USITC finds injury on hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam
The USITC determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of hardwood and decorative plywood (excluding all softwood structural plywood) from China, Indonesia and Vietnam, provided for in HTS 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, 4412.51.51, 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, found by Commerce to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized.
Why it matters: Importers of hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia and Vietnam covered by the listed HTS subheadings now face affirmative injury determinations in the final phase of the AD/CVD investigations, while the softwood structural plywood investigations were terminated on negligibility grounds.