The National Retail Federation
June 26th, 2013 | 
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U.S. Department of Commerce announced preliminary results on April 30, finds that Chinese exports to the U.S. hardwood and decorative plywood of dumping, anti-dumping duties on more than 100 Chinese enterprises, but this was hardwood and plywood Union questioned.
The end of September last year, six companies of U.S. hardwood plywood Fair Trade Federation filed a complaint to the U.S. Department of Commerce, said China's exports to the U.S. hardwood and decorative plywood dumping margin of about 300-320% subsidy rates are more than 2 % of the allowable range. In mid-October, the Ministry of Commerce initiated the anti-dumping and countervailing antidumping and countervailing, and make preliminary subsidy rate at the end of February this year. April 30 preliminary ruling against dumping complaint, the preliminary results of the Ministry of Commerce, Chinese companies dumping margin in the range of 0.62% to 63.96%, In this regard, the Ministry of Commerce intends to export such products to the United States 101 Chinese enterprises impose anti-dumping duty of 22.14% levy anti-dumping duties of up to 63.96%, and the other Chinese producers and exporters. Otherwise two Chinese companies were found guilty of dumping, but less than the standards of the U.S. Department of Commerce, therefore spared.
In accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the importers of the product concerned after the announcement of the preliminary results to the Customs a cash deposit, but the final decision to overthrow this conclusion, the deposit will be returned to the relevant companies. Officially imposed anti-dumping duties in accordance with the procedures of the United States, but also to make the final ruling of the U.S. Department of Commerce, in addition to the need to another federal agency of the United States International Trade Commission ruling. According to the current schedule, the Ministry of Commerce will be held in July to make the final ruling, the International Trade Commission's final ruling will be announced in August.
The statement of the U.S. Department of Commerce came out was opposed by the United States of hardwood and plywood Union, the Union pointed out in its written statement that the decision to have a great impact on the building materials market in the United States, greatly damaged that depend on the domestic plywood kitchen renovation, furniture, flooring and vessels manufactured by small and medium-sized enterprises. Wilkinson said that acts of unfair tariffs for trade protection will jeopardize the U.S. market, and warned that if this continues, the only free trade between the United States and only the export of American jobs, Co-Chair of the U.S. hardwood and plywood Union to go to China.
Hardwood and plywood Affiliate Chinese hardwood and plywood occupies a special position in the U.S. market, because in recent years, Chinese products make up a significant gap in the domestic industry in the United States. U.S. Department of Commerce data show that U.S. imports from China last year, hardwood and decorative plywood valued at nearly $ 750 million.
The National Retail Federation data show that China's imports of hardwood and plywood products, providing many employment opportunities to the United States, each of which is directly associated with this import business jobs also spawned eight jobs.
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