CBP Defends Enforcement of Chinese Bedroom Furniture Antidumping Duties
CBP defended its record of enforcement for antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China after lawmakers complained to the agency on the issue in a recent letter (see 1505050016). "Enforcement of this order is a priority" and the agency uses "all of its authority under the law to collect antidumping duties on imports of wooden bedroom furniture from China," said a CBP spokeswoman in an email. CBP plans to work with Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and will "discuss the Agency's efforts to enforce the antidumping order on wooden bedroom furniture from China," she said.
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Since fiscal year 2013, CBP conducted 17 audits, which resulted in the identification of additional duties and fees owed to the U.S, she said. CBP collected over $12 million in antidumping duty cash deposits on imports of wooden bedroom furniture in FY14 and has disbursed $307.6 million in duties on such furniture from China under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act from FY2005-FY2014.
CBP "is working to identify and penalize those who would try to evade this order; is vigorously pursuing amounts owed to the United States; and regularly works with representatives of the wooden bedroom furniture industry to address areas of mutual concern." CBP "is carrying out numerous enforcement actions to enforce the wooden bedroom furniture order, including cargo inspections, entry summary reviews, audits, requesting Single Transaction Bonds for certain imports of wooden bedroom furniture when there is a risk to the revenue, and coordination with U.S. Immigration and Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations," she said.