ITC Institutes Prelim AD/CV Injury Investigations on Wood Flooring from China
The International Trade Commission has announced the institution of investigations and the commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty injury investigations regarding multilayered wood flooring from China.
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Such flooring is provided for in HTS subheadings 4409.10, 4409.29, 4412.31, 4412.32, 4412.39, 4412.94, 4412.99, 4418.71, 4418.72, 4418.79.00, and 4418.90.
These investigations are being instituted in response to a petition filed by the Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (CAHP), an ad hoc association of U.S. manufacturers of multilayered wood flooring1.
ITC to Determine if U.S. Industry is Injured
The ITC is instituting these investigations to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the U.S. is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the U.S. is materially retarded, by reason of imports from China of multilayered wood flooring, that are alleged to be sold in the U.S. at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China.
ITC Must Reach Preliminary Injury Determination by Dec 6
Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation, the ITC must reach a preliminary determination in AD and CV duty injury investigations in 45 days or, in this case, by December 6, 2010. The ITC's views are due at Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by December 13, 2010.
1The following companies are members of the CAHP: Anderson Hardwood Floors, LLC, Fountain Inn, SC; Award Hardwood Floors, Wausau, WI; Baker's Creek Wood Floors, Inc., Edwards, MS; From the Forest, Weston, WI; Howell Hardwood Flooring, Dothan, AL; Mannington Mills, Inc;, Salem, NJ; Nydree Flooring, Forest, VA; and Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA.
ITC contact -- Fred Ruggles (202) 205-3187
(Issued 10/21/10)
The petition is available via EDIS or by emailing documents@brokerpower.com