No. 199 (Court of Int’l Trade Aug. 15, 2018).
See also Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Amendment to Notice
of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Second
Amended Final Determination and Amendment to
Notice of Third Amended Final Determination of
the Antidumping Duty Investigation, 83 FR 44027
(August 29, 2018).
6 See Initiation Notice.
7 See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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of review (POR).8 For additional
information regarding this
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. Consistent with
our practice in non-market economy
(NME) cases, we are not rescinding this
administrative review with respect to
these companies but, rather, intend to
complete the review and issue
appropriate instructions to CBP based
on the final results of the review.9
Separate Rates
We preliminarily determine that, in
addition to mandatory respondents,
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood
Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Senmao), and
Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (SinoMaple), 59 companies not individually
examined are eligible for separate rates
in this review.10 The statute and
Commerce’s regulations do not address
the establishment of a rate to be applied
to individual respondents not selected
for individual examination when
Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). Generally,
Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of
the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for separate-rate
respondents which Commerce did not
examine individually in an
administrative review. For the
preliminary results of this review,
Commerce has determined the
estimated dumping margin for each of
the individually examined respondents
to be zero or based entirely on facts
otherwise available.11 As a result,
following the guidance in section
735(c)(5)(b) of the Act, we assigned to
all eligible non-selected respondents the
simple average of the separate rates
assigned to Jiangsu Senmao and SinoMaple for the preliminary results of this
review.
The China-Wide Entity
Commerce’s policy regarding
conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative
review.12 Under this policy, the China8 See
Appendix II for a list of these companies.
Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011) and the
‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, below.
10 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
11 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Results
Margin Calculation for Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and
Wood Industry Co., Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with
this notice (Jiangsu Senmao Calculation
Memorandum). See also Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
12 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
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wide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or
Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. A request for a review of the
China-wide entity was made in this
review.13 Therefore, the China-wide
entity is subject to this administrative
review.
Aside from the companies we
preliminarily find made no shipments
and those companies for which the
review is being rescinded, Commerce
considers all other companies for which
a review was requested and which did
not demonstrate separate rate eligibility
to be part of the China-wide entity.14
For the preliminary results of this
review, we consider 59 companies to be
part of the China-wide entity. For
additional information, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Application of Adverse Facts Available
(AFA)
We preliminarily determine that the
use of facts otherwise available is
warranted with respect to the Chinawide entity, in accordance with sections
776(a)(1) and (a)(2)(A)–(C) of the Act,
because the China-wide entity failed to
provide necessary information,
withheld information requested by
Commerce, and significantly impeded
the proceeding by not responding to
Commerce’s quantity and value
questionnaire.15 Further, pursuant to
section 776(b) of the Act, we
preliminarily determine that, because
the China-wide entity failed to
cooperate by not acting to the best of its
ability, an adverse inference is
warranted.
We also determine that the use of
facts otherwise available is warranted
with respect to Sino-Maple, in
accordance with sections 776(a)(1) and
(a)(2)(A)–(C) of the Act, because SinoMaple failed to provide necessary
information, withheld information
requested by Commerce, and
significantly impeded the proceeding,
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
13 See the Coalition for American Hardwood
Parity’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review:
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated December 28, 2017.
14 See Initiation Notice (‘‘All firms listed below
that wish to qualify for separate rate status in the
administrative reviews involving NME countries
must complete, as appropriate, either a separate rate
application or certification, as described below.’’)
Companies that are subject to this administrative
review that are considered to be part of the Chinawide entity are listed in Appendix II.
15 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Quantity and Value
Questionnaire for the 2016–2017 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review of Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated May 18, 2018.
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by not reporting the nature of its
relationship with a U.S. affiliate and
certain sales information. Further,
pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we
preliminarily determine that, because
Sino-Maple failed to cooperate by not
acting to the best of its ability, an
adverse inference is warranted.
For additional information, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
We are conducting this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of
the Act. We calculated export prices for
Jiangsu Senmao in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Because China is
an NME within the meaning of section
771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in
accordance with section 773(c) of the
Act. Additionally, as discussed above,
we are basing Sino-Maple’s estimated
dumping margin entirely on facts
otherwise available.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/
index.html. The signed Preliminary
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content. A list of topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as Appendix I to this notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
In this administrative review, we
preliminarily calculated a weightedaverage dumping margin for Jiangsu
Senmao of zero.16 As total AFA, we
assigned to Sino-Maple the highest
transaction-specific margin calculated
for any respondent in this segment of
the proceeding, or 96.51 percent.17 As
discussed above, for the 59 additional
companies subject to this review that
established separate rate eligibility, we
assigned a simple average of the
separate rates assigned to Jiangsu
Senmao and Sino-Maple, or 48.26
16 See
Jiangsu Senmao Calculation Memorandum.
at Attachment. See also Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
17 Id.
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percent. Further, as noted, the Chinawide entity is subject to this
administrative review, and therefore,
the rate established in the investigation
of 25.62 percent is subject to change. As
total AFA, we also preliminarily
assigned a rate of 96.51 percent to the
China-wide entity. For additional
information, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
For the 61 companies subject to this
review that have established their
eligibility for a separate rate, and the
China-wide entity, we preliminarily
determine that the following estimated
dumping margins exist for the period
December 1, 2016, through November
30, 2017:
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Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................
A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership) ...............................................................................................................................
Benxi Wood Company ...................................................................................................................................................................
Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................................
Dalian Guhua Wooden Product Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................
Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Dalian T-Boom Wood Products Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC .......................................................................................................................................
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
DunHua SenTai Wood Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................................
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................
Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc ..........................................................................................................................................
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Innomaster Home (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................
Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................
Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................
Kember Flooring, Inc .....................................................................................................................................................................
Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................................
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................................
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc ...............................................................................................................................................
Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................
Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................
Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................
Shandong Longteng Wood Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................
Shanghaifloor Timber (Shanghai) Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................
Yekalon Industry Inc ......................................................................................................................................................................
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose to interested
parties the calculations performed for
these preliminary results within five
days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b). Interested parties may
submit case briefs no later than 30 days
after the date of publication of these
preliminary results of review.18
Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no
later than five days after the written
comments are filed, and all rebuttal
comments must be limited to comments
raised in the case briefs.19
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this review are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, we intend
to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Unless otherwise extended, we intend
to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will
include the results of our analysis of the
issues raised in the case briefs, within
120 days of publication of these
preliminary results in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce will determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b). We intend to issue
appropriate assessment instructions
with respect to the companies for which
this review is rescinded to CBP 15 days
after the publication of this notice.
18 See
19 See
19 CFR 351.309(c).
19 CFR 351.309(d).
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For the companies for which this
review is rescinded, antidumping duties
shall be assessed 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). For the
respondents that were not selected for
individual examination in this
administrative review that qualified for
a separate rate, the assessment rate will
be equal to the simple average of the
estimated dumping margins assigned to
Jiangsu Senmao and Sino-Maple in the
final results of this review.20 For the
final results, if we continue to base the
China-wide entity and Sino-Maple’s
estimated dumping margin on total
adverse facts available, we will instruct
CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment
rate of 96.51 percent to all entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
which were produced and/or exported
by those entities.
If, in the final results, Jiangsu
Senmao’s weighted-average dumping
margin continues to be zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties. For entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales
databases submitted by the company
individually examined during this
review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the China-wide
rate. In addition, if we continue to find
no shipments of subject merchandise for
the 18 companies for which we
preliminarily find no such shipments
during the POR,21 any suspended
entries of subject merchandise from
those companies will be liquidated at
the China-wide rate.22
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 from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided for by
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section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
the companies listed above that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that rate established in the final
results of this review (except, if the rate
is de minimis, then a cash deposit rate
of zero will be required); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed
Chinese and non-Chinese exporters for
which a review was not requested and
that received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all
Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate for the
China-wide entity, as discussed above;
and (4) for all non-China exporters of
subject merchandise that have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to China
exporter(s) that supplied that non-China
exporter. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping and/
or countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results of review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and
777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
20 See
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments: 2014–
2015, 81 FR 29528 (May 12, 2016), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
at 10–11; unchanged in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2014–2015, 81 FR
54042 (August 15, 2016).
21 See Appendix II for a list of these companies.
22 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694, 65695 (October 24, 2011).
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Selection of Respondents
VI. Partial Rescission of Review
VII. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
VIII. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Non-Market Economy Country Status
B. Separate Rate Determinations
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1. Sino-Maple and Wholly Foreign-Owned
Separate Rate Applicants
2. Jiangsu Senmao and Chinese-Owned
Separate Rate Applicants
a. Absence of De Jure Control
b. Absence of De Facto Control
3. China-Wide Entity
C. Application of AFA to the China-Wide
Entity and Sino-Maple
1. Application of Facts Available
2. Application of Facts Available with an
Adverse Inference
3. Selection and Corroboration of the AFA
Rate
D. Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for
Non-Examined Separate-Rate Companies
E. Surrogate Country and SV Data
1. Surrogate Country Selection
2. Economic Comparability
3. Significant Producer of Identical or
Comparable Merchandise
4. Data Availability
F. Date of Sale
G. Comparisons to Normal Value
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
H. U.S. Price
1. Export Price
2. Value-Added Tax
I. Normal Value
1. Factor Valuation Methodology
a. Direct and Packing Materials
b. Labor
c. Financial Ratios
d. By-Products
J. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
Act
K. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation
Appendix II
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No Shipments
Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co.,
Ltd.
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.
Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd.
Chinafloors Timber (China) Co., Ltd.
Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd.
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Zhengtian Industrial Co., Ltd.
Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd.
Karly Wood Product Limited
Kingman Floors Co., Ltd.
Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd.
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity
Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Changbai Mountain Development and
Protection Zone Hongtu Wood Industrial
Co., Ltd.
Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd.
Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd.
Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
00:00 Dec 21, 2018
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Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd.
Fujian Wuyishan Werner Green Industry Co.,
Ltd.
GTP International Ltd.
Guangdong Fu Lin Timber Technology
Limited
Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd.
HaiLin XinCheng Wooden Products, Ltd.
Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd. (dba
Dasso Industrial Group Co., Ltd.)
Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Henan Xingwangjia Technology Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Easoon Wood Technology Co.,
Ltd.
Huaxin Jiasheng Wood Co., Ltd.
Huber Engineering Wood Corp.
Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co.,
Ltd.
Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiashan Fengyun Timber Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group
Co., Ltd.
Kornbest Enterprises Limited
Kunming Alston (AST) Wood Products Co.,
Ltd.
Les Planchers Mercier, Inc.
Liaoning Daheng Timber Group Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Tianyi Bamboo and Wood Products
Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd.
Scholar Home (Shanghai) New Material Co.,
Ltd.
Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Shandong Puli Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Demeija Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd.
(also known as The Lizhong Wood
Industry Limited Company of Shanghai)
Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shenlin Corporation
Shenyang Sende Wood Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Anxin Weiguang Timber Co., Ltd.
Tak Wah Building Material (Suzhou) Co.
Tech Wood International Ltd.
Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry
Zhejiang AnJi Xinfeng Bamboo and Wood
Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jesonwood Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiechen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Tianzhen Bamboo & Wood
Development Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co.,
Ltd.
Rescissions
Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co.,
Ltd.
Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co.,
Ltd.
Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd.
Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
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Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and
Double F Limited
Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2018–27676 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that certain exporters subject to this administrative review made sales
of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV). Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable December 21, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowen or William Horn, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0768 or (202)
482-4868, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order 1
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\1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690
(December 8, 2011), as amended in Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People's Republic of China, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012)
(collectively, Order).
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The product covered by the Order is wood flooring from China. For a
complete description of the scope of this administrative review, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\2\
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\2\ See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, from James P. Maeder, Associate Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results in the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's
Republic of China; 2016-2017,'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum),
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Partial Rescission of Review
We initiated a review of 146 companies and the China-wide entity
for this segment of the proceeding.\3\ All requests for review of the
following producers/exporters were timely withdrawn: Dalian Penghong
Floor Products Co., Ltd. (Dalian Penghong), Dalian Shumaike Floor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd., Huzhou
Jesonwood Co., Ltd. (Huzhou Jesonwood), and Dunhua City Jisen Wood
Industry Co., Ltd. (Jisen Wood).\4\ Additionally, the Order was revoked
with respect to the following companies: Armstrong Wood Products
(Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and Double F
Limited, and Jisen Wood.\5\ Lastly, we inadvertently initiated the
review with respect to Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.,
despite no request for review of this company.\6\ Accordingly, Commerce
is rescinding the administrative review with respect to these eight
companies.\7\ See Appendix II for a complete list of these companies.
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 8058 (February 23, 2018) (Initiation
Notice); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 16298 (April 16, 2018) (initiating
with respect to Double F Limited), and Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 19215 (May 2,
2018) (initiating with respect to the China-wide entity).
\4\ See Huzhou Jesonwood's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Review
Request in the 6th Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated March 14, 2018; American Manufacturers of
Multilayered Wood Flooring's (Petitioner's) Letter, ``Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review, in Part,'' dated March 24, 2017;
CDC Distributors, Inc.'s Letter, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People's Republic of China: Partial Withdrawal of Administrative
Review Request,'' dated March 24, 2017; Petitioner's Letter,
``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review, in Part,'' dated
May 3, 2018; and Dalian Penghong and Jisen Wood's letter,
``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated May 7,
2018.
\5\ See Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., et al. v. United States,
Ct. No. 12-20, Slip Op. 18-82 (Court of Int'l Trade July 3, 2018)
and Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., et al. v. United States, Ct. No.
12-20, Dkt. No. 199 (Court of Int'l Trade Aug. 15, 2018). See also
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China:
Amendment to Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Second
Amended Final Determination and Amendment to Notice of Third Amended
Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation, 83 FR
44027 (August 29, 2018).
\6\ See Initiation Notice.
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Based on an analysis of information from U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), no shipment certifications, and other record
information, we preliminarily determine that 18 companies had no
shipments of subject merchandise during the period
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of review (POR).\8\ For additional information regarding this
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Consistent with
our practice in non-market economy (NME) cases, we are not rescinding
this administrative review with respect to these companies but, rather,
intend to complete the review and issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on the final results of the review.\9\
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\8\ See Appendix II for a list of these companies.
\9\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and
the ``Assessment Rates'' section, below.
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Separate Rates
We preliminarily determine that, in addition to mandatory
respondents, Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu
Senmao), and Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (Sino-Maple), 59 companies
not individually examined are eligible for separate rates in this
review.\10\ The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to individual respondents not
selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Generally, Commerce
looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for separate-rate respondents which Commerce did
not examine individually in an administrative review. For the
preliminary results of this review, Commerce has determined the
estimated dumping margin for each of the individually examined
respondents to be zero or based entirely on facts otherwise
available.\11\ As a result, following the guidance in section
735(c)(5)(b) of the Act, we assigned to all eligible non-selected
respondents the simple average of the separate rates assigned to
Jiangsu Senmao and Sino-Maple for the preliminary results of this
review.
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\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Results Margin Calculation
for Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd.,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Jiangsu Senmao Calculation
Memorandum). See also Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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The China-Wide Entity
Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative review.\12\ Under this policy,
the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. A request for a review of the China-wide entity was made in
this review.\13\ Therefore, the China-wide entity is subject to this
administrative review.
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\12\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\13\ See the Coalition for American Hardwood Parity's Letter,
``Request for Administrative Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People's Republic of China,'' dated December 28, 2017.
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Aside from the companies we preliminarily find made no shipments
and those companies for which the review is being rescinded, Commerce
considers all other companies for which a review was requested and
which did not demonstrate separate rate eligibility to be part of the
China-wide entity.\14\ For the preliminary results of this review, we
consider 59 companies to be part of the China-wide entity. For
additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\14\ See Initiation Notice (``All firms listed below that wish
to qualify for separate rate status in the administrative reviews
involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a
separate rate application or certification, as described below.'')
Companies that are subject to this administrative review that are
considered to be part of the China-wide entity are listed in
Appendix II.
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Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
We preliminarily determine that the use of facts otherwise
available is warranted with respect to the China-wide entity, in
accordance with sections 776(a)(1) and (a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Act,
because the China-wide entity failed to provide necessary information,
withheld information requested by Commerce, and significantly impeded
the proceeding by not responding to Commerce's quantity and value
questionnaire.\15\ Further, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we
preliminarily determine that, because the China-wide entity failed to
cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability, an adverse
inference is warranted.
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\15\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Quantity and Value Questionnaire
for the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China,''
dated May 18, 2018.
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We also determine that the use of facts otherwise available is
warranted with respect to Sino-Maple, in accordance with sections
776(a)(1) and (a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Act, because Sino-Maple failed to
provide necessary information, withheld information requested by
Commerce, and significantly impeded the proceeding, by not reporting
the nature of its relationship with a U.S. affiliate and certain sales
information. Further, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we
preliminarily determine that, because Sino-Maple failed to cooperate by
not acting to the best of its ability, an adverse inference is
warranted.
For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
We are conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We calculated export prices for Jiangsu Senmao
in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because China is an NME
within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in
accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. Additionally, as discussed
above, we are basing Sino-Maple's estimated dumping margin entirely on
facts otherwise available.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
Appendix I to this notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
In this administrative review, we preliminarily calculated a
weighted-average dumping margin for Jiangsu Senmao of zero.\16\ As
total AFA, we assigned to Sino-Maple the highest transaction-specific
margin calculated for any respondent in this segment of the proceeding,
or 96.51 percent.\17\ As discussed above, for the 59 additional
companies subject to this review that established separate rate
eligibility, we assigned a simple average of the separate rates
assigned to Jiangsu Senmao and Sino-Maple, or 48.26
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percent. Further, as noted, the China-wide entity is subject to this
administrative review, and therefore, the rate established in the
investigation of 25.62 percent is subject to change. As total AFA, we
also preliminarily assigned a rate of 96.51 percent to the China-wide
entity. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\16\ See Jiangsu Senmao Calculation Memorandum.
\17\ Id. at Attachment. See also Preliminary Decision
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For the 61 companies subject to this review that have established
their eligibility for a separate rate, and the China-wide entity, we
preliminarily determine that the following estimated dumping margins
exist for the period December 1, 2016, through November 30, 2017:
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Weighted- average
Exporters dumping margin
(percent)
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The China-Wide Entity................................ 96.51
Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd........................ 96.51
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd..... 0.00
A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd........................ 48.26
Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership)......... 48.26
Benxi Wood Company................................... 48.26
Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd........................... 48.26
Dalian Guhua Wooden Product Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd.............. 48.26
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd................ 48.26
Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd............... 48.26
Dalian T-Boom Wood Products Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC................. 48.26
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.......... 48.26
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd............. 48.26
DunHua SenTai Wood Co., Ltd.......................... 48.26
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd................ 48.26
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd............... 48.26
Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd...... 48.26
Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd................ 48.26
Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd............... 48.26
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd.............. 48.26
Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd.......................... 48.26
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc.................. 48.26
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd....................... 48.26
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd.................. 48.26
Innomaster Home (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd................. 48.26
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd.......... 48.26
Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd..................... 48.26
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd...................... 48.26
Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd........ 48.26
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd....................... 48.26
Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd............... 48.26
Kember Flooring, Inc................................. 48.26
Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.............. 48.26
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd........................... 48.26
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd........................... 48.26
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc.................... 48.26
Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.............. 48.26
Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd........ 48.26
Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd....... 48.26
Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd........................... 48.26
Shandong Longteng Wood Co., Ltd...................... 48.26
Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd...................... 48.26
Shanghaifloor Timber (Shanghai) Co., Ltd............. 48.26
Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd.................. 48.26
Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd................... 48.26
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.......................... 48.26
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd......... 48.26
Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd............ 48.26
Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd......................... 48.26
Yekalon Industry Inc................................. 48.26
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd.................. 48.26
Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd........................ 48.26
Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd........... 48.26
Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd............. 48.26
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd..................... 48.26
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd.................. 48.26
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., 48.26
Ltd.................................................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We intend to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for these preliminary results within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after
the date of publication of these preliminary results of review.\18\
Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later than five days after the
written comments are filed, and all rebuttal comments must be limited
to comments raised in the case briefs.\19\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\19\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this review are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, we
intend to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
Unless otherwise extended, we intend to issue the final results of
this administrative review, which will include the results of our
analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We intend to
issue appropriate assessment instructions with respect to the companies
for which this review is rescinded to CBP 15 days after the publication
of this notice.
For the companies for which this review is rescinded, antidumping
duties shall be assessed 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). For the respondents that were not selected for
individual examination in this administrative review that qualified for
a separate rate, the assessment rate will be equal to the simple
average of the estimated dumping margins assigned to Jiangsu Senmao and
Sino-Maple in the final results of this review.\20\ For the final
results, if we continue to base the China-wide entity and Sino-Maple's
estimated dumping margin on total adverse facts available, we will
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 96.51 percent to
all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were produced
and/or exported by those entities.
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\20\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments: 2014-2015, 81
FR 29528 (May 12, 2016), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum at 10-11; unchanged in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; Final Determination of No Shipments; 2014-
2015, 81 FR 54042 (August 15, 2016).
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If, in the final results, Jiangsu Senmao's weighted-average dumping
margin continues to be zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5
percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties. For entries that were not
reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by the company
individually examined during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate. In addition, if we
continue to find no shipments of subject merchandise for the 18
companies for which we preliminarily find no such shipments during the
POR,\21\ any suspended entries of subject merchandise from those
companies will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.\22\
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\21\ See Appendix II for a list of these companies.
\22\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65695 (October 24, 2011).
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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 from China 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 companies
listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be
that rate established in the final results of this review (except, if
the rate is de minimis, then a cash deposit rate of zero will be
required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-
Chinese exporters for which a review was not requested and that
received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific
rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have
not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate for the China-wide entity, as discussed above; and (4)
for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise that have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to China exporter(s) that supplied that non-China exporter.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping
duties.
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Selection of Respondents
VI. Partial Rescission of Review
VII. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
VIII. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Non-Market Economy Country Status
B. Separate Rate Determinations
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1. Sino-Maple and Wholly Foreign-Owned Separate Rate Applicants
2. Jiangsu Senmao and Chinese-Owned Separate Rate Applicants
a. Absence of De Jure Control
b. Absence of De Facto Control
3. China-Wide Entity
C. Application of AFA to the China-Wide Entity and Sino-Maple
1. Application of Facts Available
2. Application of Facts Available with an Adverse Inference
3. Selection and Corroboration of the AFA Rate
D. Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for Non-Examined Separate-
Rate Companies
E. Surrogate Country and SV Data
1. Surrogate Country Selection
2. Economic Comparability
3. Significant Producer of Identical or Comparable Merchandise
4. Data Availability
F. Date of Sale
G. Comparisons to Normal Value
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
H. U.S. Price
1. Export Price
2. Value-Added Tax
I. Normal Value
1. Factor Valuation Methodology
a. Direct and Packing Materials
b. Labor
c. Financial Ratios
d. By-Products
J. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the Act
K. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation
Appendix II
No Shipments
Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd.
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.
Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd.
Chinafloors Timber (China) Co., Ltd.
Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd.
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Zhengtian Industrial Co., Ltd.
Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.
Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd.
Karly Wood Product Limited
Kingman Floors Co., Ltd.
Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd.
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity
Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Changbai Mountain Development and Protection Zone Hongtu Wood
Industrial Co., Ltd.
Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd.
Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd.
Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd.
Fujian Wuyishan Werner Green Industry Co., Ltd.
GTP International Ltd.
Guangdong Fu Lin Timber Technology Limited
Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd.
HaiLin XinCheng Wooden Products, Ltd.
Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd. (dba Dasso Industrial Group Co.,
Ltd.)
Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Henan Xingwangjia Technology Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong Easoon Wood Technology Co., Ltd.
Huaxin Jiasheng Wood Co., Ltd.
Huber Engineering Wood Corp.
Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiashan Fengyun Timber Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd.
Kornbest Enterprises Limited
Kunming Alston (AST) Wood Products Co., Ltd.
Les Planchers Mercier, Inc.
Liaoning Daheng Timber Group Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Tianyi Bamboo and Wood Products Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd.
Scholar Home (Shanghai) New Material Co., Ltd.
Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Shandong Puli Trading Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Demeija Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd. (also known as The Lizhong
Wood Industry Limited Company of Shanghai)
Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shenlin Corporation
Shenyang Sende Wood Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Anxin Weiguang Timber Co., Ltd.
Tak Wah Building Material (Suzhou) Co.
Tech Wood International Ltd.
Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry
Zhejiang AnJi Xinfeng Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jesonwood Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Jiechen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Tianzhen Bamboo & Wood Development Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.
Rescissions
Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd.
Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Dunhua City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and Double F Limited
Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd.
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