CIT Affirms Lower AD Rate for China Wooden Bedroom Furniture Exporter

The antidumping duty rate for an exporter of wooden bedroom furniture from China appears set to fall, after the Court of International Trade on Oct. 28 sustained the Commerce Department’s fourth redetermination in a long-running dispute over an administrative review of entries in 2007 (here). The AD rate for Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. will fall from 29.89% to 21.53% as a result of the decision. No new rate has been calculated for Yihua Timber in administrative reviews of entries since 2007, so if the CIT decision stands Yihua Timber’s cash deposit rate will also fall to 21.53%.

The American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade has until early December to appeal, according to Thomas Beline of Cassidy Levy, who represents Yihua Timber. The domestic coalition has not asked for a stay, so “with the Court of International Trade's final judgment and order, Commerce should issue a Federal Register notice regarding the decision and accompanying liquidation instructions to Customs in short order,” said Beline. A lawyer representing the American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Lifestyle Enter., Inc. v. U.S., Slip Op. 14-125, dated 10/28/14, Judge Restani)