[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54589-54591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22133]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial
Rescission of Review, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments;
2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding reviews
for all but four companies and preliminarily determines that these four
companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of
review (POR) January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable October 10, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hanna, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0835.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
After initiating this review with respect to multiple companies or
company groupings,\1\ interested parties timely withdrew review
requests for all but four companies. For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum which is hereby adopted by this
notice.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 12200 (April 1, 2019).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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The Preliminary 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 http://access.trade.gov and
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building.
In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is wooden bedroom furniture,
subject to certain exceptions.\3\ Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings: 9403.50.9042, 9403.50.9045, 9403.50.9080,
9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7080, 9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081, 9403.20.0018,
9403.90.8041, 7009.92.1000 or 7009.92.5000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written product description in the order remains dispositive. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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\3\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005)
(Order).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.213. For a full description of the methodology underlying our
preliminary results of review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
provided in Appendix I to this notice.
Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative, in whole or in part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication of the
notice of initiation of the requested review. Certain interested
parties withdrew their review requests with respect to all but four
companies or company groupings for which Commerce initiated this review
\4\ by the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order for these
companies. Therefore, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with
respect to the companies listed in Appendix II to this notice. The
review will continue with respect to the following four companies: (1)
Eurosa (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. and Eurosa Furniture Co., (PTE) Ltd.; (2)
Shenyang Shining Dongxing Furniture Co., Ltd.; (3) Sunforce Furniture
(Hui -Yang) Co., Ltd., Sun Fung Wooden Factory, Sun Fung Co., Shin Feng
Furniture Co., Ltd., Stupendous International Co., Ltd.; and (4) Yeh
Brothers World Trade Inc.
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\4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture From The
People's Republic of China: Partial Withdrawal Of Request For
Administrative Review, dated June 27, 2019; see also Kimball
International, Inc.'s, Kimball Furniture Group, Inc.'s, and Kimball
Hospitality Inc.'s Letter, ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from The
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated June 27, 2019; and Guangzhou Maria Yee Furnishings
Ltd.'s, PYLA HK LIMITED's, and MARIA YEE, INC.'s Letter, ``Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Maria Yee's
Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated June 28, 2019.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information, and the no shipment certifications submitted by the four
companies under review, Commerce preliminarily determines that the
following four companies did not have any shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR: (1) Eurosa (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. and Eurosa
Furniture Co., (PTE) Ltd.; (2) Shenyang Shining Dongxing Furniture Co.,
Ltd.; (3) Sunforce Furniture (Hui -Yang) Co., Ltd., Sun Fung Wooden
Factory, Sun Fung Co., Shin Feng Furniture Co., Ltd., Stupendous
International Co., Ltd.; and (4) Yeh Brothers World Trade Inc.
For additional information regarding this determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Consistent with Commerce's practice in
non-market economy (NME) cases, Commerce is not rescinding this review
with respect to
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these four companies, but intends to complete the review with respect
to the companies for which it has preliminarily found no shipments and
issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the
review.\5\
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\5\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694, 65694-95 (October 24, 2011) and
the ``Assessment Rates'' section, infra.
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Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary
results and may submit case briefs and/or written comments, filed
electronically using ACCESS, within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, will be due five days
after the due date for case briefs, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(d).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to
submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed
electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on
the due date. Documents excepted from the electronic submission
requirements must be filed manually (e.g., in paper form) with the APO/
Dockets Unit in Room 18022 of the main Commerce building and stamped
with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.
Unless extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of
this review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues
raised in any briefs received, within 120 days of publication of these
preliminary results, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.\6\ Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final
results of this review. Pursuant to Commerce's practice in NME cases,
if we continue to determine that the four companies noted above had no
shipments of subject merchandise, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise during the POR under their case numbers will be liquidated
at the China-wide entity rate.\7\
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\6\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
\7\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or
reviewed China and non-China 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; (2) 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 the rate for
the China-wide entity, which is 216.01 percent; \8\ and (3) for all
non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to
the China exporter that supplied that non-China exporter.
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\8\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Final Determination of No Shipments in Part; 2017, 84 FR 24749 (May
29, 2019).
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These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: October 3, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Conclusion
Appendix II
Companies for Which the Review is Rescinded
Billionworth Enterprises Ltd
Carven Industries Ltd. (BVI)
Carven Industries Ltd. (HK)
Dongguan Chengcheng Group Co., Ltd
Dongguan Fortune Furniture Ltd
Dongguan Mu Si Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Nova Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Singways Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Sunrise Furniture Co
Dongguan Sunrise Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Sunshine Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Yongpeng Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Yujia Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Zhenxin Furniture Co., Ltd
Dongguan Zhisheng Furniture Co., Ltd
Dorbest Ltd
Dream Rooms Furniture (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
Fairmont Designs
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd
Fleetwood Fine Furniture LP
Fortune Glory Industrial, Ltd. (HK Ltd.)
Fortune Glory Industrial Ltd. (H.K. Ltd.)
Fortune Furniture Ltd
Fujian Lianfu Forestry Co., Ltd. (Aka Fujian Wonder
Pacific, Inc.)
Fuzhou Huan Mei Furniture Co., Ltd
Golden Lion International Trading Ltd
Golden Well International (HK), Ltd./Producer: Zhangzhou
XYM Furniture Product Co., Ltd
Guangdong New Four Seas Furniture Manufacturing Ltd
Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd
Guangzhou Lucky Furniture Co., Ltd
Guangzhou Maria Yee Furnishings Ltd
Hang Hai Woodcraft's Art Factory
Hang Hai Woodcrafts Art Factory
Jasonwood Industrial Co., Ltd. S.A
Jiangmen Kinwai International Furniture Co., Ltd
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Jiangmen Kinwai Furniture Decoration Co., Ltd
Jiangmen Kinwai Furniture Decoration Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Dare Furniture Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Xiangsheng Bedtime Furniture Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Yuexing Furniture Group Co., Ltd
Jiashan Zhenxuan Furniture Co., Ltd
Jiedong Lehouse Furniture Co., Ltd
Lianjiang Zongyu Art Products Co., Ltd
King's Way Furniture Industries Co., Ltd
Kingsyear, Ltd
Lianjiang Zongyu Art Products Co., Ltd
Meizhou Sunrise Furniture Co., Ltd
Meizhou Sunrise Furniture Co., Ltd
Maria Yee, Inc
Nanhai Jiantai Woodwork Co. Ltd
Nantong Yangzi Furniture Co. Ltd
Nantong Wangzhuang Furniture Co. Ltd
Nathan International Ltd
Nathan Rattan Factory
Perfect Line Furniture Co., Ltd
PuTian JingGong Furniture Co., Ltd
Pyla HK Ltd
Qingdao Beiyuan lndustry Trading Co., Ltd
Qingdao Beiyuan Shengli Furniture Co., Ltd
Rui Feng Woodwork Co., Ltd
Rui Feng Woodwork Co., Ltd. AKA Rui Feng Woodwork
(Dongguan) Co., Ltd
Rui Feng Lumber Development Co., Ltd
Rui Feng Lumber Development Co., Ltd. AKA Rui Feng Lumber
Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd
Shanghai Jian Pu Export & Import Co., Ltd
Shanghai Maoji Imp & Exp Co., Ltd
Shanghai Sunrise Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Diamond Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Forest Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Jiafa High Grade Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Jichang Woodproducts Co. Ltd
Shenzhen New Fudu Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Wonderful Furniture Co., Ltd
Shenzhen Xingli Furniture Co., Ltd
Shing Mark Enterprise Co., Ltd
Songgang Jasonwood Furniture Factory
Superwood Co. Ltd
Taicang Sunrise Wood Industry, Co., Ltd
Taicang Sunrise Wood Industry Co., Ltd
Taicang Fairmont Designs Furniture Co., Ltd
Tradewinds Furniture Ltd
Tradewinds Furniture Ltd. (successor-in-interest to Nanhai
Jiantai Woodwork Co.)
Tube-Smith Enterprise (Haimen) Co., Ltd
Tube-Smith Enterprise (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd
Wanvog Furniture (Kunshan) Co., Ltd
Weimei Furniture Co., Ltd
Wuxi Yushea Furniture Co., Ltd
Xiamen Yongquan Sci-Tech Development Co., Ltd
Xilinmen Group Co. Ltd
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd
Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd
Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Guangdong Yihua
Timber Industry Co., Ltd.)
Zhangjiagang Daye Hotel Furniture Co. Ltd
Zhangzhou Guohui Industrial & Trade Co. Ltd
Zhejiang Tianyi Scientific & Educational Equipment Co., Ltd
Zhong Shan Fullwin Furniture Co., Ltd
Zhongshan Fookyik Furniture Co., Ltd
Zhongshan Golden King Furniture Industrial Co., Ltd
Zhoushan For-Strong Wood Co., Ltd
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