Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders in Part, 17774-17777 [2021-06994]
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authorities.13 Case and rebuttal briefs
should be filed using ACCESS.14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, filed electronically via
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.15 Hearing
requests should contain: (1) The party’s
name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3)
a list of issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to
issues raised in the briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a date and
time to be determined.16 Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
An electronically-filed document
must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
which will include the results of its
analysis of all issues raised in the case
briefs, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice, unless
otherwise extended.17
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.18 For the
final results, if we continue to treat the
following companies as part of Chinawide entity, we will instruct CBP to
apply an ad valorem assessment rate of
326.15 percent to all entries of subject
merchandise during the POR that were
produced and/or exported by those
companies: Dava Industry, Deyuan
Panmin, Guangzhou Hercules, Nande
Stone, and Xiamen Deyuan.
We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 35 days after the
publication of the final results of this
review.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
13 See
19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
19 CFR 351.303.
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
16 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
17 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
18 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
14 See
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of the subject merchandise from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
all previously investigated Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters for which a
review was not requested and that
received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate published
in the most recently-completed segment
of this proceeding; (2) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate for China-wide entity, 326.15
percent; and (3) for all exporters of
subject merchandise that are not located
in China and have not received a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to Chinese
exporter(s) that supplied that nonChinese exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping and/
or countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(l), 751(a)(3), and 777(i)(l)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–051; C–570–052]
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products
From the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Changed
Circumstances Reviews, and
Consideration of Revocation of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders in Part
Enforcement and Compliance
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 15, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a request for revocation, in
part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on
certain hardwood plywood products
(hardwood plywood) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) with respect
to certain finished laminated veneer
lumber (LVL) door stiles and rails. We
preliminary determine to revoke, in
part, the Orders with respect to these
products. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable April 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicolas Mayora, 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) 482–3053.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On January 4, 2018, Commerce
published the AD and CVD orders on
hardwood plywood from China.1 On
October 15, 2020, the Coalition for Fair
Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the
petitioner) requested that Commerce
initiate changed circumstances reviews
(CCRs) to revoke, in part, the Orders
with respect to certain LVL door stiles
and rails, pursuant to section 751(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.216(b).2
1 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); and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing
Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018)
(collectively, the Orders).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Hardwood Plywood
Products from the People’s Republic of China:
Request for Changed Circumstances Review and
Partial Revocation,’’ dated October 15, 2020 (CCR
Request); Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Clarification of
Changed Circumstances Review and Partial
Revocation Request,’’ dated November 12, 2020;
Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Clarification of Changed
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On February 9, 2021, we published
the Initiation Notice for these CCRs in
the Federal Register.3 We invited
interested parties to submit comments
concerning industry support for the
revocation, in part, of the Orders, as
well as comments and/or factual
information regarding these CCRs. We
also invited interested parties to
comment on whether any of their
entries are covered by the revocation
request but enjoined from liquidation
due to an injunction issued in ongoing
litigation. On February 19, 2020, we
received comments on behalf of
importer MJB Wood Group LLC (MJB)
agreeing with the proposed revocation
and confirming that it had no such
entries.4 We received no further
comments on the Initiation Notice.
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
Orders is hardwood plywood from
China. For a complete description of the
scope of the Orders, see the appendix to
this notice.
Scope of the CCRs
The petitioner requests that
Commerce revoke the Orders, in part, to
exclude from the scope door stiles and
rails made of LVL that have a width not
to exceed 50 millimeters, a thickness
not to exceed 50 millimeters, and a
length of less than 2,450 millimeters.
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Preliminary Results of the CCRs and
Intent To Revoke the Orders, in Part
Pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g), Commerce
may revoke an order, in whole or in
part, based on a review under section
751(b) of the Act (i.e., a CCR). Section
751(b)(1) of the Act requires a CCR to be
conducted upon receipt of a request
which shows changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review. Section
782(h)(2) of the Act gives Commerce the
authority to revoke an order (in whole
or in part) if it determines that
producers accounting for substantially
all of the production of the domestic
like product have no further interest in
the order, in whole or in part. Section
Circumstances Review and Partial Revocation
Request,’’ dated November 17, 2020; and
Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People’s Republic of China: Response to
Clarification of Changed Circumstances Review and
Partial Revocation Request,’’ dated December 10,
2020.
3 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Changed Circumstances Reviews, 86 FR 8766
(February 9, 2021) (Initiation Notice).
4 See MJB’s Letter, ‘‘Changed Circumstances
Reviews of Hardwood Plywood Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Comments on Initiation
Notice,’’ dated February 19, 2021 (MJB Letter).
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351.222(g) of Commerce’s regulations
provides that Commerce will conduct a
CCR of an AD or CVD order under 19
CFR 351.216, and may revoke an order
(in whole or in part), if it concludes
that: (i) Producers accounting for
substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product to which the
order pertains have expressed a lack of
interest in the relief provided by the
order, in whole or in part; or (ii) if other
changed circumstances sufficient to
warrant revocation exist. Thus, both the
Act and Commerce’s regulations require
that ‘‘substantially all’’ domestic
producers express a lack of interest in
the order for Commerce to revoke the
order, in whole or in part.5 In its
administrative practice, Commerce has
interpreted ‘‘substantially all’’ to
represent producers accounting for at
least 85 percent of U.S. production of
the domestic like product.6
The petitioner submitted a statement
of lack of interest in the continued
application of the Orders with respect to
certain LVL door stiles and rails and
requested that Commerce conduct these
CCRs on an expedited basis.7
Commerce’s regulations do not specify a
deadline for the issuance of preliminary
results of a CCR but provide that
Commerce will issue the final results of
the review within 270 days after the
date on which the CCR is initiated, or
within 45 days if all parties to the
proceeding agree to the outcome of the
review.8 Commerce did not issue a
combined notice of initiation and
preliminary results because the record
was unclear as to whether the petitioner
accounts for substantially all domestic
production of hardwood plywood.9
Thus, Commerce did not determine in
the Initiation Notice whether producers
accounting for substantially all of the
production of the domestic like product
lacked interest. Instead, we invited
interested parties to submit comments
concerning domestic industry support
with respect to the requested partial
revocation of the Orders.10 Although
Commerce received comments from
MJB in response to initiation of these
CCRs, the comments did not address the
issue of domestic industry support.11
Commerce, therefore, received no
comments on industry support. As a
5 See Section 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.222(g).
6 See, e.g., Supercalendered Paper from Canada:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
and Revocation of Countervailing Duty Order, 83
FR 32268 (July 12, 2018).
7 See CCR Request at II.
8 See 19 CFR 351.216 (e).
9 See Initiation Notice.
10 Id., 86 FR at 8767.
11 See MJB Letter.
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result, we find that the domestic
industry has expressed no opposition
with respect to the proposed revocation,
in part, of the Orders.
In light of the petitioner’s statement of
lack of interest, and the absence of
comments from any interested party
addressing the issue of domestic
industry support, we preliminarily
conclude that producers accounting for
substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product to which the
Orders pertain lack interest in the relief
provided by the Orders with respect to
LVL door stiles and rails. Thus, we
preliminarily determine that changed
circumstances warrant revocation of the
Orders, in part, with respect to certain
LVL door stiles and rails.
The petitioner requested that partial
revocation of the Orders be applied
retroactively to June 23, 2017, and April
25, 2017, for the AD and CVD orders,
respectively, i.e., the dates of the
preliminary determinations in the AD
and CVD investigations.12 The
petitioner also requested that Commerce
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to discontinue the
suspension of liquidation for imports
subject to the CCR Request and entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption before June 12, 2020, and
to liquidate all such entries without
regard to duties.13
Section 751(d)(3) of the Act provides
that ‘‘{a} determination under this
section to revoke an order . . . shall
apply with respect to unliquidated
entries of the subject merchandise
which entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date determined by the
administering authority.’’ Consistently,
Commerce’s general practice is to
instruct CBP to liquidate without regard
to AD and CVD duties, and to refund
any estimated deposits of those duties,
on all unliquidated entries of the
merchandise covered by a revocation
that are not covered by the final results
of an administrative review or automatic
liquidation.14 Commerce has exercised
12 See
CCR Request at 8.
The petitioner does not explain how this
request is consistent with its request that Commerce
revoke the Orders retroactive to 2017, however.
14 See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Italy: Final Results
of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances
Review and Revocation, In Part, 76 FR 27634 (May
12, 2011); Stainless Steel Bar from the United
Kingdom: Notice of Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation of Order, in
Part, 72 FR 65706 (November 23, 2007); Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation of Order In
Part: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Germany, 71 FR 66163 (November
13, 2006); Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews and
13 Id.
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its discretion and deviated from this
general practice if the particular facts of
the case have implications for the
effective date of the partial revocation
selected by Commerce.15
If we make a final determination to
revoke the Orders, in part, Commerce
intends to apply these determinations to
each order as follows. Because we have
completed administrative reviews of the
Orders, the partial revocation will be
retroactively applied to unliquidated
entries of merchandise subject to the
CCRs that were entered or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption, on or
after the day following the last day of
the period covered by the most recently
completed administrative review of the
Orders, and which are not covered by
automatic liquidation (i.e., January 1,
2020).
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii). Written comments may
be submitted to Commerce no later than
14 days after the date of publication of
these preliminary results. Rebuttal
comments, limited to issues raised in
such comments, may be filed with
Commerce no later than seven days after
the comments are filed.16 Note that
Commerce has temporarily modified
certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business
proprietary information until further
notice.17 All submissions must be filed
electronically using the Enforcement
and Compliance’s AD and CVD
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. An electronically-filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Revocation of Orders in Part: Certain CorrosionResistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
and Germany, 71 FR 14498 (March 22, 2006); and
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review, and Determination
to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from
the People’s Republic of China, 68 FR 62428
(November 4, 2003).
15 See section 751(d)(3) of the Act; and Itochu
Building Products v. United States, Court No. 11–
00208, Slip Op. 14–37 (CIT 2014) (Itochu Bldg.
Prod) (CIT April 8, 2014) at 12 (‘‘The statutory
provision, as discussed above, provides Commerce
with discretion in the selection of the effective date
for a partial revocation following a changed
circumstances review, but that discretion may not
be exercised arbitrarily so as to decide the question
presented without considering the relevant and
competing considerations’’).
16 Submissions of rebuttal factual information
must comply with 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2); see also
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020)
(Temporary Rule).
17 See Temporary Rule.
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Eastern Time on the due date set forth
in this notice.
Final Results of the Changed
Circumstances Reviews
Commerce will issue its final results
of these CCRs, which will include its
analysis of any written comments, no
later than 270 days after the date on
which these reviews were initiated. If,
in the final results of these reviews,
Commerce continues to determine that
changed circumstances warrant the
revocation of the Orders, in part, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate without
regard to AD or CVD duties, and to
refund any deposits of estimated AD
and CVD duties, on all unliquidated
entries of the merchandise covered by
the revocation that are not covered by
the final results of an administrative
review or automatic liquidation. The
current requirement for cash deposit of
estimated AD and CVD duties on all
entries of subject merchandise will
continue unless they are modified
pursuant to the final results of these
CCRs.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review
are being issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(b) and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 315.216,
19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 CFR
351.222.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these Orders is
hardwood and decorative plywood, and
certain veneered panels as described below.
For purposes of this proceeding, hardwood
and decorative plywood is defined as a
generally flat, multilayered plywood or other
veneered panel, consisting of two or more
layers or plies of wood veneers and a core,
with the face and/or back veneer made of
non-coniferous wood (hardwood) or bamboo.
The veneers, along with the core may be
glued or otherwise bonded together.
Hardwood and decorative plywood may
include products that meet the American
National Standard for Hardwood and
Decorative Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP–1–
2016 (including any revisions to that
standard).
For purposes of this proceeding a ‘‘veneer’’
is a slice of wood regardless of thickness
which is cut, sliced or sawed from a log, bolt,
or flitch. The face and back veneers are the
outermost veneer of wood on either side of
the core irrespective of additional surface
coatings or covers as described below.
The core of hardwood and decorative
plywood consists of the layer or layers of one
or more material(s) that are situated between
the face and back veneers. The core may be
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composed of a range of materials, including
but not limited to hardwood, softwood,
particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard
(MDF).
All hardwood plywood is included within
the scope of these Orders regardless of
whether or not the face and/or back veneers
are surface coated or covered and whether or
not such surface coating(s) or covers obscures
the grain, textures, or markings of the wood.
Examples of surface coatings and covers
include, but are not limited to: Ultra violet
light cured polyurethanes; oil or oil-modified
or water based polyurethanes; wax; epoxyester finishes; moisture-cured urethanes;
paints; stains; paper; aluminum; high
pressure laminate; MDF; medium density
overlay (MDO); and phenolic film.
Additionally, the face veneer of hardwood
plywood may be sanded; smoothed or given
a ‘‘distressed’’ appearance through such
methods as hand-scraping or wire brushing.
All hardwood plywood is included within
the scope even if it is trimmed; cut-to-size;
notched; punched; drilled; or has underwent
other forms of minor processing.
All hardwood and decorative plywood is
included within the scope of these Orders,
without regard to dimension (overall
thickness, thickness of face veneer, thickness
of back veneer, thickness of core, thickness
of inner veneers, width, or length). However,
the most common panel sizes of hardwood
and decorative plywood are 1219 x 1829 mm
(48 x 72 inches), 1219 x 2438 mm (48 x 96
inches), and 1219 x 3048 mm (48 x 120
inches).
Subject merchandise also includes
hardwood and decorative plywood that has
been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to trimming,
cutting, notching, punching, drilling, or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
the Orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope product.
The scope of the Orders excludes the
following items: (1) Structural plywood (also
known as ‘‘industrial plywood’’ or
‘‘industrial panels’’) that is manufactured to
meet U.S. Products Standard PS 1–09, PS 2–
09, or PS 2–10 for Structural Plywood
(including any revisions to that standard or
any substantially equivalent international
standard intended for structural plywood),
and which has both a face and a back veneer
of coniferous wood; (2) products which have
a face and back veneer of cork; (3)
multilayered wood flooring, as described in
the antidumping duty and countervailing
duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration. See Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,
76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011) (amended
final determination of sales at less than fair
value and antidumping duty order), and
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China, 76 FR 76693
(December 8, 2011) (countervailing duty
order), as amended by Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Amended Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012);
(4) multilayered wood flooring with a face
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veneer of bamboo or composed entirely of
bamboo; (5) plywood which has a shape or
design other than a flat panel, with the
exception of any minor processing described
above; (6) products made entirely from
bamboo and adhesives (also known as ‘‘solid
bamboo’’); and (7) Phenolic Film Faced
Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic
Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a
panel with an ‘‘Exterior’’ or ‘‘Exposure 1’’
bond classification as is defined by The
Engineered Wood Association, having an
opaque phenolic film layer with a weight
equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently
bonded on both the face and back veneers
and an opaque, moisture resistant coating
applied to the edges.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders
are wooden furniture goods that, at the time
of importation, are fully assembled and are
ready for their intended uses. Also excluded
from the scope of these Orders is ‘‘ready to
assemble’’ (RTA) furniture. RTA furniture is
defined as (A) furniture packaged for sale for
ultimate purchase by an end-user that, at the
time of importation, includes (1) all wooden
components (in finished form) required to
assemble a finished unit of furniture, (2) all
accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers,
dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive
glues) required to assemble a finished unit of
furniture, and (3) instructions providing
guidance on the assembly of a finished unit
of furniture; (B) unassembled bathroom
vanity cabinets, having a space for one or
more sinks, that are imported with all
unassembled hardwood and hardwood
plywood components that have been cut-tofinal dimensional component shape/size,
painted or stained prior to importation, and
stacked within a singled shipping package,
except for furniture feet which may be
packed and shipped separately; or (C)
unassembled bathroom vanity linen closets
that are imported with all unassembled
hardwood and hardwood plywood
components that have been cut-to-final
dimensional shape/size, painted or stained
prior to importation, and stacked within a
single shipping package, except for furniture
feet which may be packed and shipped
separately.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders
are kitchen cabinets that, at the time of
importation, are fully assembled and are
ready for their intended uses. Also excluded
from the scope of these Orders are RTA
kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen cabinets are
defined as kitchen cabinets packaged for sale
for ultimate purchase by an end-user that, at
the time of importation, includes (1) all
wooden components (in finished form)
required to assemble a finished unit of
cabinetry, (2) all accessory parts (e.g., screws,
washers, dowels, nails, handles, knobs,
hooks, adhesive glues) required to assemble
a finished unit of cabinetry, and (3)
instructions providing guidance on the
assembly of a finished unit of cabinetry.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders
are finished table tops, which are table tops
imported in finished form with pre-cut or
drilled openings to attach the underframe or
legs. The table tops are ready for use at the
time of import and require no further
finishing or processing.
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Excluded from the scope of these Orders
are finished countertops that are imported in
finished form and require no further
finishing or manufacturing.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders
are laminated veneer lumber door and
window components with (1) a maximum
width of 44 millimeters, a thickness from 30
millimeters to 72 millimeters, and a length of
less than 2413 millimeters (2) water boiling
point exterior adhesive, (3) a modulus of
elasticity of 1,500,000 pounds per square
inch or higher, (4) finger-jointed or lapjointed core veneer with all layers oriented
so that the grain is running parallel or with
no more than 3 dispersed layers of veneer
oriented with the grain running
perpendicular to the other layers; and (5) top
layer machined with a curved edge and one
or more profile channels throughout.
Imports of hardwood plywood are
primarily entered under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4412.10.0500;
4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 4412.31.0660;
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.2610;
4412.31.2620; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080;
4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4150; 4412.31.4160;
4412.31.4180; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135;
4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175;
4412.31.5235; 4412.31.5255; 4412.31.5265;
4412.31.5275; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.6100;
4412.31.9100; 4412.31.9200; 4412.32.0520;
4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0565; 4412.32.0570;
4412.32.0620; 4412.32.0640; 4412.32.0670;
4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530;
4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2630; 4412.32.3125;
4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165;
4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.3235;
4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 4412.32.3275;
4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5600; 4412.32.3235;
4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 4412.32.3275;
4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5700; 4412.94.1030;
4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111;
4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3161;
4412.94.3175; 4412.94.4100; 4412.99.0600;
4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040;
4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;
4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160;
4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5115;
and 4412.99.5710.
Imports of hardwood plywood may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings
4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000;
4412.99.9000; 4412.10.9000; 4412.94.5100;
4412.94.9500; and 4412.99.9500. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of these
Orders is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA966]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Chevron
Richmond Refinery Long Wharf
Maintenance and Efficiency Project in
San Francisco Bay, California
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed issuance of an
Incidental Harassment Authorization;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from Chevron Products Company
(Chevron) for an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA), that would cover a
subset of the take authorized in IHAs
previously issued to Chevron, to
incidentally take marine mammals, by
Level B harassment only, during
construction activities associated with
the Chevron Richmond Refinery Long
Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency
Project (LWMEP) in San Francisco Bay,
California. However, some changes have
occurred during this year’s evaluation of
the project. Hydroacoustic monitoring
data has led to changes in source levels
and other noise generating criteria that
affect Level A and Level B harassment
and shutdown zones. The local
abundance for one population has
increased. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
is requesting comments on its proposal
to issue an IHA to incidentally take
marine mammals during the specified
activities. NMFS is also requesting
comments on a possible 1 year renewal
IHA that could be issued under certain
circumstances and if all requirements
are met, as described in Request for
Public Comments at the end of this
notice. NMFS will consider public
comments prior to making any final
decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than May 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Written
comments should be submitted via
email to ITP.Meadows@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-051; C-570-052]
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and
Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders in Part
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 15, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a request for revocation, in part, of the antidumping duty
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain hardwood plywood
products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China)
with respect to certain finished laminated veneer lumber (LVL) door
stiles and rails. We preliminary determine to revoke, in part, the
Orders with respect to these products. Interested parties are invited
to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Mayora, 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) 482-3053.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 4, 2018, Commerce published the AD and CVD orders on
hardwood plywood from China.\1\ On October 15, 2020, the Coalition for
Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood (the petitioner) requested that Commerce
initiate changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) to revoke, in part, the
Orders with respect to certain LVL door stiles and rails, pursuant to
section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and
19 CFR 351.216(b).\2\
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\1\ 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);
and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018)
(collectively, the Orders).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Hardwood Plywood Products from
the People's Republic of China: Request for Changed Circumstances
Review and Partial Revocation,'' dated October 15, 2020 (CCR
Request); Commerce's Letter, ``Clarification of Changed
Circumstances Review and Partial Revocation Request,'' dated
November 12, 2020; Commerce's Letter, ``Clarification of Changed
Circumstances Review and Partial Revocation Request,'' dated
November 17, 2020; and Petitioner's Letter, ``Hardwood Plywood
Products from the People's Republic of China: Response to
Clarification of Changed Circumstances Review and Partial Revocation
Request,'' dated December 10, 2020.
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On February 9, 2021, we published the Initiation Notice for these
CCRs in the Federal Register.\3\ We invited interested parties to
submit comments concerning industry support for the revocation, in
part, of the Orders, as well as comments and/or factual information
regarding these CCRs. We also invited interested parties to comment on
whether any of their entries are covered by the revocation request but
enjoined from liquidation due to an injunction issued in ongoing
litigation. On February 19, 2020, we received comments on behalf of
importer MJB Wood Group LLC (MJB) agreeing with the proposed revocation
and confirming that it had no such entries.\4\ We received no further
comments on the Initiation Notice.
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\3\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 86 FR 8766 (February 9, 2021)
(Initiation Notice).
\4\ See MJB's Letter, ``Changed Circumstances Reviews of
Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Comments on Initiation Notice,'' dated February 19, 2021 (MJB
Letter).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is hardwood plywood from
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Orders, see the
appendix to this notice.
Scope of the CCRs
The petitioner requests that Commerce revoke the Orders, in part,
to exclude from the scope door stiles and rails made of LVL that have a
width not to exceed 50 millimeters, a thickness not to exceed 50
millimeters, and a length of less than 2,450 millimeters.
Preliminary Results of the CCRs and Intent To Revoke the Orders, in
Part
Pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g),
Commerce may revoke an order, in whole or in part, based on a review
under section 751(b) of the Act (i.e., a CCR). Section 751(b)(1) of the
Act requires a CCR to be conducted upon receipt of a request which
shows changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a review. Section
782(h)(2) of the Act gives Commerce the authority to revoke an order
(in whole or in part) if it determines that producers accounting for
substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have
no further interest in the order, in whole or in part. Section
351.222(g) of Commerce's regulations provides that Commerce will
conduct a CCR of an AD or CVD order under 19 CFR 351.216, and may
revoke an order (in whole or in part), if it concludes that: (i)
Producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the
domestic like product to which the order pertains have expressed a lack
of interest in the relief provided by the order, in whole or in part;
or (ii) if other changed circumstances sufficient to warrant revocation
exist. Thus, both the Act and Commerce's regulations require that
``substantially all'' domestic producers express a lack of interest in
the order for Commerce to revoke the order, in whole or in part.\5\ In
its administrative practice, Commerce has interpreted ``substantially
all'' to represent producers accounting for at least 85 percent of U.S.
production of the domestic like product.\6\
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\5\ See Section 782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.222(g).
\6\ See, e.g., Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Final Results
of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation of Countervailing
Duty Order, 83 FR 32268 (July 12, 2018).
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The petitioner submitted a statement of lack of interest in the
continued application of the Orders with respect to certain LVL door
stiles and rails and requested that Commerce conduct these CCRs on an
expedited basis.\7\ Commerce's regulations do not specify a deadline
for the issuance of preliminary results of a CCR but provide that
Commerce will issue the final results of the review within 270 days
after the date on which the CCR is initiated, or within 45 days if all
parties to the proceeding agree to the outcome of the review.\8\
Commerce did not issue a combined notice of initiation and preliminary
results because the record was unclear as to whether the petitioner
accounts for substantially all domestic production of hardwood
plywood.\9\ Thus, Commerce did not determine in the Initiation Notice
whether producers accounting for substantially all of the production of
the domestic like product lacked interest. Instead, we invited
interested parties to submit comments concerning domestic industry
support with respect to the requested partial revocation of the
Orders.\10\ Although Commerce received comments from MJB in response to
initiation of these CCRs, the comments did not address the issue of
domestic industry support.\11\ Commerce, therefore, received no
comments on industry support. As a result, we find that the domestic
industry has expressed no opposition with respect to the proposed
revocation, in part, of the Orders.
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\7\ See CCR Request at II.
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.216 (e).
\9\ See Initiation Notice.
\10\ Id., 86 FR at 8767.
\11\ See MJB Letter.
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In light of the petitioner's statement of lack of interest, and the
absence of comments from any interested party addressing the issue of
domestic industry support, we preliminarily conclude that producers
accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like
product to which the Orders pertain lack interest in the relief
provided by the Orders with respect to LVL door stiles and rails. Thus,
we preliminarily determine that changed circumstances warrant
revocation of the Orders, in part, with respect to certain LVL door
stiles and rails.
The petitioner requested that partial revocation of the Orders be
applied retroactively to June 23, 2017, and April 25, 2017, for the AD
and CVD orders, respectively, i.e., the dates of the preliminary
determinations in the AD and CVD investigations.\12\ The petitioner
also requested that Commerce instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to discontinue the suspension of liquidation for
imports subject to the CCR Request and entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption before June 12, 2020, and to liquidate all
such entries without regard to duties.\13\
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\12\ See CCR Request at 8.
\13\ Id. The petitioner does not explain how this request is
consistent with its request that Commerce revoke the Orders
retroactive to 2017, however.
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Section 751(d)(3) of the Act provides that ``{a{time}
determination under this section to revoke an order . . . shall apply
with respect to unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise which
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date determined by the administering authority.'' Consistently,
Commerce's general practice is to instruct CBP to liquidate without
regard to AD and CVD duties, and to refund any estimated deposits of
those duties, on all unliquidated entries of the merchandise covered by
a revocation that are not covered by the final results of an
administrative review or automatic liquidation.\14\ Commerce has
exercised
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its discretion and deviated from this general practice if the
particular facts of the case have implications for the effective date
of the partial revocation selected by Commerce.\15\
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\14\ See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Italy: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation, In
Part, 76 FR 27634 (May 12, 2011); Stainless Steel Bar from the
United Kingdom: Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Review and Revocation of Order, in Part, 72 FR 65706 (November 23,
2007); Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review and Revocation of Order In Part: Certain
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Germany, 71 FR
66163 (November 13, 2006); Notice of Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews and Revocation of Orders in Part:
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products from Canada
and Germany, 71 FR 14498 (March 22, 2006); and Notice of Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, and
Determination to Revoke Order in Part: Certain Cased Pencils from
the People's Republic of China, 68 FR 62428 (November 4, 2003).
\15\ See section 751(d)(3) of the Act; and Itochu Building
Products v. United States, Court No. 11-00208, Slip Op. 14-37 (CIT
2014) (Itochu Bldg. Prod) (CIT April 8, 2014) at 12 (``The statutory
provision, as discussed above, provides Commerce with discretion in
the selection of the effective date for a partial revocation
following a changed circumstances review, but that discretion may
not be exercised arbitrarily so as to decide the question presented
without considering the relevant and competing considerations'').
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If we make a final determination to revoke the Orders, in part,
Commerce intends to apply these determinations to each order as
follows. Because we have completed administrative reviews of the
Orders, the partial revocation will be retroactively applied to
unliquidated entries of merchandise subject to the CCRs that were
entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the
day following the last day of the period covered by the most recently
completed administrative review of the Orders, and which are not
covered by automatic liquidation (i.e., January 1, 2020).
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Written comments
may be submitted to Commerce no later than 14 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results. Rebuttal comments, limited to
issues raised in such comments, may be filed with Commerce no later
than seven days after the comments are filed.\16\ Note that Commerce
has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving
documents containing business proprietary information until further
notice.\17\ All submissions must be filed electronically using the
Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. An electronically-filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the
due date set forth in this notice.
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\16\ Submissions of rebuttal factual information must comply
with 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period,
85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
\17\ See Temporary Rule.
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Final Results of the Changed Circumstances Reviews
Commerce will issue its final results of these CCRs, which will
include its analysis of any written comments, no later than 270 days
after the date on which these reviews were initiated. If, in the final
results of these reviews, Commerce continues to determine that changed
circumstances warrant the revocation of the Orders, in part, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to AD or CVD duties, and to
refund any deposits of estimated AD and CVD duties, on all unliquidated
entries of the merchandise covered by the revocation that are not
covered by the final results of an administrative review or automatic
liquidation. The current requirement for cash deposit of estimated AD
and CVD duties on all entries of subject merchandise will continue
unless they are modified pursuant to the final results of these CCRs.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are being issued and published
in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
315.216, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), and 19 CFR 351.222.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these Orders is hardwood and
decorative plywood, and certain veneered panels as described below.
For purposes of this proceeding, hardwood and decorative plywood is
defined as a generally flat, multilayered plywood or other veneered
panel, consisting of two or more layers or plies of wood veneers and
a core, with the face and/or back veneer made of non-coniferous wood
(hardwood) or bamboo. The veneers, along with the core may be glued
or otherwise bonded together. Hardwood and decorative plywood may
include products that meet the American National Standard for
Hardwood and Decorative Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2016 (including any
revisions to that standard).
For purposes of this proceeding a ``veneer'' is a slice of wood
regardless of thickness which is cut, sliced or sawed from a log,
bolt, or flitch. The face and back veneers are the outermost veneer
of wood on either side of the core irrespective of additional
surface coatings or covers as described below.
The core of hardwood and decorative plywood consists of the
layer or layers of one or more material(s) that are situated between
the face and back veneers. The core may be composed of a range of
materials, including but not limited to hardwood, softwood,
particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard (MDF).
All hardwood plywood is included within the scope of these
Orders regardless of whether or not the face and/or back veneers are
surface coated or covered and whether or not such surface coating(s)
or covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood.
Examples of surface coatings and covers include, but are not limited
to: Ultra violet light cured polyurethanes; oil or oil-modified or
water based polyurethanes; wax; epoxy-ester finishes; moisture-cured
urethanes; paints; stains; paper; aluminum; high pressure laminate;
MDF; medium density overlay (MDO); and phenolic film. Additionally,
the face veneer of hardwood plywood may be sanded; smoothed or given
a ``distressed'' appearance through such methods as hand-scraping or
wire brushing. All hardwood plywood is included within the scope
even if it is trimmed; cut-to-size; notched; punched; drilled; or
has underwent other forms of minor processing.
All hardwood and decorative plywood is included within the scope
of these Orders, without regard to dimension (overall thickness,
thickness of face veneer, thickness of back veneer, thickness of
core, thickness of inner veneers, width, or length). However, the
most common panel sizes of hardwood and decorative plywood are 1219
x 1829 mm (48 x 72 inches), 1219 x 2438 mm (48 x 96 inches), and
1219 x 3048 mm (48 x 120 inches).
Subject merchandise also includes hardwood and decorative
plywood that has been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching,
drilling, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove
the merchandise from the scope of the Orders if performed in the
country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
The scope of the Orders excludes the following items: (1)
Structural plywood (also known as ``industrial plywood'' or
``industrial panels'') that is manufactured to meet U.S. Products
Standard PS 1-09, PS 2-09, or PS 2-10 for Structural Plywood
(including any revisions to that standard or any substantially
equivalent international standard intended for structural plywood),
and which has both a face and a back veneer of coniferous wood; (2)
products which have a face and back veneer of cork; (3) multilayered
wood flooring, as described in the antidumping duty and
countervailing duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration. See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011) (amended
final determination of sales at less than fair value and antidumping
duty order), and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's
Republic of China, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011) (countervailing
duty order), as amended by Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012); (4) multilayered wood
flooring with a face
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veneer of bamboo or composed entirely of bamboo; (5) plywood which
has a shape or design other than a flat panel, with the exception of
any minor processing described above; (6) products made entirely
from bamboo and adhesives (also known as ``solid bamboo''); and (7)
Phenolic Film Faced Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic Surface
Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a panel with an ``Exterior'' or
``Exposure 1'' bond classification as is defined by The Engineered
Wood Association, having an opaque phenolic film layer with a weight
equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently bonded on both the face
and back veneers and an opaque, moisture resistant coating applied
to the edges.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are wooden furniture
goods that, at the time of importation, are fully assembled and are
ready for their intended uses. Also excluded from the scope of these
Orders is ``ready to assemble'' (RTA) furniture. RTA furniture is
defined as (A) furniture packaged for sale for ultimate purchase by
an end-user that, at the time of importation, includes (1) all
wooden components (in finished form) required to assemble a finished
unit of furniture, (2) all accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers,
dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive glues) required to assemble
a finished unit of furniture, and (3) instructions providing
guidance on the assembly of a finished unit of furniture; (B)
unassembled bathroom vanity cabinets, having a space for one or more
sinks, that are imported with all unassembled hardwood and hardwood
plywood components that have been cut-to-final dimensional component
shape/size, painted or stained prior to importation, and stacked
within a singled shipping package, except for furniture feet which
may be packed and shipped separately; or (C) unassembled bathroom
vanity linen closets that are imported with all unassembled hardwood
and hardwood plywood components that have been cut-to-final
dimensional shape/size, painted or stained prior to importation, and
stacked within a single shipping package, except for furniture feet
which may be packed and shipped separately.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are kitchen cabinets
that, at the time of importation, are fully assembled and are ready
for their intended uses. Also excluded from the scope of these
Orders are RTA kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen cabinets are defined as
kitchen cabinets packaged for sale for ultimate purchase by an end-
user that, at the time of importation, includes (1) all wooden
components (in finished form) required to assemble a finished unit
of cabinetry, (2) all accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers,
dowels, nails, handles, knobs, hooks, adhesive glues) required to
assemble a finished unit of cabinetry, and (3) instructions
providing guidance on the assembly of a finished unit of cabinetry.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are finished table tops,
which are table tops imported in finished form with pre-cut or
drilled openings to attach the underframe or legs. The table tops
are ready for use at the time of import and require no further
finishing or processing.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are finished countertops
that are imported in finished form and require no further finishing
or manufacturing.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are laminated veneer
lumber door and window components with (1) a maximum width of 44
millimeters, a thickness from 30 millimeters to 72 millimeters, and
a length of less than 2413 millimeters (2) water boiling point
exterior adhesive, (3) a modulus of elasticity of 1,500,000 pounds
per square inch or higher, (4) finger-jointed or lap-jointed core
veneer with all layers oriented so that the grain is running
parallel or with no more than 3 dispersed layers of veneer oriented
with the grain running perpendicular to the other layers; and (5)
top layer machined with a curved edge and one or more profile
channels throughout.
Imports of hardwood plywood are primarily entered under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings: 4412.10.0500; 4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 4412.31.0660; 4412.31.2510;
4412.31.2520; 4412.31.2610; 4412.31.2620; 4412.31.4040;
4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080;
4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4150; 4412.31.4160; 4412.31.4180;
4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165;
4412.31.5175; 4412.31.5235; 4412.31.5255; 4412.31.5265;
4412.31.5275; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.6100; 4412.31.9100;
4412.31.9200; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0565;
4412.32.0570; 4412.32.0620; 4412.32.0640; 4412.32.0670;
4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 4412.32.2610;
4412.32.2630; 4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155;
4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.3235;
4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 4412.32.3275; 4412.32.3285;
4412.32.5600; 4412.32.3235; 4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265;
4412.32.3275; 4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5700; 4412.94.1030;
4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121;
4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3161; 4412.94.3175; 4412.94.4100;
4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040;
4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140;
4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100;
4412.99.5115; and 4412.99.5710.
Imports of hardwood plywood may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000;
4412.10.9000; 4412.94.5100; 4412.94.9500; and 4412.99.9500. While
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of these Orders is
dispositive.
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