[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56851-56855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15261]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-893-002, A-487-001, A-546-001, A-475-845, A-565-804, A-455-807, A-
856-002, A-583-873]


Mattresses From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, 
the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on 
mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan.

DATES: Applicable July 11, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Hargett (Bosnia and 
Herzegovina); T.J. Worthington (Bulgaria); Adam Simons (Burma and 
Taiwan); Adam Simons and Caroline Carroll (Italy); Sun Cho (the 
Philippines); Dakota Potts (Poland); and Andrew Hart (Slovenia), AD/CVD 
Operations, Offices II, III, IV, V, and IX Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4161, (202) 482-4567, (202) 482-6172, (202) 482-4948, (202) 482-6458, 
(202) 482-0223, or (202) 482-1058, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 15, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its 
affirmative final determinations in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigations of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 
Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan.\1\ On June 
28, 2024, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determinations, 
pursuant to section 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), that an industry in the United States is materially injured 
within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of 
LTFV imports of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 
Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan.\2\
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    \1\ See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Final 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 42448 
(May 15, 2024); Mattresses from Bulgaria: Final Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 89 FR 42443 (May 15, 
2024); Mattresses from Burma: Final Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of 
Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 42427 (May 15, 2024) (Burma Final 
Determination); Mattresses from Italy: Final Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 42429 (May 15, 2024); 
Mattresses from the Philippines: Final Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of 
Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 42432 (May 15, 2024); Mattresses from 
Poland: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value, 89 FR 42435 (May 15, 2024); Mattresses from Slovenia: Final 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 89 FR 
42437 (May 15, 2024); and Mattresses from Taiwan: Final Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 89 FR 42439 (May 
15, 2024).
    \2\ See ITC's Letter, Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1629-1631, 1633, 
1636-1638, and 1640 (Final), dated June 28, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these orders are mattresses from Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, 
and Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of these orders, 
see the appendix to this notice.

Antidumping Duty Orders

    On July 5, 2024, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the 
ITC published in the Federal Register its final determinations in these 
investigations, in which it found that an industry in the United States 
is materially injured by reason of imports of mattresses from Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, 
Slovenia, and Taiwan.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with sections 
735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, Commerce is issuing these antidumping 
duty orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of mattresses from 
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the Philippines, 
Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan are materially injuring a U.S. industry, 
unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan, 
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the 
assessment of antidumping duties.
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    \3\ See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, 
Italy, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan; Determinations, 89 
FR 55657 (July 5, 2024).
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    Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, 
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
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instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by 
which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or 
constructed export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant entries 
of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan. With the exception of 
entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures 
period and before publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury 
determinations, as further described below, antidumping duties will be 
assessed on unliquidated entries of mattresses from Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and 
Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or 
after March 1, 2024, the date of publication of the Preliminary 
Determinations.\4\ As further described below, antidumping duties will 
be assessed on unliquidated entries of mattresses from Burma entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 2, 
2023, which is 90 days prior to the date of publication of the Burma 
Preliminary Determination.
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    \4\ See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 
FR 15161 (March 1, 2024) (Bosnia and Herzegovina Preliminary 
Determination); Mattresses from Bulgaria: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 89 FR 15136 (March 
1, 2024); Mattresses from Burma: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 FR 15149 
(March 1, 2024) (Burma Preliminary Determination); Mattresses from 
Italy: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical 
Circumstances, 89 FR 15143 (March 1, 2024) (Italy Preliminary 
Determination); Mattresses from the Philippines: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 
FR 15146 (March 1, 2024) (Philippines Preliminary Determination); 
Mattresses from Poland: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 89 FR 15155 (March 1, 2024); 
Mattresses from Slovenia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 89 FR 15121 (March 1, 2024) (Slovenia 
Preliminary Determination); and Mattresses from Taiwan: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 89 
FR 15129 (March 1, 2024) (Taiwan Preliminary Determination) 
(collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
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Critical Circumstances

    With respect to the ITC's negative critical circumstances 
determination on imports of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Italy, the Philippines, and Taiwan, we will instruct CBP to lift 
suspension and to refund any cash deposits made to secure the payment 
of estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries of the subject 
merchandise from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, the Philippines, and 
Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after December 2, 2023 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the 
publication of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Preliminary Determination, 
Italy Preliminary Determination, Philippines Preliminary Determination, 
and Taiwan Preliminary Determination), but before March 1, 2024 (i.e., 
the date of publication of the Preliminary Determinations).
    Regarding Burma, the ITC found that critical circumstances exist 
with respect to imports subject to Commerce's affirmative critical 
circumstances finding within the meaning of section 735(b)(4)(A) of the 
Act. As a result of Commerce's affirmative critical circumstances 
determination under section 735(a)(3) of the Act, and the ITC's 
affirmative critical circumstances determination under section 
735(b)(4)(A) of the Act, retroactive duties will be applied to the 
relevant imports for a period of 90 days prior to the suspension of 
liquidation.\5\ Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the 
Act, Commerce will direct CBP to assess, upon further instruction by 
Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal 
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed 
export price) of the merchandise for all relevant entries of mattresses 
from Burma. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries 
of mattresses from Burma for Glory Home Myanmar Limited, Glory (Hong 
Kong) Business Limited, and all other producers and exporters of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after December 2, 2023, which is 90 days prior to the 
date of publication of the Burma Preliminary Determination, in 
accordance with the critical circumstances finding in the Burma Final 
Determination. Antidumping duties will not be assessed on any entries 
occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and 
before publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury 
determinations, as further described below.
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    \5\ See section 735(c)(4) of the Act; see also Statement of 
Administrative Action Accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, 
H.R. Doc. 103-316, Vol. 1 (1994), at 876 (``If both agencies make 
affirmative critical circumstances determinations in their final 
investigations, retroactive duties will be applied for a period 
ninety days prior to suspension of liquidation.'').
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits

    Except as noted in the ``Provisional Measures'' section of this 
notice, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will 
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries 
of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan. These instructions 
suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
    Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to 
the estimated dumping margins indicated in the tables below. 
Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury 
determinations, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would 
normally deposit estimated duties on subject merchandise, a cash 
deposit equal to the rates listed below. The all-others rate applies to 
all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.

Provisional Measures

    Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation 
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in 
effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a 
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request 
that Commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months. 
None of the exporters of mattresses requested Commerce to extend the 
four-month period to six months in these investigations.
    The provisional measures period, beginning on the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determinations, ended on June 28, 2024. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice,\6\ Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after June 28, 
2024, the final day on which the provisional measures were in effect, 
until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the 
ITC's final affirmative injury determinations in the

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Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash 
deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final 
determinations in the Federal Register.
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    \6\ See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from 
India, India, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea 
and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for 
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390, 48392 
(July 25, 2016).
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Estimated Dumping Margins

    The estimated dumping margins are as follows:

                         Bosnia and Herzegovina
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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General Toys Co., Limited...................................    * 217.38
Mirisan D.O.O...............................................    * 217.38
Noctis D.O.O................................................    * 217.38
All Others..................................................      217.38
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                Bulgaria
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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BRN Sleep Products..........................................    * 106.27
Fumeibai Industrial Co., Ltd................................    * 106.27
All Others..................................................      106.27
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                  Burma
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Glory Home Myanmar Limited..................................    * 181.71
Glory (Hong Kong) Business Limited..........................    * 181.71
All Others..................................................      181.71
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                  Italy
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Alessanderx SpA.............................................    * 257.06
Gruppo Buoninfante Industriale S.P.A........................    * 257.06
Silver Prince S.R.L.........................................    * 257.06
All Others..................................................      257.06
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

     
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    \7\ Commerce determined that the following companies are a 
single entity: Maxiflex Philippines Corp.; Multiflex RNC 
Philippines, Inc.; Multimax Industries Corporation; and Polyfoam-RGC 
International Corporation. See Philippines Preliminary Determination 
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

                             The Philippines
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Maxiflex Philippines Corp./Polyfoam-RGC International           * 538.23
 Corporation/Multiflex RNC Philippines, Inc./Multimax
 Industries Corporation \7\.................................
All Others..................................................      538.23
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                 Poland
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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COM40 SP. Z O.O. SP. K......................................    * 330.71
CORRECT-K BLASZCZYK I WSPOLNICY SPOLKA......................    * 330.71
ARJOHUNTLEIGH AB............................................    * 330.71
COM FORTY LIMITED SP........................................    * 330.71
All Others..................................................      330.71
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                Slovenia
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Noctis D.O.O................................................    * 744.81
Stokke AS...................................................    * 744.81
BBCC Int. D.O.O.............................................    * 744.81
Mirisan D.O.O...............................................    * 744.81
All Others..................................................      744.81
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.


                                 Taiwan
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                                                               Estimated
                                                                dumping
                      Exporter/producer                         margin
                                                               (percent)
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Fuyue Mattresses Industry Co., Ltd..........................    * 624.50
Yong Yi Cheng Co., Ltd......................................    * 624.50
Star Seeds Co., ltd.........................................    * 624.50
All Others..................................................      624.50
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists

    On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the final rule titled 
``Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Laws'' in the Federal Register.\8\ On September 
27, 2021, Commerce also published the notice titled ``Scope Ruling 
Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions'' 
in the Federal Register.\9\ The Final Rule and Procedural Guidance 
provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service list for 
each order or suspended investigation, and any interested party 
submitting a scope ruling application or request for circumvention 
inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request on the persons 
on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as any 
companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country of 
origin.\10\
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    \8\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 
2021) (Final Rule).
    \9\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; 
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021) 
(Procedural Guidance).
    \10\ Id.
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    In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in 
the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an 
annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce's online e-filing and 
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at https://access.trade.gov, within five business days of publication of the 
notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in 
ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type 
called ``AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \11\
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    \11\ This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment 
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in 
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was 
published in the Federal Register also known as the anniversary 
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that 
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant 
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL-January 
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry 
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will 
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
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    Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry 
service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the 
annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30 
days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of 
administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one 
attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead 
attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce 
will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days 
thereafter. As mentioned in the

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Procedural Guidance, the new annual inquiry service list will be in 
place until the following year, when the Opportunity Notice for the 
anniversary month of the order is published.
    Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as 
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of 
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and 
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or 
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the 
ACCESS website at https://access.trade.gov.

Special Instructions for Petitioners and Foreign Governments

    In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request 
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and 
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry 
service list in the years that follow.'' \12\ Accordingly, as stated 
above, the petitioners and foreign governments should submit their 
initial entry of appearance after publication of this notice in order 
to appear in the first annual inquiry service list for those orders for 
which they qualify as an interested party. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.225(n)(3), the petitioners and foreign governments will not need to 
resubmit their entries of appearance each year to continue to be 
included on the annual inquiry service list. However, the petitioners 
and foreign governments are responsible for making amendments to their 
entries of appearance during the annual update to the annual inquiry 
service list in accordance with the procedures described above.
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    \12\ See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to 
mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, Italy, the 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, and Taiwan pursuant to section 736(a) of 
the Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders 
currently in effect at https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/adcvd-proceedings.
    These antidumping duty orders are published in accordance with 
section 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: July 5, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by these orders are all types of youth and 
adult mattresses. The term ``mattress'' denotes an assembly of 
materials that at a minimum includes a ``core,'' which provides the 
main support system of the mattress, and may consist of 
innersprings, foam, other resilient filling, or a combination of 
these materials. Mattresses also may contain: (1) ``upholstery,'' 
the material between the core and the top panel of the ticking on a 
single-sided mattress, or between the core and the top and bottom 
panel of the ticking on a double-sided mattress; and/or (2) 
``ticking,'' the outermost layer of fabric or other material (e.g., 
vinyl) that encloses the core and any upholstery, also known as a 
cover.
    The scope of these orders is restricted to only ``adult 
mattresses'' and ``youth mattresses.'' ``Adult mattresses'' are 
frequently described as ``twin,'' ``extra-long twin,'' ``full,'' 
``queen,'' ``king,'' or ``California king'' mattresses. ``Youth 
mattresses'' are typically described as ``crib,'' ``toddler,'' or 
``youth'' mattresses. All adult and youth mattresses are included 
regardless of size and size description or how they are described 
(e.g., frameless futon mattress and tri-fold mattress).
    The scope encompasses all types of ``innerspring mattresses,'' 
``non-innerspring mattresses,'' and ``hybrid mattresses.'' 
``Innerspring mattresses'' contain innersprings, a series of metal 
springs joined together in sizes that correspond to the dimensions 
of mattresses. Mattresses that contain innersprings are referred to 
as ``innerspring mattresses'' or ``hybrid mattresses.'' ``Hybrid 
mattresses'' contain two or more support systems as the core, such 
as layers of both memory foam and innerspring units.
    ``Non-innerspring mattresses'' are those that do not contain any 
innerspring units. They are generally produced from foams (e.g., 
polyurethane, memory (viscoelastic), latex foam, gel infused 
viscoelastic (gel foam), thermobonded polyester, polyethylene) or 
other resilient filling.
    Mattresses covered by the scope of these orders may be imported 
independently, as part of furniture or furniture mechanisms (e.g., 
convertible sofa bed mattresses, sofa bed mattresses imported with 
sofa bed mechanisms, corner group mattresses, day-bed mattresses, 
roll-away bed mattresses, high risers, trundle bed mattresses, crib 
mattresses), or as part of a set (in combination with a ``mattress 
foundation''). ``Mattress foundations'' are any base or support for 
a mattress. Mattress foundations are commonly referred to as 
``foundations,'' ``boxsprings,'' ``platforms,'' and/or ``bases.'' 
Bases can be static, foldable, or adjustable. Only the mattress is 
covered by the scope if imported as part of furniture, with 
furniture mechanisms, or as part of a set, in combination with a 
mattress foundation.
    Excluded from the scope of these orders are ``futon'' 
mattresses. A ``futon'' is a bi-fold frame made of wood, metal, or 
plastic material, or any combination thereof, that functions as both 
seating furniture (such as a couch, love seat, or sofa) and a bed. A 
``futon mattress'' is a tufted mattress, where the top covering is 
secured to the bottom with thread that goes completely through the 
mattress from the top through to the bottom, and it does not contain 
innersprings or foam. A futon mattress is both the bed and seating 
surface for the futon. Also excluded from the scope are airbeds 
(including inflatable mattresses) and waterbeds, which consist of 
air- or liquid-filled bladders as the core or main support system of 
the mattress.
    Also excluded is certain multifunctional furniture that is 
convertible from seating to sleeping, regardless of filler material 
or components, where such filler material or components are 
upholstered, integrated into the design and construction of, and 
inseparable from, the furniture framing, and the outermost layer of 
the multifunctional furniture converts into the sleeping surface. 
Such furniture may, and without limitation, be commonly referred to 
as ``convertible sofas,'' ``sofabeds,'' ``sofa chaise sleepers,'' 
``futons,'' ``ottoman sleepers,'' or a like description.
    Also excluded from the scope of these orders are any products 
covered by the existing antidumping duty orders on uncovered 
innerspring units from the People's Republic of China, South Africa, 
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. See Uncovered Innerspring 
Units from the People's Republic of China, South Africa, and 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Continuation of Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 84 FR 55285 (October 16, 2019).
    Also excluded from the scope of these orders are bassinet pads 
with a nominal length of less than 39 inches, a nominal width of 
less than 25 inches, and a nominal depth of less than 2 inches.
    Additionally, also excluded from the scope of these orders are 
``mattress toppers.'' A ``mattress topper'' is a removable bedding 
accessory that supplements a mattress by providing an additional 
layer that is placed on top of a mattress. Excluded mattress toppers 
have a height of four inches or less.
    Also excluded from the scope are the following hospital and 
patient care setting surfaces. Products that fall within the below 
categories and meet all the exclusion factors in the respective 
category qualify for such exclusion, regardless of whether they may 
be referenced as a mattress.
    Air Surfaces with all of the following characteristics: with the 
foot end comprised of either die-cut construction foam or air 
bladders to allow extension and retraction of the surface; enclosed 
in a fluid-resistant polyurethane-coated ticking with a zipper; with 
welded seams on the ticking, which are two or more layers of coated 
material thermally fused together with a permanent bond; with the 
core including air bladders, with or without foam inside; with a 
unique device identifier label for medical devices issued by an FDA-
accredited agency and

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listed in the FDA-administered Global Unique Device Identification 
Database.
    Stretcher Surfaces with all of the following characteristics: 
with a nominal thickness of 5 inches or less; with the foam core 
width tapered at one end; enclosed in a fluid-resistant 
polyurethane-coated ticking with a zipper; with welded seams on the 
ticking, which are two or more layers of coated material thermally 
fused together with a permanent bond; with the exterior of the 
ticking containing a welded flap to cover the ticking zipper; with 
loop velcro attached to the ticking to allow for the stretcher 
surface to be firmly affixed to the stretcher; with a unique device 
identifier label for medical devices issued by an FDA-accredited 
agency and listed in the FDA-administered Global Unique Device 
Identification Database.
    Birthing Bed Surfaces with all of the following characteristics: 
with a nominal thickness of 5 inches or less; with a foam core in 
two pieces that have either a V-shaped cutout or U-Shaped cutout; 
enclosed in a fluid-resistant polyurethane-coated ticking with a 
zipper; with welded seams on the ticking, which are two or more 
layers of coated material thermally fused together with a permanent 
bond; with attachment fasteners extending from the bottom of the 
surface comprised of snaps or plastic hook(s); with a unique device 
identifier label for medical devices issued by an FDA-accredited 
agency and listed in the FDA-administered Global Unique Device 
Identification Database.
    Foam Surfaces with all the following characteristics: with a 
nominal thickness of 6.5 inches or less; with a foam core that has 
articulation lines cut into the foam and/or die-cut construction in 
a portion of the foam to allow movement of the surface; enclosed in 
a fluid-resistant polyurethane-coated ticking with a zipper; with 
the ticking made of material meeting ASTM F1671B-07 requirements for 
porosity and ISO 10993 requirements for biocompatibility; with 
welded seams on the ticking, which are two or more layers of coated 
material thermally fused together with a permanent bond; with 
brackets or attachment knobs embedded in the surface core to allow 
the surface to be firmly affixed to the hospital bed frame; with a 
unique device identifier label for medical devices issued by an FDA-
accredited agency and listed in the FDA-administered Global Unique 
Device Identification Database, where the label includes the 
manufacturer's name and address as well as the product's name, date 
of manufacture, serial number, and Global Trade Identification 
Number (GTIN).
    The products subject to these orders are currently classifiable 
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheadings: 9404.21.0010, 9404.21.0013, 9404.21.0095, 9404.29.1005, 
9404.29.1013, 9404.29.1095, 9404.29.9085, 9404.29.9087, and 
9404.29.9095. Products subject to these orders may also enter under 
HTSUS subheadings: 9401.41.0000, 9401.49.0000, and 9401.99.9081. 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject 
to these orders is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2024-15261 Filed 7-10-24; 8:45 am]
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