China Wooden Bedroom Furniture: Whalen's Modular Room Dividers w/ Storage Space Not Subject to Duties
Whalen Furniture’s modular room dividers are not subject to antidumping duties on wooden bedroom furniture from China (A-570-890), said the Commerce Department in a final scope ruling Aug. 29. The room dividers have open backs, can provide storage space, and so are akin to bookcases, which are excluded from the AD duty order’s scope, it said.
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The modular room dividers imported by Whalen have an open construction with no back, and optional fabric storage bins. One model has two small drawers at the bottom. The modular design and the option to use the storage bins allows users to configure the room dividers in different ways to create multi-purpose storage and shelving systems, Whalen said. The dividers are mostly made of medium density fiberboard, with the exception of one model made of solid hardwood. They come in various models sold under a variety of trade names like Del Mar, O’nin, ad Walden.
Commerce said scope of the wooden bedroom furniture from China AD order specifically excludes wall systems and book cases. And Whalen’s room dividers are similar to a product from Target that Commerce previously ruled to be excluded from the scope. Because Whalen room dividers are the same as book cases and wall units that are excluded by the language of the scope, they are excluded from coverage under the AD duty order and not subject to AD duties, Commerce said.
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