China Wooden Bedroom Furniture: Commerce Adopts New Scope Exemption for Bed Bases
The Commerce Department is creating a new exemption for certain bed bases from antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), it said in the final results of a changed circumstances review (here). After receiving no comments on the partial revocation since the preliminary results (see 1510080013">1510080013), Commerce determined that domestic industry has no interest in keeping duties on these bed bases in place, it said. Commerce will add the following language to the scope of duties, effective Dec. 4:
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“Also excluded from the scope are certain bed bases consisting of: 1) a wooden box frame, 2) three wooden cross beams and one perpendicular center wooden support beam, and 3) wooden slats over the beams. These bed bases are constructed without inner springs and/or coils and do not include a headboard, footboard, side rails, or mattress. The bed bases are imported unassembled.”
Commerce also ordered CBP to refund all cash deposits collected on unliquidated entries of bed bases covered by the new exemption, and liquidate such entries without regard to AD duties.
(Federal Register 12/04/15)