Applications Being Accepted for Receiving Bedroom Duty Distributions

May 29, 2008  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Bedroom on May 2008 Companies hoping to receive a share of duties collected in 2007 on wood bedroom furniture from China have until July 29 to get certified for collecting a portion of money collected on those goods by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce in Friday’s Federal Register, certifications and any other correspondence should be addressed to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Revenue Division, Attention: Leigh Redelman, 6650 Telecom Drive Suite 100, Indianapolis, Ind. 46278. Any delivery by an express or courier service requiring a street address may be addressed to 6650 Telecom Dr., Suite 100, Indianapolis, Ind. 46278.

For general questions regarding preparation of certifications, contact Leigh Redelman, Revenue Division, (317) 614-4462. For questions regarding legal aspects, contact William G. Rosoff, Office of International Trade, Regulations and Rulings, (202) 572-8807.

Since the so-called “Byrd Amendment,” which provides for distribution of duties to domestic producers affected by a dumping case, has been repealed, only those duties collected before Oct. 1, 2007, will be distributed, after which such distributions will cease.

Domestic producers that are not on the U.S. International Trade Commission list of eligible companies list but believe they nonetheless are eligible for distribution of duties under it are required, as are all potential claimants that expressly appear on the list, to file their certification(s) within 60 days after publication of notice. Certifications that are not filed in a timely manner within the requisite 60 days will be summarily denied.

The USITC list of companies and organizations currently eligible for distribution of duties includes:

American Drew

American of Martinsville

Bassett Furniture Inds.

Bebe Furniture

Carolina Furniture Works

Carpenters Industrial Union Local 2093

Century Furniture Industries

Country Craft Furniture

Craftique

Crawford Furniture Mfg. Corp.

E.J. Victor Inc.

Forest Designs

Harden Furniture

Hart Furniture

Higdon Furniture Co.

IUE Industrial Division of CWA Local 82472

Johnston Tombigbee Furniture Mfg. Co.

Kincaid Furniture Co.

L & J G Stickley

Lea Industries

Michels & Co.

MJ Wood Products

Mobel

Modern Furniture Manufacturers

Moosehead Mfg.

Oakwood Interiors

O’Sullivan Industries

Pennsylvania House

Perdues

Sandberg Furniture Mfg. Co.

Stanley Furniture Co.

Statton Furniture Mfg.

T. Copeland & Sons

Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers Local 991

Tom Seely Furniture

UBC Southern Council of Industrial Workers Local Union 2305

United Steelworkers of America Local 193U

Vaughan Furniture Co.

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co.

Vermont Tubbs

Webb Furniture Enterprises Inc.