Preliminary Innerspring Dumping Determination Postponed

May 27, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on May 2008 The International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has postponed the deadline for a preliminary determination on an antidumping investigation of uncovered innerspring units from China, South Africa and Vietnam by 50 days.

That ruling now is due by July 30. Leggett & Platt had petitioned for the investigation, which DOC initiated in late January.

Preliminary determinations on such investigations are due no later than 140 days after initiation. On May 20, 2008, Leggett & Platt made a request for a 50-day postponement of the preliminary determinations in order to allow the Department additional time to do a thorough investigation of the respondents.

“Although the petitioner did not file its request 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination, the Department has determined to accept the request pursuant to its authority under 19 CFR 351.302(b).” said a statement in Tuesday’s Federal Register. “We find that good cause exists to extend the deadline in order to allow the Department additional time to analyze the questionnaire responses in the investigation of uncovered innerspring units from the PRC. Further, for purposes of administrative efficiency, the Department concludes that the Vietnam, South Africa and PRC cases should remain on a consistent timeline.”

The deadline for the final determinations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless extended.