Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results Pursuant to Court Decision

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Abstract

On September 23, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in China Cornici Co., Ltd. and Raoping Hongrong Handicrafts Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court nos. 23-00216 & 23-00217, sustaining the first remand results issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wood mouldings and millwork products from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) August 12, 2020, through January 31, 2022. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the rescission of the administrative review for China Cornici Co. Ltd. (China Cornici) and the corresponding cash deposit rate assigned to the company.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 198 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65522-65523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-117]


Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results 
Pursuant to Court Decision

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On September 23, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade 
(CIT) issued its final judgment in China Cornici Co., Ltd. and Raoping 
Hongrong Handicrafts Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court nos. 23-00216 & 
23-00217, sustaining the first remand results issued by the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) pertaining to the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wood mouldings and 
millwork products from the People's Republic of China (China), covering 
the period of review (POR) August 12, 2020, through January 31, 2022. 
Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not 
in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, 
and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the 
rescission of the administrative review for China Cornici Co. Ltd. 
(China Cornici) and the corresponding cash deposit rate assigned to the 
company.

DATES: Applicable October 5, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of

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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 12, 2023, Commerce published the Final Results of the 
2020-2022 AD administrative review of wood mouldings and millwork 
products from China.\1\ In the Final Results, Commerce rescinded the 
review with respect to China Cornici because it had no suspended 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR, and did not grant a 
separate rate to Chen Chiu Global Corp. (Chen Chiu), a third-country 
reseller of merchandise exported by RaoPing HongRong Handicrafts Co. 
(RaoPing HongRong).\2\
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    \1\ See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; Final Determination of No Shipments; and Partial Rescission; 
2020-2022, 88 FR 62539 (September 12, 2023) (Final Results), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ Id. at Comments 12 and 15.
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    China Cornici and RaoPing HongRong appealed Commerce's Final 
Results. On September 5, 2025, the CIT remanded the Final Results to 
Commerce, directing Commerce to (1) reconsider its determination to 
rescind the administrative review for China Cornici; (2) consider under 
what circumstances, and how, to adjust its proceedings when prior 
disclosure and deposits of duties are made in an attempt to remedy 
mistakes on entry papers, addressing all the statutes at play, not just 
unfair trade statutes and practices; and (3) reconsider its 
determination not to grant Chen Chiu a separate rate in the review.\3\
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    \3\ See China Cornici Co., Ltd., and RaoPing HongRong 
Handicrafts Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court Nos. 23-00216 and 23-
00217, Slip Op. 25-118 (CIT September 5, 2025) (Remand Order).
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    In its final results of redetermination, issued in May 2026, 
Commerce determined not to rescind the review of China Cornici, not to 
grant China Cornici a separate rate, and not to grant Chen Chiu a 
separate rate.\4\ The CIT sustained Commerce's Final 
Redetermination.\5\
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    \4\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, China Cornici Co., Ltd., and RaoPing HongRong Handicrafts 
Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court Nos. 23-00216 and 23-00217, dated 
May 1, 2026 (Final Redetermination).
    \5\ See China Cornici Co., Ltd., and RaoPing HongRong 
Handicrafts Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court Nos. 23-00216 and 23-
00217, Slip Op. 26-118 (September 23, 2026) (China Cornici II).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\6\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\7\ 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant 
to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), Commerce must publish a notice of court decision that is not ``in 
harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must suspend liquidation of 
entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The CIT's September 
23, 2026, judgment constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not 
in harmony with Commerce's Final Results. Thus, this notice is 
published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken.
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    \6\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 
1990) (Timken).
    \7\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United 
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results

    In accordance with the CIT's September 23, 2026, final judgment, 
Commerce is amending its Final Results and finds that China Cornici is 
subject to the 2020-2022 administrative review. As a result, we are 
assigning to China Cornici the following cash deposit rate assigned to 
non-selected companies subject to the review: \8\
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    \8\ See Final Results, 88 FR at 62540
    \9\ Consistent with Commerce practice, the assigned cash deposit 
rate in the first administrative review is the most recent rate 
calculated, i.e., the subsidy rate calculated for the period August 
12, 2020, through January 31, 2022.
    \10\ Because Commerce determined that China Cornici is not 
eligible for a separate rate, we are assigning it the China-wide 
entity rate calculated in the underlying investigation. See Wood 
Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty 
Order, 86 FR 9486, 9488 (February 16, 2021) (Order).

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                                                           Cash deposit
                   Producer/exporter                         rate \9\
                                                            (percent)
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China Cornici Co. Ltd..................................     220.87 \10\
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Commerce will issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with respect to China Cornici. 
Because we continue to find that Chen Chiu is not eligible for a 
separate rate, we will not issue revised cash deposit instructions with 
respect to Chen Chiu.

Liquidation of Suspended Entries

    Commerce, pursuant to the CIT's judgment, determined in the Final 
Redetermination that it lacks the authority to reliquidate entries, and 
that only the CIT can order reliquidation of entries.\11\ The CIT 
affirmed that the entries in question have been liquidated, and that 
Commerce could not order reliquidation of the entries. Moreover, the 
CIT found that none of the circumstances delineated in the Act and 
chapter 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations in which the CBP may 
reliquidate entries are applicable to the instant case. Therefore, in 
the event that the CIT's ruling is not appealed, or is upheld by a 
final and conclusive court decision, Commerce will not issue assessment 
instructions to CBP instructing CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
China Cornici's entries of subject merchandise for the period August 
12, 2020, through January 31, 2022.
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    \11\ See Final Redetermination at 13.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 8, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-21045 Filed 10-14-26; 8:45 am]
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