U.S. International Trade Commission finalizes double counter-industry damage to wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets

Release Date: 2020-03-26 Source: Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce Portal

On March 24, 2020, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to make a final determination of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy industry damage to wooden cabinets and vanities imported from China. In this ruling, all five members of the International Trade Commission voted affirmatively. According to the affirmative decision of the US International Trade Commission, the US Department of Commerce will issue anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets imported from China. This case involves the products under US Harmonized Tariff Numbers 9403.40.9060 and 9403.60.8081 and some products under Tax Number 9403.90.7080.

On March 27, 2019, in response to an application filed by the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance on March 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it initiated an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on wooden and bathroom cabinets imported from China . On April 19, 2019, ITC voted to make a preliminary ruling on anti-dumping and countervailing industrial damage to wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets imported from China, but at the same time clarified the scope of the products involved, excluding 2.8 billion products involved $4.4 billion fell to $1.6 billion. On August 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a preliminary countervailing ruling on wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets imported from China. On October 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a positive preliminary anti-dumping decision on wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets imported from China. On February 24, 2020, the US Department of Commerce announced a positive final ruling on anti-dumping and countervailing measures against wooden cabinets and bathroom cabinets imported from China.