Notice2025-12772
Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From China, Indonesia, and Vietnam
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Published
July 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 30262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12772]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-764-766 and 731-TA-1747-1749 (Preliminary)]
Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From China, Indonesia, and
Vietnam
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of hardwood
and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam, provided for
in subheadings 4412.10.05, 4412.31.06, 4412.31.26, 4412.31.42,
4412.31.45, 4412.31.48, 4412.31.52, 4412.31.61, 4412.31.92, 4412.33.06,
4412.33.26, 4412.33.32, 4412.33.57, 4412.34.26, 4412.34.32, 4412.34.57,
4412.39.40, 4412.39.50, 4412.41.00, 4412.42.00, 4412.51.10, 4412.51.31,
4412.51.41, 4412.51.50, 4412.52.10, 4412.52.31, 4412.52.41, 4412.91.06,
4412.91.10, 4412.91.31, 4412.91.41, 4412.92.07, 4412.92.11, 4412.92.31,
and 4412.92.42 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair
value (``LTFV'') and to be subsidized by the governments of China,
Indonesia, and Vietnam.\2\
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\1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ 90 FR 25212 and 90 FR 25225, June 16, 2025.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec. 703(b) or 733(b)
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations
under Sec. Sec. 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase
notice of scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>),
for comment.
Background
On May 22, 2025, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood,
the members of which are Columbia Forest Products, Greensboro, North
Carolina; Commonwealth Plywood Co., Ltd., Whitehall, New York; Manthei
Wood Products, Petoskey, Michigan; States Industries LLC, Eugene,
Oregon; and Timber Products Company, Springfield, Oregon, filed
petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry
in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material
injury by reason of subsidized and LTFV imports of hardwood and
decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Accordingly,
effective May 22, 2025, the Commission instituted countervailing duty
investigation Nos. 701-TA-764-766 and antidumping duty investigation
Nos. 731-TA-1747-1749 (Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register of May 29, 2025 (90 FR 22757). The
Commission conducted its conference on June 12, 2025. All persons who
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on July
7, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication
5648 (July 2025), entitled Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from China,
Indonesia, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-764-766 and 731-TA-
1747-1749 (Preliminary).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 7, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-12772 Filed 7-8-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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