Notice2025-12934
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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July 11, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof (wooden cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China), during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to 31 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30860-30863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12934]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-107]
Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers
and exporters of wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof
(wooden cabinets) from the People's Republic of China (China), during
the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect
to 31 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam or Michael Romani, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1603 or (202)
482-0198, respectively.
Background
On June 12, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
notice of initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\1\ On
July 10, 2023, Commerce selected KM Cabinetry Co., Limited (KM
Cabinetry) and The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd. (Ancientree) for
individual examination as the mandatory respondents in this
administrative review.\2\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative
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proceeding by seven days.\3\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled
certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by an additional 90
days.\4\ On March 18, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the
preliminary results of this review by 100 days.\5\ The deadline for the
preliminary results is now July 16, 2025.
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\1\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 85 FR
22134 (April 21, 2020) (Order).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated July 10,
2024.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March
18, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from
the People's Republic of China; 2023,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is wooden cabinets from China. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce
preliminarily finds that there is a subsidy (i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific).\7\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying our conclusions, including our reliance,
in part, on adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b)
of the Act, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. Commerce received timely-filed
withdrawal of review requests for 25 companies.\8\ Of these 25
companies, two companies had other parties request administrative
reviews, which were not withdrawn. Therefore, we are not rescinding the
review for these two companies. An additional company that filed a
withdrawal of review request had no shipments during the POR, and this
review is being rescinded on that basis for that company. Finally, one
company filed an untimely withdrawal of review request, but we are not
rescinding this administrative review with respect to this company
because it produced the goods entered by the mandatory respondent, KM
Cabinetry. Of the remaining 21 companies, because the withdrawal
requests were timely filed and no other parties requested a review of
these companies, we are rescinding this review of the Order with
respect to these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
For a list of these companies with timely-filed withdrawal of review
requests, see Appendix II.
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\8\ See Honk Kong Jian Cheng Trading Co., Ltd.'s Letter,
``Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' June 24, 2024; Nanjing Kaylang
Co., Ltd.'s Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated July
10, 2024; MasterBrands' Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated September 10, 2024 (referencing 22
entities); and Zhongshan NU Furniture Co., Ltd.'s (Zhongshan NU)
Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated September 11,
2024 (we note that this company filed their withdrawal of review
request after the 90-day deadline. We did not make a determination
regarding the late filing because, as discussed infra, we are not
rescinding this administrative review with respect to this company
because they produced the goods entered by the mandatory respondent,
KM Cabinetry).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries.
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data,
we determine that 26 companies had no entries of subject merchandise
during the POR. On September 11, 2024, we notified parties of our
intent to rescind this administrative review with respect to these 26
companies which had no reviewable suspended entries, and invited
comments.\9\ Of these 26 companies, 14 companies had also filed a
timely request to withdraw from this administrative review and no other
parties requested a review of these 14 companies. Therefore, for these
14 companies, we are rescinding this review because of the timely
withdrawal of their review requests, as discussed supra. Of the 12
remaining companies, one company, Yixing Pengjia Technology Co., Ltd.,
we find to be the same company as another company that had shipments
during the POR, i.e., Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry Co., Ltd., and,
therefore, we are not rescinding the review with respect to this
company.\10\ Another company, Zhongshan NU., indicated it had no
shipments in the POR, but the goods it produced were entered by the
mandatory respondent, KM Cabinetry.\11\ For the remaining 10 companies,
because no reviewable suspended entries exist during the POR, we are
rescinding this review of the Order, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3). For a list of these 10 companies with no reviewable
suspended entries, and for which the review will be rescinded, see
Appendix III.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Intent to Rescind, in Part,'' dated
September 11, 2024.
\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 8.
\11\ Id.
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Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
There are 10 companies for which a review was requested and not
rescinded, and which were not selected as mandatory respondents or
found to be cross owned with a mandatory respondent. For a list of
these 10 non-selected companies, see Appendix IV. The Act and
Commerce's regulations do not directly address the establishment of
rates to be applied to companies not selected for individual
examination where Commerce limits its examination in an administrative
review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. However, Commerce
normally determines the rates for non-selected companies in reviews in
a manner that is consistent with section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides the basis for calculating the all-others rate in an
investigation.
Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act instructs Commerce, as a general
rule, to calculate an all-others rate equal to the weighted average of
the countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and/or
producers individually examined, excluding any rates that are zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on facts available. In this review, the
preliminary rates calculated for
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Ancientree and KM Cabinetry were above de minimis and not based
entirely on facts available. Therefore, we are applying to the non-
selected companies the weighted average of the net subsidy rates
calculated for Ancientree and KM Cabinetry, which we calculated using
publicly ranged sales data.\12\ This methodology to establish the rate
for the non-selected companies uses section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act,
which governs the calculation of the all-others rate in an
investigation, as guidance. For further information on the calculation
of the non-selected respondent rate, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\12\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the
estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined respondents; and
(C) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
the examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S.
sale quantities for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce
then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A)
as the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters.
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010).
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this administrative review, we preliminarily find
that the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the
period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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Subsidy rate (percent
Company ad valorem)
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KM Cabinetry Co., Limited \13\................. 11.85
The Ancientree Cabinet Co., Ltd\14\............ 9.33
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies \15\
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Anhui Swanch Cabinetry Co., Ltd................ 9.51
Changyi Zhengheng Woodwork Co., Ltd............ 9.51
Honsoar New Building Material Co., Ltd......... 9.51
Jiangsu Xiangsheng Bedtime Furniture Co., Ltd.. 9.51
Senke Manufacturing Company.................... 9.51
Shanghai Zifeng International Trading Co., Ltd. 9.51
Taishan Oversea Trading Company Ltd............ 9.51
Xiamen Golden Huanan Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd...... 9.51
Xuzhou Yihe Wood Co., Ltd...................... 9.51
Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry Co., Ltd.............. 9.51
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\13\ KM Cabinetry Co., Ltd exports subject merchandise produced
by the unaffiliated company Zhongshan Nu Furniture Company Ltd.
\14\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be cross
owned with Ancientree: Jiangsu Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd., Jiangsu
Hongjia Wood Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch, and Jiangsu Yunru Technology
Industry Co., Ltd.
\15\ This rate is based on the rate for the respondents that
were selected for individual review, excluding rates that are zero,
de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. See section
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\16\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\17\ Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\18\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\18\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\19\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\20\
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\19\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\20\ See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67077.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice.\21\ Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties
of the scheduled date and time for the hearing.
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\21\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce
intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts
calculated in the final results of this review for the respective
companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this administrative review. If the
rate calculated in the final results is zero or de minimis, no cash
deposit will be required on shipments of the subject merchandise
entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication of the final results of this review.
For all non-reviewed companies, CBP will continue to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate
(i.e., 20.93 percent) \22\ or the most recent company-specific rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
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\22\ See Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof
from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 11962, 11964.
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon issuance of the final results, Commerce
shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this review.
For the companies for which this review is rescinded with these
preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit
of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January
1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to
CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this
rescission in the Federal Register.
For companies remaining under review, Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
Final Results of Review
Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results of this
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis
of the issues raised in case briefs, within 120 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 7, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Recission of Administrative Review
V. Non-Selected Companies Under Review
VI. Diversification of China's Economy
VII. Use of Facts Available and Application of Adverse Inferences
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Interest Rate, Discount Rate, Input, Electricity, and Land
Benchmarks
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Recommendation
Appendix II
List of Companies Which Timely Withdrew Requests for Review
1. Dalian Meisen Woodworking Co. Ltd.
2. Fujian Dushi Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.
3. Fujian Leifeng Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
4. Fuzhou CBM Import & Export Co., Ltd.
5. Goldenhome Living Co., Ltd.
6. Guangzhou Nuolande Import and Export Co., Ltd.
7. Honk Kong Jian Cheng Trading Co., Limited
8. Jiangsu Beichen Wood Co. Ltd.
9. Jiangsu Sunwell Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
10. Linyi Kaipu Furniture Co., Ltd.
11. Nanjing Kaylang Co., Ltd.
12. Nantong Aershin Cabinet Co., Ltd.
13. Shanghai Beautystar Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
14. Shouguang Fushi Wood Co., Ltd.
15. Taishan Hongxiang Trading Co., Ltd.
16. Taizhou Overseas Int'l Ltd.
17. Weifang Fuxing Wood Co., Ltd.
18. Xiamen Adler Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
19. Zaozhuang New Sharp Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd.
20. Zhangzhou OCA Furniture Co., Ltd.
21. Zhoushan For-strong Wood Co., Ltd.
Appendix III
List of Companies Which Did Not Have Reviewable Entries During the POR
1. Dalian Hualing Wood Co., Ltd.
2. Jiangsu Weisen Houseware Co., Ltd.
3. Jiang Su Rongxin Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
4. Morewood Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
5. Qingdao Haiyan Drouot Household Co., Ltd.
6. Qingdao Shousheng Industry Co., Ltd.
7. Shandong Jinhua Wood Co., Ltd.
8. Shandong Longsen Woods Co., Ltd.
9. Sheen Lead International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
10. Weifang Yuanlin Woodenware Co., Ltd.
Appendix IV
List of Non-Selected Companies Subject to This Administrative Review
1. Anhui Swanch Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
2. Changyi Zhengheng Woodwork Co., Ltd.
3. Honsoar New Building Material Co., Ltd.
4. Jiangsu Xiangsheng Bedtime Furniture Co., Ltd.
5. Senke Manufacturing Company
6. Shanghai Zifeng International Trading Co., Ltd.
7. Taishan Oversea Trading Company Ltd.
8. Xiamen Golden Huanan Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
9. Xuzhou Yihe Wood Co., Ltd.
10. Yixing Pengjia Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
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