[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53473-53477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24864]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-052]


Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Hardwood Plywood 
Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative 
Determination, and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances 
Determination, in Part

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters 
of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of investigation is 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. For information on the 
estimated subsidy rates, see the ``Suspension of Liquidation'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 16, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Justin Neuman, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.2312 or 
202.482.0486, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The petitioner in this investigation is the Coalition for Fair 
Trade in Hardwood Plywood and its individual members, Columbia Forest 
Products, Commonwealth Plywood Inc., Murphy Plywood, Roseburg Forest 
Products Co., States Industries, Inc., and Timber Products Company (the 
petitioners). In addition to the Government of China (GOC), the 
mandatory respondents in this investigation are Linyi Sanfortune Wood 
Co., Ltd. (Sanfortune) and Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd. (Bayley 
Wood). The Department has determined that Bayley Wood is cross-owned 
with Linyi Yinhe Panel Factory, a producer of subject merchandise, and 
will refer to them collectively as ``Bayley Wood.''
    The Department published its Preliminary Determination on April 25, 
2017.\1\ On October 24, 2017, the Department issued a Post-Preliminary 
Analysis.\2\ A complete summary of the events that occurred since the 
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues 
raised by the parties for this final determination, may be found in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying the Final Affirmative 
Determination,\3\ which is dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public 
document and is available electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). Access to ACCESS is available to registered 
users at https://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central 
Records Unit, Room B8024 of the Department's main building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be viewed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic version are identical in 
content.
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    \1\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances 
Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final Determination with 
Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 82 FR 19022 (April 25, 2017) 
(Preliminary Determination).
    \2\ See Department Memorandum, ``Certain Hardwood Plywood 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Post-Preliminary 
Analysis,'' dated October 24, 2017 (Post-Preliminary Analysis).
    \3\ See Department Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty 
Investigation of Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final 
Affirmative Determination,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decisions Memorandum).
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Methodology

    The Department is conducting this countervailing duty (CVD) 
investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be 
countervailable, we determine that there is a subsidy (i.e., a 
financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit 
to the recipient) and that the subsidy is specific. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see 
the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.

Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is hardwood plywood from 
the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, 
see Appendix II.

Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    All issues raised in the comments filed by interested parties to 
this proceeding are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of the issues raised by interested parties and responded to by the 
Department in the Issues and Decisions Memorandum are attached at 
Appendix I to this notice.

Use of Adverse Facts Available

    For purposes of this final determination, we relied on facts 
available, and because certain respondents did not act to the best of 
their ability in responding to the Department's requests for 
information, we drew an adverse inference, where appropriate, in 
selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\4\ A full 
discussion of our decision to rely on adverse facts available is 
presented in the ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse 
Inferences'' section of the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.
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    \4\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from 
parties, and minor corrections accepted at verification, we made 
certain changes to the respondents' subsidy rate calculations since the 
Preliminary Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part

    In the Preliminary Determination, the Department found that 
critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of hardwood 
plywood from the PRC for Bayley Wood and all other exporters or 
producers not individually examined (including those that did not 
respond to our quantity and value

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(Q&V) questionnaire).\5\ Upon further analysis of the data and comments 
submitted by interested parties following the Preliminary 
Determination, we are modifying our findings for this final 
determination. Specifically, in accordance with section 705(a)(2) of 
the Act, we find that critical circumstances exist with respect to 
imports from Bayley Wood and the companies that did not respond to the 
Q&V questionnaire, but do not exist for Sanfortune and ``all other'' 
producers or exporters.\6\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Determination at 19023.
    \6\ See the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Determination

    In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we 
calculated an estimated individual countervailable subsidy rate for 
each producer/exporter of the subject merchandise individually 
investigated.
    In accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for companies 
not individually investigated, we applied an ``all-others'' rate, which 
is normally calculated by weighting the subsidy rates of the individual 
companies selected as mandatory respondents by those companies' exports 
of the subject merchandise to the United States. Under section 
705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, the all-others rate excludes zero and de 
minimis rates calculated for the exporters and producers individually 
investigated, as well as rates based entirely on facts otherwise 
available. In this investigation, the only non-de minimis rate, or rate 
not based entirely on facts otherwise available, is the rate calculated 
for Sanfortune. Consequently, the rate calculated for Sanfortune is 
assigned as the ``all-others'' rate.

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                                                          Subsidy rate
                       Company                             (percent)
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Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd \7\...........             194.90
Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd.......................              22.98
All-Others...........................................              22.98
Anji Qichen Bamboo Industry Co. Ltd \8\..............             194.90
Deqing Shengqiang Wood Co., Ltd......................             194.90
Guangxi Sunway Cen.Xi Artificial Board Ltd...........             194.90
Guangxi Sunway Forest Products Industry Co., Ltd.....             194.90
Hebei Tongli Wood Co., Ltd...........................             194.90
Heze Fulin Wood Products Co., Ltd....................             194.90
Jiashan Minghong Wood Industry Co., Ltd..............             194.90
Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd...........             194.90
Keens Products.......................................             194.90
King Sheng...........................................             194.90
Kunming Alston Ast Wood Products Co., Ltd............             194.90
Langfang Baomujie Wood Co., Ltd......................             194.90
Larkcop International Co., Ltd.......................             194.90
Linyi Cathay Pacific Wood Factory....................             194.90
Linyi Celtic Wood Co., Ltd...........................             194.90
Linyi Dongri Plywood Co., Ltd........................             194.90
Linyi Hongma.........................................             194.90
Linyi Jinhua Wood Co., Ltd...........................             194.90
Linyi Kai Yi Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd................             194.90
Linyi Laiyi Timber Industry Co., Ltd.................             194.90
Linyi Lianyi Wood Co., Ltd...........................             194.90
Linyi Raya Commerce..................................             194.90
Linyi Yutai Wood Co., Ltd............................             194.90
Lishui Liancheng Pencil Manufacturing Co., Ltd.......             194.90
Mol Consolidation Service............................             194.90
Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper...........................             194.90
Ningbo Zhonghua Paper................................             194.90
Qiangsheng Wood Co., Ltd.............................             194.90
Qingdao Liansheng International Trading..............             194.90
Qufu Shengda Wood Co., Ltd...........................             194.90
Shandong Fengtai Wood Co., Ltd.......................             194.90
Shandong Hongyang Fire Resistant.....................             194.90
Shandong Xingang Group...............................             194.90
Shanghai Sunshine Decorative Materials Co., Ltd......             194.90
Shenghe Wood Company Ltd.............................             194.90
Shouguang Evergreen Im & Ex Co. Ltd \9\..............             194.90
Shouguang Taizhong Wood Co., Ltd.....................             194.90
Siyang Jiayuan Woodindustry Co., Ltd.................             194.90
Siyang Senda Wood Industry Co., Ltd..................             194.90
Suqian Bairun Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................             194.90
Suqian Foreign Trade Co., Ltd........................             194.90
Suqian Sulu Wood Industry Co., Ltd \10\..............             194.90
Suzbou Dong He Wood Co., Ltd.........................             194.90
Tianjin Canex........................................             194.90
Tianjin Zhanye Metal Products Co., Ltd...............             194.90
Xuzhou Fuyuan Wood Co., Ltd..........................             194.90
Xuzhou Hongwei Wood Co., Ltd.........................             194.90
Xuzhou Ruilin Timber Co., Ltd........................             194.90
Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Products.........................             194.90
Xuzhou Woodhi Trading Co. Ltd........................             194.90

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Xuzhou Yishun Brightwood Co. Ltd.....................             194.90
Xuzhou Zhongda Building Materials Co., Ltd...........             194.90
Xuzhou Zhongyuan Wood Co., Ltd.......................             194.90
Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry Co., Ltd............             194.90
Zhejiang Deqing Shengqiang Wood Co., Ltd.............             194.90
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Company......................             194.90
Zhejiang Jufeng Wood Co., Ltd........................             194.90
Zhejiang Xinyuan Bamboo Products Co., Ltd............             194.90
Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co., Ltd..........             194.90
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose to parties in this proceeding the 
calculations performed for this final determination within five days of 
the date of public announcement of our final determination, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    \7\ As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, the 
Department has found that Bayley Wood is cross-owned with Linyi 
Yinhe Panel Factory (Yinhe Panel), a producer of subject 
merchandise. The Department also applied total adverse facts 
available (AFA) to Bayley Wood and Yinhe Panel.
    \8\ This company and those listed below are receiving the AFA 
rate because they did not respond to our quantity and value 
questionnaire.
    \9\ This company was listed as having the following two ``aka'' 
names: Shouguang Evergreen Co., Ltd. and Weifang Evergreen Wood Co., 
Ltd.
    \10\ This company was listed as having the following ``aka'' 
name: Suqian Sulu Import and Export Trading.
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Suspension of Liquidation

    As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to 
section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of hardwood 
plywood from the PRC, that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after April 25, 2017, the date of the publication 
of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register (except for 
those companies for which we made a preliminary affirmative 
determination of critical circumstances, as explained below). In 
accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to 
discontinue the suspension of liquidation for CVD purposes for subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after August 
23, 2017, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries 
from April 25, 2017, through August 22, 2017.
    The Department continues to find that critical circumstances exist 
for those companies receiving AFA (i.e., Bayley Wood and those 
companies that did not respond to our quantity and value 
questionnaire),\11\ and therefore we will instruct CBP to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from the PRC-
wide entity entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after January 25, 2017, which is 90 days prior to the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination. CBP shall continue to 
require a cash deposit equal to the rates shown above. These 
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \11\ See footnote 8 above.
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    In accordance with the preliminary affirmative determination of 
critical circumstances, we instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of all 
entries of the subject merchandise from ``all other'' producers and 
exporters, which were entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after 
January 25, 2017, which is 90 days prior to April 25, 2017, the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination. Because we do not find 
critical circumstances for the ``all-other'' producers and exporters in 
this final determination, we will instruct CBP to terminate suspension 
of liquidation, and release any cash deposits or bonds, on imports 
during the 90-day period prior to the date of publication of the 
Preliminary Determination.
    If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final 
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a CVD order and 
reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of the 
Act, requiring a cash deposit of estimated CVDs for such entries of 
subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC 
determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not 
exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties 
deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of 
liquidation will be refunded or canceled.

International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our determination. In addition, we are making available to the 
ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information relating to this 
investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and 
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC 
confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or 
under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written 
consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information

    In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury 
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties 
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction 
of APO materials or, alternatively, conversion to judicial protective 
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation that is subject to sanction.
    This determination is published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 
777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: November 6, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, 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 Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VII. Final Determination of Critical Circumstances
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: The Department's Continued Use of AFA for Bayley Wood

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    Comment 2: Selection of Electricity AFA Benchmark
    Comment 3: Whether Sanfortune Was Uncreditworthy and Whether 
Certain of Its Loans Should Be Treated as Long-Term Loans
    Comment 4: Whether Two Grants Received by Sanfortune Should Be 
Consolidated
    Comment 5: Treatment of Sanfortune's Outstanding Time Drafts
    Comment 6: Electricity for LTAR Benefit Attribution for 
Sanfortune
    Comment 7: Land for LTAR Benefit Attribution for Sanfortune
    Comment 8: Whether Certain of Sanfortune's Loans Are Export 
Loans
    Comment 9: Correction of Mistranslations in the GOC's 
Explanation of Transformer Capacities
    Comment 10: Whether Loans to the Hardwood Plywood Industry Are 
Countervailable
    Comment 11: Whether the Department Should Apply AFA and Find the 
Provision of Electricity To Be Provided for LTAR
    Comment 12: Whether the Department Should Apply AFA to Find That 
Land Was Provided to Sanfortune for LTAR
    Comment 13: Whether the Department Should Apply AFA for the 
Specificity for Four of Sanfortune's Reported Grants
    Comment 14: Whether JOC Yuantai Should Receive the All Others 
Rate, Rather Than the AFA Rate
    Comment 15: Critical Circumstances
    Comment 16: All-Others Rate Calculation
    Comment 17: Presentation of Sanfortune's Drawer Slides at 
Verification
    Comment 18: Whether the Department Properly Initiated on the 
Petitioners' New Subsidy Allegations
    Comment 19: Whether the Provision of Urea for LTAR Is 
Countervailable
    Comment 20: Whether the GOC Provided Formaldehyde to Sanfortune
    Comment 21: Whether the COG's Provision of Timber, UF Resin, and 
Cut Timber for LTAR Is Specific
    Comment 22: Whether the Department Should Correct the Ocean 
Freight Data Used in Calculating the Urea and Formaldehyde 
Benchmarks
    Comment 23: Whether Veneers Are Included as Part of the Program 
for the Provision of Cut Timber for LTAR
    Comment 24: Export-Buyers' Program
XI. Recommendation

Appendix II

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise subject to this investigation 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 investigation 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 this 
investigation 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 this investigation, 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 investigation if performed in 
the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
    The scope of the investigation 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 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 this investigation 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 this investigation 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 this investigation 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 
this investigation are RTA kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen cabinets 
are defined as kitchen cabinets packaged for sale for ultimate 
purchase by an

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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 this investigation 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 this investigation are finished 
countertops that are imported in finished form and require no 
further finishing or manufacturing.
    Excluded from the scope of this investigation 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 this investigation 
is dispositive.

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