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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof From the
People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing a countervailing
duty (CVD) order on wooden cabinets
and vanities and components thereof
(wooden cabinets and vanities) from the
People’s Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 21, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benito Ballesteros, 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) 482–7425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act),
on February 28, 2020, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of wooden
cabinets and vanities from China.1 On
April 13, 2020, the ITC notified
Commerce of its final determination that
an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by
reason of subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from China.2
1 See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 85 FR 11962 (February 28, 2020)
(Final Determination).
2 See Letter to Jeffrey Kessler, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are wooden cabinets and vanities from
China. For a complete description of the
scope of this order, see the Appendix to
this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On April 13, 2020, in accordance with
section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in
which it found that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
subsidized imports of wooden cabinets
and vanities from China.3 Therefore, in
accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and
706 of the Act, Commerce is issuing this
countervailing duty order. Because the
ITC determined that imports of wooden
cabinets and vanities from China are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
706(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce,
countervailing duties for all relevant
entries of wooden cabinets and vanities
from China, which are entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 12,
2019, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,4 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before the publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination under
section 705(b) of the Act, as further
described below.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, we will instruct CBP to reinstitute
the suspension of liquidation of wooden
cabinets and vanities from China as
described in the Appendix to this notice
which are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of the ITC’s
notice of final determination in the
from David S. Johanson, Chairman of the U.S.
International Trade Commission, dated April 13,
2020 (ITC Letter).
3 Id.
4 See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and
Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 39798 (August 12, 2019)
(Preliminary Determination) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Federal Register. We will also instruct
CBP to require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated customs duties on the subject
merchandise, a cash deposit of
countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates below for the subject
merchandise. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice. The all-others
rate applies to all producers or exporters
not specifically listed below.
Company
The Ancientree Cabinet Co.,
Ltd.5 ...................................
Dalian Meisen Woodworking
Co., Ltd.6 ...........................
Rizhao Foremost Woodwork
Manufacturing Company
Ltd.7 ...................................
Henan AiDiJia Furniture Co.,
Ltd .....................................
Deway International Trade
Co., Ltd .............................
All Others ..............................
Subsidy rate
(%)
13.33
18.27
31.18
293.45
293.45
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Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months. In the underlying
investigation, Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination on August
12, 2019. As such, the four-month
period beginning on the date of the
publication of the Preliminary
Determination ended on December 9,
2019. Furthermore, section 707(b) of the
Act states that definitive duties are to
begin on the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
703(d) of the Act and our practice, we
instructed CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of wooden cabinets and vanities
from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, after
December 9, 2019, the date on which
5 In the Final Determination, Commerce found the
following companies to be cross-owned with The
Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd.: Jiangsu Hongjia Wood
Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd. Shanghai
Branch, and Shanghai Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd. See
Final Determination, 85 FR at 11963.
6 In the Final Determination, Commerce found the
following company to be cross-owned with Dalian
Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd.: Dalian Hechang
Technology Development Co., Ltd. Id.
7 In the Final Determination, Commerce found the
following companies to be cross-owned with Rizhao
Foremost Woodwork Manufacturing Company Ltd.:
Foremost Worldwide Co., Ltd. and Rizhao Foremost
Landbridge Wood Industries Co., Ltd. Id.
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the provisional measures expired, until
and through the day preceding the date
of publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension of liquidation will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to wooden cabinets and vanities from
China pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of
countervailing duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
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 order 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
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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 the order, 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
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
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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 the order
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 the order is
dispositive.
authority of the Secretary of Commerce
and in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.), in response to an identified need
for consensus advice from U.S. industry
to the U.S. Government regarding the
development and administration of
programs to expand United States
exports of civil nuclear goods and
services in accordance with applicable
U.S. laws and regulations, including
advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods
and services export policies, programs,
and activities will affect the U.S. civil
nuclear industry’s competitiveness and
ability to participate in the international
market.
The Department of Commerce
renewed the CINTAC charter on August
10, 2018. This meeting is being
convened under the sixth charter of the
CINTAC.
The Federal Register Notice for the
April 23, 2020 CINTAC meeting was
published on April 14, 2020 and is
available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2020/04/14/2020-07796/meeting-of-thecivil-nuclear-trade-advisory-committee.
Dated: April 15, 2020.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries.
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International Trade Administration
Dioctyl Terephthalate From the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2018
Cancellation of a Meeting of the Civil
Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Cancellation of a
Partially Closed Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice cancels the April
23, 2020 partially closed meeting of the
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
Committee (CINTAC).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, International
Trade Administration, Room 28018,
1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202–
482–1297; Fax: 202–482–5665; email:
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The CINTAC was
established under the discretionary
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that producers
or exporters subject to this review made
sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value during the period of
review (POR) February 3, 2017 through
July 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable April 21, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel LaCivita or Laura Griffith, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–6430,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On October 18, 2019, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results for
this administrative review.1 We invited
interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results.2 This review covers
three respondents: Aekyung
Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (AKP), Hanwha
Chemical Corporation (Hanwha
Chemical), and LG Chem Ltd. (LG
Chem). We received case briefs from
AKP and Hanwha Chemical on
November 18, 2019.3 We received a
rebuttal brief from the Eastman
Chemical Company (the petitioner) on
November 25, 2019.4 Commerce
conducted this review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP),
regardless of form. DOTP that has been
blended with other products is included
within this scope when such blends
include constituent parts that have not
been chemically reacted with each other
to produce a different product. For such
blends, only the DOTP component of
the mixture is covered by the scope of
this order.5
Subject merchandise is currently
classified under subheading
2917.39.2000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Subject merchandise may also enter
under subheadings 2917.39.7000 or
3812.20.1000 of the HTSUS. While the
CAS registry number and HTSUS
classification are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
order is dispositive.
Analysis of the Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this review
are addressed in the accompanying
1 See Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2018, 84 FR 55904
(October 18, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 55905.
3 See AKP’s Letter, ‘‘Administrative Review of
Dioctyl Terephthalate from Korea: Case Brief of
Aekyung Petrochemical Co., Ltd.,’’ dated November
18, 2019; see also Hanwha Chemical’s Letter,
‘‘Dioctyl Terephthalate (DOTP) from the Republic of
Korea: Case Brief,’’ dated November 18, 2019.
4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Case Brief;
dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from Korea,’’ dated
November 25, 2019.
5 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Finals Results of the 2017–
2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order Covering Dioctyl Terephthalate from the
Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-107]
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing a countervailing duty (CVD) order on wooden
cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets and
vanities) from the People's Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 21, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros, 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) 482-7425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (Act), on February 28, 2020, Commerce published its affirmative
final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided
to producers and exporters of wooden cabinets and vanities from
China.\1\ On April 13, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determination that an industry in the United States is materially
injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by
reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from China.\2\
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\1\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination, 85 FR 11962 (February 28, 2020) (Final
Determination).
\2\ See Letter to Jeffrey Kessler, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from David S. Johanson,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, dated April 13,
2020 (ITC Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are wooden cabinets and vanities
from China. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see
the Appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On April 13, 2020, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act,
the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United States
is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of
the Act by reason of subsidized imports of wooden cabinets and vanities
from China.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and 706
of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because
the ITC determined that imports of wooden cabinets and vanities from
China are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of
such merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 706(b)(1) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for
all relevant entries of wooden cabinets and vanities from China, which
are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 12, 2019, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\4\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before the
publication of the ITC's final injury determination under section
705(b) of the Act, as further described below.
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\4\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 84 FR 39798
(August 12, 2019) (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of wooden cabinets and
vanities from China as described in the Appendix to this notice which
are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final determination in
the
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Federal Register. We will also instruct CBP to require, at the same
time as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on
the subject merchandise, a cash deposit of countervailing duties for
each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net
countervailable subsidy rates below for the subject merchandise. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not
specifically listed below.
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Subsidy rate
Company (%)
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The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd.\5\..................... 13.33
Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd.\6\.................. 18.27
Rizhao Foremost Woodwork Manufacturing Company Ltd.\7\.. 31.18
Henan AiDiJia Furniture Co., Ltd........................ 293.45
Deway International Trade Co., Ltd...................... 293.45
All Others.............................................. 20.93
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\5\ In the Final Determination, Commerce found the following
companies to be cross-owned with The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd.:
Jiangsu Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Branch, and Shanghai Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd. See Final
Determination, 85 FR at 11963.
\6\ In the Final Determination, Commerce found the following
company to be cross-owned with Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd.:
Dalian Hechang Technology Development Co., Ltd. Id.
\7\ In the Final Determination, Commerce found the following
companies to be cross-owned with Rizhao Foremost Woodwork
Manufacturing Company Ltd.: Foremost Worldwide Co., Ltd. and Rizhao
Foremost Landbridge Wood Industries Co., Ltd. Id.
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Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce
published the Preliminary Determination on August 12, 2019. As such,
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determination ended on December 9, 2019. Furthermore,
section 707(b) of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our
practice, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation
and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of wooden cabinets and vanities from China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, after December 9, 2019, the
date on which the provisional measures expired, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in
the Federal Register.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to wooden cabinets and vanities from China pursuant to section 706(a)
of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty
orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in accordance with sections
705(c)(2) and 706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order 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 order 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 the order, 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 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
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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 the order 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 the order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2020-08546 Filed 4-20-20; 8:45 am]
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