USITC Finds Injury From Hardwood and Decorative Plywood Imports From China, Indonesia, and Vietnam

On Thursday, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) announced its injury determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The US Department of Commerce determined that the products are sold in the US at less than fair value and are subsidized by the governments of China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The USITC defined three domestic like products in the investigations.

USITC Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason S. Kearns and Peter-Anthony Pappas voted affirmatively regarding hardwood and decorative plywood, excluding all softwood structural plywood, from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. As a result, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of these products from the three countries.

Doyle, Kearns, and Pappas also found that imports of softwood structural plywood downfall and stamped and certified softwood structural plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam were negligible. The USITC therefore voted to terminate the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations covering those products.

Commissioners Bart Thanhauser and David Foley Jr. did not participate in the vote. The USITC’s public report on Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam is scheduled to be available by September 28.