Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2021-2022, 35058-35060 [2024-09316]
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Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2021–
2022
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Foreign-Trade Zone 273; Application
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood
Industry Co., Ltd. (Senmao) made sales
of multilayered wood flooring (wood
flooring) from the People’s Republic of
China (China) at prices below normal
value during the period of review (POR)
December 1, 2021, through November
30, 2022. Commerce also determines
that certain companies had no
shipments during the POR.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable May 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Davyd Williams, 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) 482–4338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary
results of the administrative review on
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December 26, 2023.1 For a complete
description of the events that occurred
since Commerce published the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce
conducted this review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order 3
The product covered by the Order is
wood flooring from China. A full
description of the scope of the Order is
contained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties’ case
and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
list of these issues is included as
Appendix I to this notice. The Issues
and 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 Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes From the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, Commerce made
certain revisions to the calculation of
the preliminary weighted-average
dumping margin assigned to Senmao
and the non-examined, separate rate
respondents. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum contains descriptions of
these revisions.
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2021–2022, 88 FR
88869 (December 26, 2023) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2021–
2022 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
3 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Amended
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76
FR 76690 (December 8, 2011), as amended in
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February
3, 2012) (collectively, Order); see also Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Clarification of the Scope of the Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 27799 (June
19, 2017).
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Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
determined that certain companies did
not have shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR. As we
received no information to contradict
our preliminary determination with
respect to those companies, we continue
to find that they made no shipments of
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR. Accordingly, we
will issue appropriate instructions that
are consistent with our ‘‘automatic
assessment’’ clarification for all of the
companies listed in Appendix II.4
Separate Rates
Consistent with the Preliminary
Results, we determine that Senmao and
two additional companies that were not
selected for individual examination,
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd. and Dalian Deerfu Wooden Product
Co., Ltd., demonstrated their eligibility
for separate rates.5
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Rate for Non-Examined Separate Rate
Respondents
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be assigned to
respondents not selected for individual
examination when we limit our
examination of companies subject to the
administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
Generally, we look to section 735(c)(5)
of the Act, which provides instructions
for calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for respondents not
individually examined in an
administrative review. Under section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others
rate is normally ‘‘an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated
weighted average dumping margins
established for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero and de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available}.’’ Accordingly,
Commerce’s normal practice in
determining the rate for separate-rate
respondents not selected for individual
examination, has been to average the
weighted-average dumping margins of
the selected companies, excluding rates
that are zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts available.6 However,
4 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Assessment Notice);
see also the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, infra.
5 See Preliminary Results PDM at 8–11.
6 See Longkou Haimeng Mach. Co. v. United
States, 581 F. Supp. 2d 1344, 1357–60 (CIT 2008)
(affirming Commerce’s determination to assign a
4.22 percent dumping margin to the separate rate
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when the weighted-average dumping
margins established for all individually
investigated respondents are zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on facts
available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act
permits Commerce to ‘‘use any
reasonable method to establish the
estimated all-others rate for exporters
and producers not individually
investigated, including averaging the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margins determined for the exporters
and producers individually
investigated.’’ 7
For the final results of this
administrative review, we determine
that the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin for Senmao is not zero
or de minimis. Thus, we are assigning
Senmao’s weighted-average dumping
margin as the rate for the non-examined
respondents which qualify for a separate
rate in this review as a ‘‘reasonable
method’’ for assigning a rate to the nonexamined respondents.8
The China-Wide Entity
Aside from the companies for which
we made a final no-shipment
determination, Commerce considers all
other companies for which a review was
requested, and which did not
demonstrate separate rate eligibility, to
be part of the China-wide entity.9
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period December 1,
2021, through November 30, 2022:
Producer/exporter
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and
Wood Industry Co., Ltd ...........
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd ..............................
Dalian Deerfu Wooden Product
Co., Ltd ...................................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
19.78
19.78
19.78
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with these final results of review to
respondents in a segment where the three
mandatory respondents received dumping margins
of 4.22 percent, 0.03 percent, and zero percent,
respectively); see also Certain Kitchen Appliance
Shelving and Racks from the People’s Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 74 FR 36656, 36660 (July 24, 2009).
7 See Albemarle Corp. v. United States, 821 F.3d
1345 (Fed. Cir. 2016).
8 See section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
9 See Appendix III.
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interested parties within five days after
public announcement of the final results
or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results
in the Federal Register, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce
has determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with these final results of
review. We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of
these final results. If a timely summons
is filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
entries until the time for parties to file
a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
For Senmao, whose weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in
the final results of this review, and
because we do not have entered values
for all U.S. sales to a particular importer
(or customer), Commerce calculated a
per-unit assessment rate by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed
sales of subject merchandise to that
importer (or customer) by the total
quantity sold to that importer (or
customer).
We intend to instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review when the
importer-specific assessment rate
calculated is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50
percent). To determine whether the duty
assessment rates are de minimis, in
accordance with the requirement set
forth in 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we
calculate importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem ratios based on the
estimated entered value. Where an
importer-specific per-unit assessment
rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.10
For U.S. entries that were not reported
in the U.S. sales data submitted by
Senmao, but that entered under
Senmao’s case number (i.e., at Senmao’s
cash deposit rate), Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the cash deposit rate for the China-wide
10 See
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entity (i.e., 85.13 percent).11 For the
companies not individually examined
in this administrative review that
qualified for a separate rate, the
assessment rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin
calculated for Senmao in these final
results of review.
Consistent with Commerce’s
assessment practice in non-market
economy cases, for the companies
which Commerce determined had no
shipments of the subject merchandise,
any suspended entries made under
those exporters’ case numbers (i.e., at
the exporters’ rates) will be liquidated at
the China-wide rate.12
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results for
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for
companies which were found eligible
for a separate rate in this review, the
cash deposit rate will be 19.78 percent;
(2) for previously investigated or
reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese
exporters that received a separate rate in
a prior segment of this proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all
Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be that for the Chinawide entity; and (4) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not received their own rate, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that
supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during the POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
11 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments: 2016–2017,
84 FR 38002, 38003 (August 5, 2019).
12 Id.; see also Assessment Notice.
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antidumping duties, and/or an increase
in the amount of antidumping duties by
the amount of countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 24, 2024.
Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Policy and Negotiations, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Correction of Ministerial Error
in the Margin Calculation
Comment 2: Exclusion of Russia From
Surrogate Values (SV)
Comment 3: Selection of Romania as the
Primary Surrogate Country
Comment 4: Whether To Grant a Separate
Rate to Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry
Co., Ltd. (Dalian Jaenmaken)
Comment 5: Whether To Grant a ByProduct Offset to Senmao
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
No Shipments
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.
Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership)
Dalian Shengyu Science And Technology
Development Co., Ltd.
Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd.
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc.
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd.
Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd.
Kingman Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd.
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Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd.
Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Dadongwu Greenhome Wood Co.,
Ltd.
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd.
Appendix III
China-Wide Entity
Benxi Wood Company
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd./
Dalian Shumaike Floor Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co.,
Ltd.
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd
Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, Inc.
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd.
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc.
Muchsee Wood (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co.,
Ltd.
Yekalon Industry Inc.
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd.
(successor-in-interest to Guangdong Yihua
Timber Industry Co., Ltd.)
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd.
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material
Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.
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Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of
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Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
SeAH Steel corporation (SeAH), the sole
producer/exporter of welded line pipe
(WLP) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) subject to this administrative
review, did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR),
December 1, 2021, through November
30, 2022.
DATES: Applicable May 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
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Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Senmao) made sales
of multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's
Republic of China (China) at prices below normal value during the
period of review (POR) December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022.
Commerce also determines that certain companies had no shipments during
the POR.
DATES: Applicable May 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davyd Williams, 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) 482-4338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative
review on December 26, 2023.\1\ For a complete description of the
events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this
review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Rescission of
Review, in Part; 2021-2022, 88 FR 88869 (December 26, 2023)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2021-2022 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 3
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\3\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690
(December 8, 2011), as amended in Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People's Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012)
(collectively, Order); see also Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China: Final Clarification of the Scope of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 27799 (June 19,
2017).
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The product covered by the Order is wood flooring from China. A
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties' case and rebuttal briefs are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of these issues
is included as Appendix I to this notice. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes From the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received, Commerce made
certain revisions to the calculation of the preliminary weighted-
average dumping margin assigned to Senmao and the non-examined,
separate rate respondents. The Issues and Decision Memorandum contains
descriptions of these revisions.
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Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that certain
companies did not have shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.
As we received no information to contradict our preliminary
determination with respect to those companies, we continue to find that
they made no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States
during the POR. Accordingly, we will issue appropriate instructions
that are consistent with our ``automatic assessment'' clarification for
all of the companies listed in Appendix II.\4\
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\4\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Assessment
Notice); see also the ``Assessment Rates'' section, infra.
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Separate Rates
Consistent with the Preliminary Results, we determine that Senmao
and two additional companies that were not selected for individual
examination, Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd. and Dalian Deerfu
Wooden Product Co., Ltd., demonstrated their eligibility for separate
rates.\5\
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Rate for Non-Examined Separate Rate Respondents
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be assigned to respondents not selected for
individual examination when we limit our examination of companies
subject to the administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2)(B)
of the Act. Generally, we look to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for respondents
not individually examined in an administrative review. Under section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount
equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted average dumping
margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .''
Accordingly, Commerce's normal practice in determining the rate for
separate-rate respondents not selected for individual examination, has
been to average the weighted-average dumping margins of the selected
companies, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely
on facts available.\6\ However, when the weighted-average dumping
margins established for all individually investigated respondents are
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available, section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act permits Commerce to ``use any reasonable method
to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers
not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins determined for the exporters and
producers individually investigated.'' \7\
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\6\ See Longkou Haimeng Mach. Co. v. United States, 581 F. Supp.
2d 1344, 1357-60 (CIT 2008) (affirming Commerce's determination to
assign a 4.22 percent dumping margin to the separate rate
respondents in a segment where the three mandatory respondents
received dumping margins of 4.22 percent, 0.03 percent, and zero
percent, respectively); see also Certain Kitchen Appliance Shelving
and Racks from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 74 FR 36656, 36660 (July 24,
2009).
\7\ See Albemarle Corp. v. United States, 821 F.3d 1345 (Fed.
Cir. 2016).
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For the final results of this administrative review, we determine
that the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Senmao is not
zero or de minimis. Thus, we are assigning Senmao's weighted-average
dumping margin as the rate for the non-examined respondents which
qualify for a separate rate in this review as a ``reasonable method''
for assigning a rate to the non-examined respondents.\8\
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\8\ See section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
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The China-Wide Entity
Aside from the companies for which we made a final no-shipment
determination, Commerce considers all other companies for which a
review was requested, and which did not demonstrate separate rate
eligibility, to be part of the China-wide entity.\9\
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\9\ See Appendix III.
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Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margins exist for the period December 1, 2021, through November 30,
2022:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd............ 19.78
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd..................... 19.78
Dalian Deerfu Wooden Product Co., Ltd....................... 19.78
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review to interested parties
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with these final results of review. We intend
to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after
the date of publication of these final results. If a timely summons is
filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment
instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until
the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
For Senmao, whose weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de
minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this
review, and because we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to
a particular importer (or customer), Commerce calculated a per-unit
assessment rate by dividing the total amount of dumping for reviewed
sales of subject merchandise to that importer (or customer) by the
total quantity sold to that importer (or customer).
We intend to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific
assessment rate calculated is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent). To
determine whether the duty assessment rates are de minimis, in
accordance with the requirement set forth in 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we
calculate importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem ratios based on
the estimated entered value. Where an importer-specific per-unit
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\10\
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For U.S. entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales data
submitted by Senmao, but that entered under Senmao's case number (i.e.,
at Senmao's cash deposit rate), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
such entries at the cash deposit rate for the China-wide
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entity (i.e., 85.13 percent).\11\ For the companies not individually
examined in this administrative review that qualified for a separate
rate, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin calculated for Senmao in these final results of review.
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\11\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
and Final Determination of No Shipments: 2016-2017, 84 FR 38002,
38003 (August 5, 2019).
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Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice in non-market
economy cases, for the companies which Commerce determined had no
shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries made under
those exporters' case numbers (i.e., at the exporters' rates) will be
liquidated at the China-wide rate.\12\
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\12\ Id.; see also Assessment Notice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results for shipments of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) for companies which were found eligible for a separate rate in
this review, the cash deposit rate will be 19.78 percent; (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters
that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-
specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be that for the China-wide entity; and (4) for all
non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to
the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These
cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 24, 2024.
Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Correction of Ministerial Error in the Margin
Calculation
Comment 2: Exclusion of Russia From Surrogate Values (SV)
Comment 3: Selection of Romania as the Primary Surrogate Country
Comment 4: Whether To Grant a Separate Rate to Dalian Jaenmaken
Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Dalian Jaenmaken)
Comment 5: Whether To Grant a By-Product Offset to Senmao
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
No Shipments
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.
Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership)
Dalian Shengyu Science And Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd.
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc.
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd.
Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd.
Kingman Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd.
Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd.
Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Dadongwu Greenhome Wood Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd.
Appendix III
China-Wide Entity
Benxi Wood Company
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Penghong Floor Products Co., Ltd./Dalian Shumaike Floor
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd
Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring, Inc.
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd.
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc.
Muchsee Wood (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd.
Yekalon Industry Inc.
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd. (successor-in-interest to
Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd.)
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.
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