Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 61875-61877 [2019-24732]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–106]
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof From the
People’s Republic of China: Amended
Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the
preliminary determination of the lessthan-fair-value investigation of wooden
cabinets and vanities and components
thereof (wooden cabinets and vanities)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China) to correct significant ministerial
errors.
DATES: Applicable November 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kabir Archuletta, Rachel Greenberg, or
Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2593,
(202) 482–0652, or (202) 482–3878,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 9, 2019, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination,1 and
completed the disclosure of all
calculation materials to interested
parties. On October 8, 2019, MJB Supply
(Dalian) Co., Ltd, Shouguang Honsoar
Imp. & Exp. Trading Co., Ltd, and
Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd.
(collectively, D&H SRA Companies),
and Zhong Shan King Yuandun Wood
Products Co., Ltd. (Zhong Shan) timely
filed ministerial error allegations
regarding the Preliminary
Determination.2
1 See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 84 FR 54106 (October 9, 2019)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 See D&H SRA Companies’ Letter, ‘‘Wooden
Cabinets and Vanities from the People’s Republic of
China: Ministerial Error Comments to Correct
Spelling of Company Names,’’ dated October 8,
2019; see also Zhong Shan’s Letter, ‘‘Wooden
Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof
from the People’s Republic of China: Ministerial
Error Comments—Prelim Determination,’’ dated
October 8, 2019.
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is July 1,
2018 through December 31, 2018.
Scope of Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is wooden cabinets and
vanities from China. For a complete
description of the scope of this
investigation, see the appendix to this
notice.
Legal Authority
Commerce will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate,
correct any significant ministerial error
by amending the preliminary
determination according to 19 CFR
351.224(e). A ministerial error is
defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an
error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial.’’ 3 A significant ministerial
error is defined as a ministerial error,
the correction of which, either singly or
in combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) A change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference
between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a
weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.4
Analysis of Ministerial Error Allegation
On October 8, 2019, certain separate
rate respondents submitted ministerial
error allegations. The respondents claim
that Commerce should have granted
Zhong Shan a separate rate; that clerical
errors were made with respect to the
names of the producers for exporters
MJB Supply (Dalian) Co., Ltd, and
Shouguang Honsoar Imp. & Exp.
Trading Co., Ltd; and an ‘‘also known
as’’ company name for the exporter/
producer combination Nantong Ouming
Wood Co., Ltd should have been
included. Commerce has reviewed the
record and finds that Zhong Shan’s
allegation is not ministerial in nature as
the Preliminary Determination
demonstrates our intent and our
reasoning as to why Zhong Shan was
not eligible for a separate rate.5
However, we do agree that we made
certain clerical errors on the producer/
3 See also section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).
4 See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
5 See Preliminary Determination PDM at 17–19.
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exporter list for separate rate recipients
constituting significant ministerial
errors within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.224(f) and (g).6 These errors are
significant because the rate applicable to
these separate rate respondents, as a
result of the errors, is the China-wide
rate of 262.18 percent, rather than the
Amended Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following amended weightedaverage dumping margins exist for the
period July 1, 2018 through December
31, 2018:
Estimated
weighted
average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
MJB Supply (Dalian) Co., Ltd .................................
Shouguang Honsoar Imp. & Exp. Trading Co., Ltd
Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd., also known as
Nantong Ouming Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Mulin City Bamiantong Linyeju Jisen Wood ..........
Shandong Honsoar Cabinet Materials Co., Ltd .....
Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd., also known as
Nantong Ouming Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Amended Cash Deposits and
Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised according to the rates calculated
in this amended preliminary
determination, in accordance with
sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.224. Because the rates are
decreasing from the Preliminary
Determination, the amended cash
deposit rates will be effective
retroactively to October 9, 2019, the date
of publication of the Preliminary
Determination. Parties will be notified
of this determination, in accordance
with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we will notify the International
Trade Commission of our amended
preliminary determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This amended preliminary
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 733(f) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: November 6, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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separate rate of 39.25 percent. The
difference in these two rates exceeds the
significant ministerial error threshold
established in 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1)
because correction of these errors results
in a change of at least five absolute
percentage points.
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation consists of wooden cabinets
and vanities that are for permanent
installation (including floor mounted, wall
mounted, ceiling hung or by attachment of
plumbing), and wooden components thereof.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Wooden Cabinets and
Vanities and Components Thereof from the People’s
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39.25
39.25
39.25
Cash deposit rate
(adjusted for
subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
28.71
28.71
28.71
Wooden cabinets and vanities and wooden
components are made substantially of wood
products, including solid wood and
engineered wood products (including those
made from wood particles, fibers, or other
wooden materials such as plywood, strand
board, block board, particle board, or
fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and
vanities consist of a cabinet box (which
typically includes a top, bottom, sides, back,
base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher
rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves) and may or
may not include a frame, door, drawers and/
or shelves. Subject merchandise includes
wooden cabinets and vanities with or
without wood veneers, wood, paper or other
overlays, or laminates, with or without nonwood components or trim such as metal,
marble, glass, plastic, or other resins,
whether or not surface finished or
unfinished, and whether or not completed.
Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered
by the investigation whether or not they are
imported attached to, or in conjunction with,
faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink
bowls, or countertops. If wooden cabinets or
vanities are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, such merchandise, only
the wooden cabinet or vanity is covered by
the scope.
Subject merchandise includes the
following wooden component parts of
cabinets and vanities: (1) Wooden cabinet
and vanity frames (2) wooden cabinet and
vanity boxes (which typically include a top,
bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end
panels, stretcher rails, toe kicks, and/or
shelves), (3) wooden cabinet or vanity doors,
(4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and
drawer components (which typically include
sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back
panels and end panels, (6) and desks,
shelves, and tables that are attached to or
incorporated in the subject merchandise.
Subject merchandise includes all
unassembled, assembled and/or ‘‘ready to
assemble’’ (RTA) wooden cabinets and
vanities, also commonly known as ‘‘flat
packs,’’ except to the extent such
merchandise is already covered by the scope
of antidumping and countervailing duty
orders on Hardwood Plywood from the
People’s Republic of China. See Certain
Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR
504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR
513 (January 4, 2018). RTA wooden cabinets
and vanities are defined as cabinets or
vanities packaged so that at the time of
importation they may include: (1) Wooden
components required to assemble a cabinet or
vanity (including drawer faces and doors);
and (2) parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels,
nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues)
required to assemble a cabinet or vanity.
RTAs may enter the United States in one or
in multiple packages.
Subject merchandise also includes wooden
cabinets and vanities and in-scope
components that have been further processed
in a third country, including but not limited
to one or more of the following: Trimming,
cutting, notching, punching, drilling,
painting, staining, finishing, assembly, or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the investigation if performed in the country
of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation, if entered separate from a
wooden cabinet or vanity are:
(1) Aftermarket accessory items which may
be added to or installed into an interior of a
cabinet and which are not considered a
structural or core component of a wooden
cabinet or vanity. Aftermarket accessory
items may be made of wood, metal, plastic,
composite material, or a combination thereof
that can be inserted into a cabinet and which
are utilized in the function of organization/
accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and
include:
• Inserts or dividers which are placed into
drawer boxes with the purpose of organizing
Republic of China: Ministerial Error Allegations in
the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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or dividing the internal portion of the drawer
into multiple areas for the purpose of
containing smaller items such as cutlery,
utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.
• Round or oblong inserts that rotate
internally in a cabinet for the purpose of
accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware, general
supplies, etc.
(2) Solid wooden accessories including
corbels and rosettes, which serve the primary
purpose of decoration and personalization.
(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware
components including metal hinges,
brackets, catches, locks, drawer slides,
fasteners (nails, screws, tacks, staples),
handles, and knobs.
(4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the
following five criteria are excluded from the
scope: (1) Wall mounted; (2) assembled at the
time of entry into the United States; (3)
contain one or more mirrors; (4) be packaged
for retail sale at time of entry; and (5) have
a maximum depth of seven inches.
Also excluded from the scope of this
investigation are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of
the antidumping duty order on Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s
Republic of China. See Notice of Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order:
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329
(January 4, 2005).
(2) All products covered by the scope of
the antidumping and countervailing duty
orders on Hardwood Plywood from the
People’s Republic of China. See Certain
Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR
504 (January 4, 2018); Certain Hardwood
Plywood Products from the People’s Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR
513 (January 4, 2018).
Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) statistical
numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081.
The subject component parts of wooden
cabinets and vanities may be entered into the
United States under HTSUS statistical
number 9403.90.7080. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation
is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–108]
Ceramic Tile From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary
Negative Critical Circumstances
Determination, and Postponement of
Final Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that ceramic tile from the People’s
Republic of China (China) is being, or is
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV). The period
of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2018
through March 31, 2019. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable November 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Lui or Paul Walker, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0016 or (202) 482–0413,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on May 8, 2019.1 On September 5, 2019,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and
the revised deadline is now November
6, 2019.2 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
1 See Ceramic Tile from the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation, 84 FR 20093 (May 8, 2019) (Initiation
Notice).
2 See Ceramic Tile from the People’s Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 84 FR 46711 (September 5, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less Than
Fair Value Investigation of Ceramic Tile from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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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 to all parties 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 at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is ceramic tile from China.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. For a summary of the
product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this investigation, and
accompanying discussion and analysis
of all comments timely received, see the
Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum.6 The scope case briefs
were due on October 15, 2019, 30 days
after the publication of the Ceramic Tile
from China Preliminary CVD
Determination.7 There will be no further
opportunity for comments on scoperelated issues.8
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Ceramic Tile from the
People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determinations,’’ dated September 6, 2019
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
7 The scope case briefs were due 30 days after the
publication of Ceramic Tile from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary
Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, and
Alignment of Final Determination with Final
Antidumping Duty Determination, 84 FR 48125
(September 12, 2019) (Ceramic Tile from China
Preliminary CVD Determination). See the
Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 3. In
accordance with Commerce’s practice, where a
deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 2930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
8 Parties were already permitted the opportunity
to file scope case briefs. Case briefs, other written
comments, and rebuttal briefs should not include
scope-related issues. See Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum at 3.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-106]
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the
People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the
preliminary determination of the less-than-fair-value investigation of
wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets
and vanities) from the People's Republic of China (China) to correct
significant ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable November 14, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, Rachel Greenberg, or
Eliza Siordia, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2593, (202) 482-0652, or (202) 482-3878, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 9, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination,\1\ and completed the disclosure of all
calculation materials to interested parties. On October 8, 2019, MJB
Supply (Dalian) Co., Ltd, Shouguang Honsoar Imp. & Exp. Trading Co.,
Ltd, and Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd. (collectively, D&H SRA
Companies), and Zhong Shan King Yuandun Wood Products Co., Ltd. (Zhong
Shan) timely filed ministerial error allegations regarding the
Preliminary Determination.\2\
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\1\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures, 84 FR
54106 (October 9, 2019) (Preliminary Determination), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See D&H SRA Companies' Letter, ``Wooden Cabinets and
Vanities from the People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error
Comments to Correct Spelling of Company Names,'' dated October 8,
2019; see also Zhong Shan's Letter, ``Wooden Cabinets and Vanities
and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China:
Ministerial Error Comments--Prelim Determination,'' dated October 8,
2019.
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is July 1, 2018 through December 31,
2018.
Scope of Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is wooden cabinets and
vanities from China. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see the appendix to this notice.
Legal Authority
Commerce will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate,
correct any significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary
determination according to 19 CFR 351.224(e). A ministerial error is
defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ``an error in addition, subtraction, or
other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate
copying, duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of
unintentional error which the Secretary considers ministerial.'' \3\ A
significant ministerial error is defined as a ministerial error, the
correction of which, either singly or in combination with other errors,
would result in: (1) A change of at least five absolute percentage
points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the weighted-average
dumping margin calculated in the original (erroneous) preliminary
determination; or (2) a difference between a weighted-average dumping
margin of zero or de minimis and a weighted-average dumping margin of
greater than de minimis or vice versa.\4\
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\3\ See also section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
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Analysis of Ministerial Error Allegation
On October 8, 2019, certain separate rate respondents submitted
ministerial error allegations. The respondents claim that Commerce
should have granted Zhong Shan a separate rate; that clerical errors
were made with respect to the names of the producers for exporters MJB
Supply (Dalian) Co., Ltd, and Shouguang Honsoar Imp. & Exp. Trading
Co., Ltd; and an ``also known as'' company name for the exporter/
producer combination Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd should have been
included. Commerce has reviewed the record and finds that Zhong Shan's
allegation is not ministerial in nature as the Preliminary
Determination demonstrates our intent and our reasoning as to why Zhong
Shan was not eligible for a separate rate.\5\ However, we do agree that
we made certain clerical errors on the producer/
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exporter list for separate rate recipients constituting significant
ministerial errors within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f) and (g).\6\
These errors are significant because the rate applicable to these
separate rate respondents, as a result of the errors, is the China-wide
rate of 262.18 percent, rather than the separate rate of 39.25 percent.
The difference in these two rates exceeds the significant ministerial
error threshold established in 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1) because correction
of these errors results in a change of at least five absolute
percentage points.
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\5\ See Preliminary Determination PDM at 17-19.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Ministerial
Error Allegations in the Preliminary Determination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Amended Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following amended
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018:
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Estimated Cash deposit rate
weighted average (adjusted for
Exporter Producer dumping margin subsidy offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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MJB Supply (Dalian) Co., Ltd............ Mulin City Bamiantong Linyeju 39.25 28.71
Jisen Wood.
Shouguang Honsoar Imp. & Exp. Trading Shandong Honsoar Cabinet 39.25 28.71
Co., Ltd. Materials Co., Ltd.
Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd., also Nantong Ouming Wood Co., Ltd., 39.25 28.71
known as Nantong Ouming Wood Industry also known as Nantong Ouming
Co., Ltd. Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
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Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will
be revised according to the rates calculated in this amended
preliminary determination, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224. Because the rates are decreasing from
the Preliminary Determination, the amended cash deposit rates will be
effective retroactively to October 9, 2019, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination. Parties will be notified of this
determination, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the
International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary
determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: November 6, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of wooden
cabinets and vanities that are for permanent installation (including
floor mounted, wall mounted, ceiling hung or by attachment of
plumbing), and wooden components thereof. Wooden cabinets and
vanities and wooden components are made substantially of wood
products, including solid wood and engineered wood products
(including those made from wood particles, fibers, or other wooden
materials such as plywood, strand board, block board, particle
board, or fiberboard), or bamboo. Wooden cabinets and vanities
consist of a cabinet box (which typically includes a top, bottom,
sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher rails, toe
kicks, and/or shelves) and may or may not include a frame, door,
drawers and/or shelves. Subject merchandise includes wooden cabinets
and vanities with or without wood veneers, wood, paper or other
overlays, or laminates, with or without non-wood components or trim
such as metal, marble, glass, plastic, or other resins, whether or
not surface finished or unfinished, and whether or not completed.
Wooden cabinets and vanities are covered by the investigation
whether or not they are imported attached to, or in conjunction
with, faucets, metal plumbing, sinks and/or sink bowls, or
countertops. If wooden cabinets or vanities are imported attached
to, or in conjunction with, such merchandise, only the wooden
cabinet or vanity is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes the following wooden component
parts of cabinets and vanities: (1) Wooden cabinet and vanity frames
(2) wooden cabinet and vanity boxes (which typically include a top,
bottom, sides, back, base blockers, ends/end panels, stretcher
rails, toe kicks, and/or shelves), (3) wooden cabinet or vanity
doors, (4) wooden cabinet or vanity drawers and drawer components
(which typically include sides, backs, bottoms, and faces), (5) back
panels and end panels, (6) and desks, shelves, and tables that are
attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise.
Subject merchandise includes all unassembled, assembled and/or
``ready to assemble'' (RTA) wooden cabinets and vanities, also
commonly known as ``flat packs,'' except to the extent such
merchandise is already covered by the scope of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood from the People's
Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January
4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4,
2018). RTA wooden cabinets and vanities are defined as cabinets or
vanities packaged so that at the time of importation they may
include: (1) Wooden components required to assemble a cabinet or
vanity (including drawer faces and doors); and (2) parts (e.g.,
screws, washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues)
required to assemble a cabinet or vanity. RTAs may enter the United
States in one or in multiple packages.
Subject merchandise also includes wooden cabinets and vanities
and in-scope components that have been further processed in a third
country, including but not limited to one or more of the following:
Trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting, staining,
finishing, assembly, or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation
if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation, if entered
separate from a wooden cabinet or vanity are:
(1) Aftermarket accessory items which may be added to or
installed into an interior of a cabinet and which are not considered
a structural or core component of a wooden cabinet or vanity.
Aftermarket accessory items may be made of wood, metal, plastic,
composite material, or a combination thereof that can be inserted
into a cabinet and which are utilized in the function of
organization/accessibility on the interior of a cabinet; and
include:
Inserts or dividers which are placed into drawer boxes
with the purpose of organizing
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or dividing the internal portion of the drawer into multiple areas
for the purpose of containing smaller items such as cutlery,
utensils, bathroom essentials, etc.
Round or oblong inserts that rotate internally in a
cabinet for the purpose of accessibility to foodstuffs, dishware,
general supplies, etc.
(2) Solid wooden accessories including corbels and rosettes,
which serve the primary purpose of decoration and personalization.
(3) Non-wooden cabinet hardware components including metal
hinges, brackets, catches, locks, drawer slides, fasteners (nails,
screws, tacks, staples), handles, and knobs.
(4) Medicine cabinets that meet all of the following five
criteria are excluded from the scope: (1) Wall mounted; (2)
assembled at the time of entry into the United States; (3) contain
one or more mirrors; (4) be packaged for retail sale at time of
entry; and (5) have a maximum depth of seven inches.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are:
(1) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping duty
order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005).
(2) All products covered by the scope of the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on Hardwood Plywood from the People's
Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January
4, 2018); Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4,
2018).
Imports of subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical numbers
9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081. The subject component parts of wooden
cabinets and vanities may be entered into the United States under
HTSUS statistical number 9403.90.7080. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this investigation is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2019-24732 Filed 11-13-19; 8:45 am]
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