DOC Initiates Review of Chinese Wood Bedroom Furniture

March 6, 2006  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in on March 2006 By Powell Slaughter

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Tuesday that it is initiating an administrative review of antidumping duties covering 107 Chinese manufacturers of wood bedroom furniture.

The department had received requests for reviews of 137 manufacturers in January, but 30 of those companies subsequently withdrew their request. The DOC intends to issue final results of the review no later than Jan. 31, 2007. The review will examine shipments from June 24, 2004, through Dec. 31, 2005.

According to a listing in the Federal Register, the companies and their affiliates

subject to review include:

Art Heritage International, Super Art Furniture Co., Artwork Metal & Plastic Co., Jibson Industries, Always Loyal International;

Baigou Crafts Factory of Fengkai;

Best King International Limited, Best King International, Bouvrie International Limited;

Birchfield Design Group, Birchfield Design (Asia), Dongguan Birchfield Gifts Co., Dongguan Longreen Birchfield Arts & Craft Co.;

Chiu's Faithful Furniture (Shenzhen) Co. Limited, Faithful International Trading (Hong Kong) Co. Limited;

Conghua J.L. George Timber & Co.;

Dalian Guangming Furniture Co.;

Dalian Huafeng Furniture Co.;

Dalian Pretty Home Furniture Co.;

Dawn Smart Furniture Co.;

Decca Furniture Limited and other affiliates of Decca Holdings Limited;

Deqing Ace Furniture & Crafts Limited;

Der Cheng Furniture Co.;

Dong Guan Hua Ban Furniture Co.;

Dongguan Cambridge Furniture Co., Glory Oceanic Co.;

Dongguan Dihao Furniture Co.;

Dongguan Landmark Furniture Products;

Dongguan Lung Dong Furniture Co., Dongguan Dong He Furniture Co., Engmost Investment;

Dongguan Mingsheng Furniture Co.;

Dongguan New Technology Import & Export Co.;

Dongguan Sea Eagle Furniture Co., Kalanter (Hong Kong) Furniture Co.;

Dongguan Sunpower Enterprise Co.;

Dongguan Sunrise Furniture Co., Taicang Sunrise Wood Industry Co., Shanghai Sunrise Furniture Co., Fairmont Designs;

Dongguan Yihaiwei Furniture Limited;

Dream Rooms Furniture (Shanghai) Co.;

Ever Spring Furniture Co., S.Y.C. Family;

Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited and its affiliates;

Foshan Guanqiu Furniture Co.;

Fujian Lianfu Forestry Co., Fujian Wonder Pacific Inc., Fuzhou Huan Mei Furniture Co., Jiangsu Dare Furniture Co.;

Fujian Senda Foreign Trade Co.;

Fuzhou Huan Mei Furniture Co.;

Gaomi Yatai Wooden Ware Co., Team Prospect International;

Guangdong New Four Seas Furniture Manufacturing, Four Seas Furniture Manufacturing;

Guangzhou Lucky Furniture Co.;

Guangzhou Maria Yee Furnishings, Pyla HK, Maria Yee, Inc.;

Hainan Rulai Furniture Co.;

Honest Furniture Co.;

Hong Yu Furniture (Shenzhen);

Huizhou Jadom Furniture Co., Jadom Furniture Co.,

Hung Fai Wood Products Factory;

Hwangho New Century Furniture (Dongguan) Corp., Trade Rich Furniture (Dongguan) Corp., Hwang Ho

International Holdings Limited;

Inni Furniture;

Jiangmen Kinwai Furniture Decoration Co., Jiangmen Kinwai International Furniture Co.;

King Kei Trading Co., King Kei Furniture Factory, Jiu Ching Trading Co.;

King Wood Furniture Co.;

Kong Fong Furniture;

Kong Fong Mao Iek Hong;

Kunwa Enterprises Co.;

Lacquer Craft Mfg. Co., Samson Holding, Samson International Enterprises, Legacy Classic Furniture, Universal

Furniture International Inc.;

Langfang TianCheng Furniture, Huari Furniture;

Leefu Wood (Dongguan) Co., King Rich International;

Locke Furniture Factory, Kai Chan Furniture Co., Kai Chan (Hong Kong) Enterprise, Taiwan Kai Chan;

Maestro Wood Product Factory;

Mandarin Furniture (Shenzhen) Co.;

Meikangchi (Nantong) Furniture Co.;

Million Kind Co., , Million Kind Furniture Co.;

NanTong YangZi Furniture Co.;

Nathan International, Nathan Rattan Factory, Nathan China Group;

Ngai Kun Trading;

Ningbo Furniture Industries, Ningbo Fubang Furniture Industries Limited, Techniwood Industries Limited,

Techniwood (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Ningbo Techniwood Furniture Industries Limited;

Placetech Co.;

Po Ying Industrial Co.;

Profit Force Limited;

Protrend Metal & Plastics (Shenzhen) Co.;

Putian Ou Dian Furniture Co.;

Qingdao Beiyuan-Shengli Furniture Co., Qingdao Beiyuan Industry Trading Co.;

Qingdao Shengchang Wooden Co.;

RiZhao SanMu Woodworking Co., RiZhao SanMu Woodworking Group.;

Rui Feng Woodwork (Dongguan) Co., Rui Feng Lumber Development (Shenzhen) Co.;

Senyuan Furniture Group;

Shanghai Aosen Furniture Co.;

Shenyang Kunyu Wood Industry Co.;

Shenzhen Dafuhao Industrial Development Co.;

Shenzhen Shen Long Hang Industry Co.;

Shenzhen Tiancheng Furniture Co., Winbuild Industrial, Red Apple Furniture Co., Red Apple Trading Co.;

Sino Concord (Zhangzhou) Furniture Co., Sino Concord International Corp.;

Speedy International;

Starcorp Furniture (Shanghai) Co., Shanghai Starcorp Furniture Co., Orin;

Sunforce Furniture (Hui-Yang) Co., SunFung Wooden Factory, Sun Fung Co., Shin Feng Furniture Co., Stupendous International Co.;

T.J. Maxx International Co.;

Tianjin First Wood Co.;

Tianjin Sande Fairwood Furniture Co.;

Time Crown (U.K.) International, China United International Co.;

Top Art Furniture;

Top Goal Development Co., Top Goal Furniture Co., (Shenzhen);

Tradewinds Furniture, Fortune Glory Industrial (HK) Nanhai Jiantai Woodwork Co.;

Transworld (Zhangzhou) Furniture Co.;

Trendex Industries, Trendex Industries, (BVI), Dongguan Chunsan Wood Products Co.; Kunshan Junsen Furniture Co.;

Triple J Enterprises Co.;

Triple J Furniture (Shenzhen) Co.;

Wan Bao Cheng Group Hong Kong Co.;

Wanhengton Nueevder (Furniture) Manufacture Co., Dongguan Wanhengton Industry Co.;

WBE Industries (Hui-Yang) Co.;

Winmost Enterprises Limited;

Winny Universal;

Xilinmen Group Co.;

Yihua Timber Industries Co., New Classic Home Furnishings, Inc.;

Yixinglong Furniture Co.;

Yongxin Industrial (Holdings) Limited;

Zhejiang Niannianhong Industrial Co.;

Zhongshan Fine Furniture;

Zhongshan Gainwell Furniture Co.;

Zhongshan Golden King Furniture Industrial Co., King Group Furniture;

Zhongshan Winly Furniture;

Zhongshan Winny Furniture;

Zhongshan Youcheng Wooden Arts & Crafts Co.

DOC will not be able to investigate each company in full, so it is considering taking a sample of manufacturers for extensive review. Those companies will receive their own duty rates, which will be used to create a rate to cover other companies, such as was done with the Section A rate computed from the seven companies audited in the original investigation two years ago.

Due to the large number of firms requesting an administrative review in this proceeding, DOC is requiring all firms listed above that wish to qualify for separate-rate status in this administrative review to complete, as appropriate, either a separate-rate status application or certification, as described below (See separate story). If DOC determines to select the mandatory respondents through sampling in this administrative review, it will require all potential respondents to demonstrate their eligibility for a separate rate.

Separate-rate status applications are due to DOC no later than April 18.