🪑Amended Duties on Wooden Cabinets from China Impacting Importers
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination; Notice of Amended Countervailing Duty Order, In Part
Summary
On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court no. 20-00110, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s third remand redetermination pertaining to the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of investigation (POI) January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, and that Commerce is amending the final determination and the resulting CVD order with respect to the countervailable subsidy rate assigned to The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd. (Ancientree) and the all-others rate.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- International Trade Administration
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The document outlines the amended final determination regarding countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of wooden cabinets from China. It directly affects businesses involved in importing these goods, as they face different subsidy rates (5.06% for Ancientree and 18.17% for others) impacting pricing and profitability. Compliance with new regulations and potential financial liabilities exist.