Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products 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, 48669-48672 [2020-17637]
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does not apply to screen/‘‘surfaced on 4
sides’’ (S4S) and/or ‘‘surface 1 side, 2 edges’’
(SlS2E) stock (also called boards) that are
finger-jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
Imports of wood mouldings and millwork
products are primarily entered under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) numbers:
4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500,
4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000,
4409.29.4100, and 4409.29.5100. Imports of
wood mouldings and millwork products may
also enter under HTSUS numbers:
4409.10.6000, 4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000,
4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600,
4418.20.4000, 4418.20.8030, 4418.20.8060,
4418.99.9095 and 4421.99.9780. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Affiliation/Single Entity
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Conclusion
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–117]
Wood Mouldings and Millwork
Products 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
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that wood mouldings and millwork
products (millwork products) from the
People’s Republic of China (China) are
being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV). The period of investigation
(POI) is July 1, 2019 through December
31, 2019. Interested parties are invited
to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Bowen or Brian Smith, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
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AGENCY:
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0768 or
(202) 482–1766, respectively.
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 February 5, 2020.1 On May 26, 2020,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and
the revised deadline is now August 5,
2020.2 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
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. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are millwork products
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
1 See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products
from Brazil and the People’s Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85
FR 6502 (February 5, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products
from Brazil and the People’s Republic of China:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 31459
(May 26, 2020).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Wood Mouldings and
Millwork Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-ThanFair-Value,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice.
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investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice, as well as additional
language proposed by Commerce. 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
Commerce is preliminarily modifying
the scope language as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. See the revised scope
in Appendix I to this notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Commerce has
calculated export prices in accordance
with section 772(a) of the Act and
constructed export prices in accordance
with section 772(b) of the Act. Because
China is a non-market economy, within
the meaning of section 771(18) of the
Act, Commerce has calculated normal
value in accordance with section 773(c)
of the Act. Furthermore, pursuant to
section 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
Commerce preliminarily has relied
upon facts otherwise available, with
adverse inferences, for the China-wide
Entity. For a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce’s
preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,7 Commerce
stated that it would calculate producer/
exporter combination rates for the
respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy
Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.8
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist:
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Wood Mouldings and
Millwork Products from Brazil and the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this
preliminary determination (Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum).
7 See Initiation Notice at 85 FR 6507.
8 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy
Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market
Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy
Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce’s website at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
9 Commerce preliminarily determines that
Yinfeng/Mangrove are a single entity. See
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Exporter
Producer
Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. Youxi Fujian ...........
Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd./Fujian Province Youxi City Mangrove Wood Machining Co., Ltd.9.
Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. Youxi Fujian ..........
Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd./Fujian
Province Youxi City Mangrove Wood Machining Co.,
Ltd.
Anji Golden Elephant Bamboo Wooden Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Anji Huaxin Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd ............
Cao County Hengda Wood Products Co., Ltd ...............
Evermark (Yantai) Co., Ltd .............................................
Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., Ltd ...........................
Fujian Province Youxi County Baiyuan Wood Machining
Co., Ltd.
Fujian Nanping Yuanqiao Wood Industry Co., Ltd .........
Fujian Province Youxi County Chang Sheng Wood Machining Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., Ltd ..................
Fujian Shunchang Shengsheng Wood Industry Limited
Company.
Fujian Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd .................
Fujian Ruisen International Industrial Co., Ltd ...............
Fujian Zhangping Kimura Forestry Products Co., Ltd ....
Heze Huasheng Wooden Co., Ltd ..................................
Huaan Longda Wood Industry Co., Ltd ..........................
Jiangsu Chen Sheng Forestry Development Co., Ltd ....
Jiangsu Wenfeng Wood Co., Ltd ....................................
Lianyungang Tianke New Energy Technology Co., Ltd
Zhejiang Senya Board Industry Co., Ltd ........................
Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., Ltd .....................
Pucheng County Qiangmei Wood Company, Ltd ...........
Oppein Home Group Inc .................................................
Putian Yihong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ...........................
Qimen Jianxing Bamboo and Wood Goods Co., Ltd .....
Yongan Tenlong Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd ....
Rizhao Jiayue Industry & Trading Co., Ltd .....................
Shouguang Luli Wood Industry Co., Ltd./Rizhao Forest
International Trading Co., Ltd./Xiamen Oubai Industry
& Trade. Co., Ltd.
Sanming Shitong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ......................
Shandong Jicheng Decorative Material Co., Ltd ............
Shaxian Hengtong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ....................
Shaxian Shiyiwood, Ltd ...................................................
Shuyang Zhongding Decoration Materials Co., Ltd ........
Suqian Sulu Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd ...............
The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd ....................................
Zhangzhou City Jinxi Building Material Co., Ltd .............
Pucheng County Qiangmei Wood Company, Ltd./
Lianyungang Tianke New Energy Technology Co.,
Ltd./Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., Ltd./
Zhangzhou Fukangyuan Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou Hexi Wood Co., Ltd ...........................................
Zhangping San Chuan Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd ........
Zhangzhou Green Wood Industry and Trade Co., Ltd ...
Zhangzhou Wangjiamei Industry and Trade Co., Ltd .....
Zhangzhou Yihong Industrial Co., Ltd ............................
..........................................................................................
Anji Golden Elephant Bamboo Wooden Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Anji Huaxin Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd .............
Cao County Hengda Wood Products Co., Ltd ................
Evermark (Yantai) Co., Ltd ..............................................
Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., Ltd ............................
Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd .........................................
Fujian Nanping Yuanqiao Wood Industry Co., Ltd ..........
Fujian Province Youxi County Chang Sheng Wood Machining Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., Ltd ...................
Fujian Shunchang Shengsheng Wood Industry Limited
Company.
Fujian Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd ..................
Fujian Youxi Best Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd .........................
Fujian Zhangping Kimura Forestry Products Co., Ltd .....
Heze Huasheng Wooden Co., Ltd ...................................
Huaan Longda Wood Industry Co., Ltd ...........................
Jiangsu Chen Sheng Forestry Development Co., Ltd .....
Jiangsu Wenfeng Wood Co., Ltd .....................................
Lianyungang Tianke New Energy Technology Co., Ltd ..
Longquan Jiefeng Trade Co., Ltd ....................................
Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., Ltd .....................
Nanping Qiangmei Import & Export Co., Ltd ...................
Oppein Home Group Inc ..................................................
Putian Yihong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ............................
Qimen Jianxing Bamboo and Wood Goods Co., Ltd ......
Qingdao Sanhe Dacheng International Trade Co., Ltd ...
Rizhao Duli Trade Co., Ltd ..............................................
Rizhao Guantong Woodworking Co., Ltd ........................
Sanming Lingtong Trading Co., Ltd .................................
Shandong Miting Household Co., Ltd ..............................
Shaxian Hengtong Wood Industry Co., Ltd .....................
Shaxian Shiyiwood, Ltd ...................................................
Shuyang Kevin International Co., Ltd ..............................
Suqian Sulu Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd ................
The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd .....................................
Xiamen Jinxi Building Material Co., Ltd ...........................
Xuzhou Goodwill Resource Co., Ltd ...............................
Xuzhou Hexi Wood Co., Ltd ............................................
Zhangping San Chuan Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd .........
Zhangzhou Green Wood Industry and Trade Co., Ltd ....
Zhangzhou Wangjiamei Industry and Trade Co., Ltd .....
Zhangzhou Yihong Industrial Co., Ltd .............................
China-Wide Entity ............................................................
Suspension of Liquidation
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
In accordance with section 733(d)(2)
of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of subject
merchandise, as described in the scope
of the investigation section, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
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Register, as discussed below. Further,
pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce
will instruct CBP to require a cash
deposit equal to the weighted average
amount by which normal value exceeds
U.S. price, as indicated in the chart
above, as follows: (1) For the producer/
exporter combinations listed in the table
above, the cash deposit rate is equal to
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Cash deposit
rate (adjusted
for subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
146.91
40.30
136.18
29.57
79.40
68.67
79.40
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79.40
68.67
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79.40
79.40
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68.67
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79.40
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359.16
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348.43
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin listed for that
combination in the table; (2) for all
combinations of Chinese producers/
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not established eligibility for their
own separate rates, the cash deposit rate
will be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for
the China-wide entity; and (3) for all
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third-county exporters of subject
merchandise not listed in the table
above, the cash deposit rate is the cash
deposit rate applicable to the Chinese
producer/exporter combination (or
China-wide entity) that supplied that
third-country exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate,
Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export
subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding
when CVD provisional measures are in
effect. Accordingly, where Commerce
has made a preliminary affirmative
determination for domestic subsidy
pass-through or export subsidies,
Commerce has offset the calculated
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin by the appropriate rate(s). Any
such adjusted rates may be found in the
Preliminary Determination Section’s
chart of estimated weighted-average
dumping margins above.
Should provisional measures in the
companion CVD investigation expire
prior to the expiration of provisional
measures in this LTFV investigation,
Commerce will direct CBP to begin
collecting cash deposits at a rate equal
to the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated in this
preliminary determination unadjusted
for the passed-through domestic
subsidies or for export subsidies at the
time the CVD provisional measures
expire. These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this
preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement or, if
there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
information relied upon in making its
final determination.
Public Comment
All interested parties will have the
opportunity to submit case and rebuttal
briefs on the preliminary scope
determination. The deadline to submit
these comments will be no later than 30
days after the publication of this
preliminary determination. Scope
rebuttal briefs (which are limited to
issues raised in the scope briefs) may be
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submitted no later than seven days after
the deadline for the scope briefs. For all
scope briefs and rebuttals thereto,
parties must file identical documents
simultaneously on the records of all the
ongoing AD and CVD millwork products
investigations. No new factual
information or business proprietary
information may be included in either
scope briefs or rebuttal scope briefs.
Case briefs or other written comments
regarding non-scope matters may be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance no later
than seven days after the date on which
the last verification report is issued in
this investigation. Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be submitted no later than seven
days after the deadline date for case
briefs.10 Note that Commerce has
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information until further
notice.11 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this investigation 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, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm the date and time of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides
that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days
after the date of the publication of the
preliminary determination if, in the
event of an affirmative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by exporters who
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in
10 See
19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
11 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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the event of a negative preliminary
determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the
petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that
requests by respondents for
postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a
request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a
period not more than six months in
duration.
On July 2, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e), the mandatory respondents,
Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd.
Youxi Fujian (Bel Trade) and Fujian
Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd.
(Yinfeng), requested that Commerce
postpone the final determination and
that provisional measures be extended
to a period not to exceed six months.12
In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii),
because (1) the preliminary
determination is affirmative; (2) the
requesting exporters account for a
significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise; and (3) no
compelling reasons for denial exist,
Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will
make its final determination no later
than 135 days after the date of
publication of this preliminary
determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after the final determination
whether these imports of the subject
merchandise are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
12 See Bel Trade’s and Yinfeng’s Letter, ‘‘Wood
Mouldings and Millwork Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Respondents’ Request
to Postpone Final Determination and Extend
Deadline for Malaysian Surrogate Financial
Statements,’’ dated July 2, 2020.
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Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this
investigation consists of wood mouldings
and millwork products that are made of
wood (regardless of wood species), bamboo,
laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood
and composite materials (where the
composite materials make up less than 50
percent of the total merchandise), and which
are continuously shaped wood or fingerjointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork
blanks (whether or not resawn). The
merchandise subject to this investigation can
be continuously shaped along any of its
edges, ends, or faces.
The percentage of composite materials
contained in a wood moulding or millwork
product is measured by length, except when
the composite material is a coating or
cladding. Wood mouldings and millwork
products that are coated or clad, even along
their entire length, with a composite
material, but that are otherwise comprised of
wood, LVL, or wood and composite materials
(where the non-coating composite materials
make up 50 percent or less of the total
merchandise) are covered by the scope.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation consists of wood, LVL, bamboo,
or a combination of wood and composite
materials that is continuously shaped
throughout its length (with the exception of
any endwork/dados), profiled wood having a
repetitive design in relief, similar milled
wood architectural accessories, such as
rosettes and plinth blocks, and finger-jointed
or edge-glued moulding or millwork blanks
(whether or not resawn). The scope includes
continuously shaped wood in the forms of
dowels, building components such as interior
paneling and jamb parts, and door
components such as rails, stiles, interior and
exterior door frames or jambs (including
split, flat, stop applied, single- or doublerabbeted), frame or jamb kits, and packaged
door frame trim or casing sets, whether or not
the door components are imported as part of
a door kit or set.
The covered products may be solid wood,
laminated, finger-jointed, edge-glued, faceglued, or otherwise joined in the production
or remanufacturing process and are covered
by the scope whether imported raw, coated
(e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed,
painted, stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl
overlay), any combination of the
aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or
which incorporate rot-resistant elements
(whether wood or composite). The covered
products are covered by the scope whether or
not any surface coating(s) or covers obscures
the grain, textures, or markings of the wood,
whether or not they are ready for use or
require final machining (e.g., endwork/dado,
hinge/strike machining, weatherstrip or
application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork
products are included within the scope even
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punched; drilled; or have undergone other
forms of minor processing.
Subject merchandise also includes wood
mouldings and millwork products that have
been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to trimming,
cutting, notching, punching, drilling, coating,
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 are countertop/butcherblocks,
exterior fencing, exterior decking and
exterior siding products (including solid
wood siding, non-wood siding (e.g.,
composite or cement), and shingles) that are
not LVL or finger jointed; finished and
unfinished doors; flooring; parts of stair steps
(including newel posts, balusters, easing,
gooseneck, risers, treads, rail fittings and stair
stringers); picture frame components three
feet and under in individual lengths; and
lumber whether solid, finger-jointed, or edgeglued. To be excluded from the scope, fingerjointed or edge-glued lumber must have a
nominal thickness greater than 1.5 inches
and a certification stamp from an American
Lumber Standard Committee-certified
grading bureau. The exclusion for lumber
whether solid, finger-jointed, or edge-glued
does not apply to screen/‘‘surfaced on 4
sides’’ (S4S) and/or ‘‘surface 1 side, 2 edges’’
(SlS2E) stock (also called boards) that are
finger-jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order 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).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China. See Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690
(December 8, 2011).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are all products covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty order on
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities from the
People’s Republic of China. See Wooden
Cabinets and Vanities and Components
Thereof from the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 22126 (April
21, 2020).
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are 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).
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Imports of wood mouldings and millwork
products are primarily entered under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) numbers:
4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500,
4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000,
4409.29.4100, and 4409.29.5100. Imports of
wood mouldings and millwork products may
also enter under HTSUS numbers:
4409.10.6000,4409.10.6500, 4409.22.6000,
4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600,
4418.20.4000, 4418.20.8030, 4418.20.8060,
4418.99.9095 and 4421.99.9780. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of
the Act
VII. Adjustment for Countervailable Export
Subsidies
VIII. Conclusion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–833]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From Thailand: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that sales of citric acid and certain
citrate salts (citric acid) from Thailand
were made by COFCO Biochemical
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (COFCO) and Niran
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Niran) at less than
normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR) January 8, 2018 through
June 30, 2019. We also find that
Sunshine Biotech International Co., Ltd.
(Sunshine) did not sell citric acid at less
than NV during the POR. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
Zhang or Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-117]
Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products 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
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that wood mouldings and millwork products (millwork products) from the
People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of
investigation (POI) is July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Bowen or Brian Smith, 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)
482-1766, respectively.
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 February 5,
2020.\1\ On May 26, 2020, Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now
August 5, 2020.\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 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. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\1\ See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and the
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 85 FR 6502 (February 5, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and the
People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR
31459 (May 26, 2020).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from
the People's Republic of China: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are millwork products
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, as well as additional language proposed by
Commerce. 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\ Commerce is
preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. See the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\5\ See Initiation Notice.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from
Brazil and the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this preliminary
determination (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in
accordance with section 772(a) of the Act and constructed export prices
in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-
market economy, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act,
Commerce has calculated normal value in accordance with section 773(c)
of the Act. Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
Commerce preliminarily has relied upon facts otherwise available, with
adverse inferences, for the China-wide Entity. For a full description
of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\7\ Commerce stated that it would
calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that
are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin
05.1 describes this practice.\8\
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\7\ See Initiation Notice at 85 FR 6507.
\8\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on
Commerce's website at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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\9\ Commerce preliminarily determines that Yinfeng/Mangrove are
a single entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Estimated
weighted- Cash deposit
average rate (adjusted
Exporter Producer dumping for subsidy
margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. Youxi Fujian Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., 146.91 136.18
Ltd. Youxi Fujian.
Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd./ Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading 40.30 29.57
Fujian Province Youxi City Mangrove Wood Co., Ltd./Fujian Province Youxi
Machining Co., Ltd.\9\. City Mangrove Wood Machining Co.,
Ltd.
Anji Golden Elephant Bamboo Wooden Industry Co., Anji Golden Elephant Bamboo Wooden 79.40 68.67
Ltd. Industry Co., Ltd.
Anji Huaxin Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd..... Anji Huaxin Bamboo & Wood Products 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Cao County Hengda Wood Products Co., Ltd........ Cao County Hengda Wood Products 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Evermark (Yantai) Co., Ltd...................... Evermark (Yantai) Co., Ltd........ 79.40 68.67
Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., Ltd.......... Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd................... Fujian Province Youxi County 79.40 68.67
Baiyuan Wood Machining Co., Ltd.
Fujian Nanping Yuanqiao Wood Industry Co., Ltd.. Fujian Nanping Yuanqiao Wood 79.40 68.67
Industry Co., Ltd.
Fujian Province Youxi County Chang Sheng Wood Fujian Province Youxi County Chang 79.40 68.67
Machining Co., Ltd. Sheng Wood Machining Co., Ltd.
Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., Ltd....... Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Fujian Shunchang Shengsheng Wood Industry Fujian Shunchang Shengsheng Wood 79.40 68.67
Limited Company. Industry Limited Company.
Fujian Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd..... Fujian Wangbin Decorative Material 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Fujian Youxi Best Arts & Crafts Co., Ltd........ Fujian Ruisen International 79.40 68.67
Industrial Co., Ltd.
Fujian Zhangping Kimura Forestry Products Co., Fujian Zhangping Kimura Forestry 79.40 68.67
Ltd. Products Co., Ltd.
Heze Huasheng Wooden Co., Ltd................... Heze Huasheng Wooden Co., Ltd..... 79.40 68.67
Huaan Longda Wood Industry Co., Ltd............. Huaan Longda Wood Industry Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Jiangsu Chen Sheng Forestry Development Co., Ltd Jiangsu Chen Sheng Forestry 79.40 68.67
Development Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Wenfeng Wood Co., Ltd................... Jiangsu Wenfeng Wood Co., Ltd..... 79.40 68.67
Lianyungang Tianke New Energy Technology Co., Lianyungang Tianke New Energy 79.40 68.67
Ltd. Technology Co., Ltd.
Longquan Jiefeng Trade Co., Ltd................. Zhejiang Senya Board Industry Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., Ltd........... Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Nanping Qiangmei Import & Export Co., Ltd....... Pucheng County Qiangmei Wood 79.40 68.67
Company, Ltd.
Oppein Home Group Inc........................... Oppein Home Group Inc............. 79.40 68.67
Putian Yihong Wood Industry Co., Ltd............ Putian Yihong Wood Industry Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Qimen Jianxing Bamboo and Wood Goods Co., Ltd... Qimen Jianxing Bamboo and Wood 79.40 68.67
Goods Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Sanhe Dacheng International Trade Co., Yongan Tenlong Bamboo & Wood 79.40 68.67
Ltd. Products Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Duli Trade Co., Ltd...................... Rizhao Jiayue Industry & Trading 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Rizhao Guantong Woodworking Co., Ltd............ Shouguang Luli Wood Industry Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd./Rizhao Forest International
Trading Co., Ltd./Xiamen Oubai
Industry & Trade. Co., Ltd.
Sanming Lingtong Trading Co., Ltd............... Sanming Shitong Wood Industry Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
Shandong Miting Household Co., Ltd.............. Shandong Jicheng Decorative 79.40 68.67
Material Co., Ltd.
Shaxian Hengtong Wood Industry Co., Ltd......... Shaxian Hengtong Wood Industry 79.40 68.67
Co., Ltd.
Shaxian Shiyiwood, Ltd.......................... Shaxian Shiyiwood, Ltd............ 79.40 68.67
Shuyang Kevin International Co., Ltd............ Shuyang Zhongding Decoration 79.40 68.67
Materials Co., Ltd.
Suqian Sulu Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd.... Suqian Sulu Import & Export 79.40 68.67
Trading Co., Ltd.
The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd................. The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd... 79.40 68.67
Xiamen Jinxi Building Material Co., Ltd......... Zhangzhou City Jinxi Building 79.40 68.67
Material Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou Goodwill Resource Co., Ltd............... Pucheng County Qiangmei Wood 79.40 68.67
Company, Ltd./Lianyungang Tianke
New Energy Technology Co., Ltd./
Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood
Co., Ltd./Zhangzhou Fukangyuan
Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou Hexi Wood Co., Ltd....................... Xuzhou Hexi Wood Co., Ltd......... 79.40 68.67
Zhangping San Chuan Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd. Zhangping San Chuan Industrial & 79.40 68.67
Trade Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Green Wood Industry and Trade Co., Ltd Zhangzhou Green Wood Industry and 79.40 68.67
Trade Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Wangjiamei Industry and Trade Co., Ltd Zhangzhou Wangjiamei Industry and 79.40 68.67
Trade Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Yihong Industrial Co., Ltd............ Zhangzhou Yihong Industrial Co., 79.40 68.67
Ltd.
China-Wide Entity............................... .................................. 359.16 348.43
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of subject merchandise, as described in the scope of the investigation
section, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register,
as discussed below. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash
deposit equal to the weighted average amount by which normal value
exceeds U.S. price, as indicated in the chart above, as follows: (1)
For the producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the
cash deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all
combinations of Chinese producers/exporters of subject merchandise that
have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all
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third-county exporters of subject merchandise not listed in the table
above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable to the
Chinese producer/exporter combination (or China-wide entity) that
supplied that third-country exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding when CVD provisional measures are
in effect. Accordingly, where Commerce has made a preliminary
affirmative determination for domestic subsidy pass-through or export
subsidies, Commerce has offset the calculated estimated weighted-
average dumping margin by the appropriate rate(s). Any such adjusted
rates may be found in the Preliminary Determination Section's chart of
estimated weighted-average dumping margins above.
Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation
expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV
investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting cash
deposits at a rate equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins calculated in this preliminary determination unadjusted for the
passed-through domestic subsidies or for export subsidies at the time
the CVD provisional measures expire. These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
All interested parties will have the opportunity to submit case and
rebuttal briefs on the preliminary scope determination. The deadline to
submit these comments will be no later than 30 days after the
publication of this preliminary determination. Scope rebuttal briefs
(which are limited to issues raised in the scope briefs) may be
submitted no later than seven days after the deadline for the scope
briefs. For all scope briefs and rebuttals thereto, parties must file
identical documents simultaneously on the records of all the ongoing AD
and CVD millwork products investigations. No new factual information or
business proprietary information may be included in either scope briefs
or rebuttal scope briefs.
Case briefs or other written comments regarding non-scope matters
may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than
seven days after the deadline date for case briefs.\10\ Note that
Commerce has modified certain of its requirements for serving documents
containing business proprietary information until further notice.\11\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation 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.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
\11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July
10, 2020).
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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,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by
the petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires
that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping
determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months
in duration.
On July 2, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), the mandatory
respondents, Bel Trade Wood Industrial Co., Ltd. Youxi Fujian (Bel
Trade) and Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd. (Yinfeng),
requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that
provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six
months.\12\ In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) the preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final
determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce
will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date
of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section
735(a)(2) of the Act.
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\12\ See Bel Trade's and Yinfeng's Letter, ``Wood Mouldings and
Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China: Respondents'
Request to Postpone Final Determination and Extend Deadline for
Malaysian Surrogate Financial Statements,'' dated July 2, 2020.
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV. If the final determination is
affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after
the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether these imports of the subject merchandise are
materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
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Dated: August 5, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of wood
mouldings and millwork products that are made of wood (regardless of
wood species), bamboo, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or of wood and
composite materials (where the composite materials make up less than
50 percent of the total merchandise), and which are continuously
shaped wood or finger-jointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork
blanks (whether or not resawn). The merchandise subject to this
investigation can be continuously shaped along any of its edges,
ends, or faces.
The percentage of composite materials contained in a wood
moulding or millwork product is measured by length, except when the
composite material is a coating or cladding. Wood mouldings and
millwork products that are coated or clad, even along their entire
length, with a composite material, but that are otherwise comprised
of wood, LVL, or wood and composite materials (where the non-coating
composite materials make up 50 percent or less of the total
merchandise) are covered by the scope.
The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of wood,
LVL, bamboo, or a combination of wood and composite materials that
is continuously shaped throughout its length (with the exception of
any endwork/dados), profiled wood having a repetitive design in
relief, similar milled wood architectural accessories, such as
rosettes and plinth blocks, and finger-jointed or edge-glued
moulding or millwork blanks (whether or not resawn). The scope
includes continuously shaped wood in the forms of dowels, building
components such as interior paneling and jamb parts, and door
components such as rails, stiles, interior and exterior door frames
or jambs (including split, flat, stop applied, single- or double-
rabbeted), frame or jamb kits, and packaged door frame trim or
casing sets, whether or not the door components are imported as part
of a door kit or set.
The covered products may be solid wood, laminated, finger-
jointed, edge-glued, face-glued, or otherwise joined in the
production or remanufacturing process and are covered by the scope
whether imported raw, coated (e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic),
primed, painted, stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl overlay), any
combination of the aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or
which incorporate rot-resistant elements (whether wood or
composite). The covered products are covered by the scope whether or
not any surface coating(s) or covers obscures the grain, textures,
or markings of the wood, whether or not they are ready for use or
require final machining (e.g., endwork/dado, hinge/strike machining,
weatherstrip or application thereof, mitre) or packaging.
All wood mouldings and millwork products are included within the
scope even if they are trimmed; cut-to-size; notched; punched;
drilled; or have undergone other forms of minor processing.
Subject merchandise also includes wood mouldings and millwork
products that have been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching,
drilling, coating, 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 are countertop/
butcherblocks, exterior fencing, exterior decking and exterior
siding products (including solid wood siding, non-wood siding (e.g.,
composite or cement), and shingles) that are not LVL or finger
jointed; finished and unfinished doors; flooring; parts of stair
steps (including newel posts, balusters, easing, gooseneck, risers,
treads, rail fittings and stair stringers); picture frame components
three feet and under in individual lengths; and lumber whether
solid, finger-jointed, or edge-glued. To be excluded from the scope,
finger-jointed or edge-glued lumber must have a nominal thickness
greater than 1.5 inches and a certification stamp from an American
Lumber Standard Committee-certified grading bureau. The exclusion
for lumber whether solid, finger-jointed, or edge-glued does not
apply to screen/``surfaced on 4 sides'' (S4S) and/or ``surface 1
side, 2 edges'' (SlS2E) stock (also called boards) that are finger-
jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or millwork blanks (whether or not
resawn).
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order 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).
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China. See Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011).
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden
Cabinets and Vanities from the People's Republic of China. See
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 22126
(April 21, 2020).
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are 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).
Imports of wood mouldings and millwork products are primarily
entered under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) numbers: 4409.10.4010, 4409.10.4090, 4409.10.4500,
4409.10.5000, 4409.22.4000, 4409.22.5000, 4409.29.4100, and
4409.29.5100. Imports of wood mouldings and millwork products may
also enter under HTSUS numbers: 4409.10.6000,4409.10.6500,
4409.22.6000, 4409.22.6500, 4409.29.6100, 4409.29.6600,
4418.20.4000, 4418.20.8030, 4418.20.8060, 4418.99.9095 and
4421.99.9780. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of the Act
VII. Adjustment for Countervailable Export Subsidies
VIII. Conclusion
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