# 2025-11074: US Slaps Probes on Cheap Chinese Plywood Dumping Suspicions

2025-11074, Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-06-16, effective 2025-06-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11074
- Title: Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 25212
- Published: 2025-06-16
- Effective: 2025-06-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

US Slaps Probes on Cheap Chinese Plywood Dumping Suspicions

## Summary

The U.S. is starting investigations into whether hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam are being sold unfairly cheap in the American market. This move could lead to new duties (extra taxes) on these imports to protect U.S. plywood makers. The process kicked off on June 11, 2025, and could impact prices and trade soon.

## Effects PRIA read

- Investigations Started for Three Countries: mixed, medium. On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated less‑than‑fair‑value (antidumping) investigations into hardwood and decorative plywood from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Commerce will make preliminary determinations no later than 140 d…
- Commerce Reports Large Dumping Estimates: cost, high. Commerce's initiation documents include estimated dumping margins for the investigations: China at 540.07 percent; Indonesia at 84.94 percent; and Vietnam at 138.04 to 152.41 percent. These estimates are part of the record used to start the investigations.
- Questionnaire Responses Due June 25, 2025: cost, low. Commerce will issue quantity‑and‑value (Q&V) questionnaires and requires responses from potential producers/exporters by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 25, 2025. Firms that receive questionnaires or wish to be considered should file electronically via ACCESS by that deadline.
- ITC Will Make Preliminary Injury Determinations: mixed, medium. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will preliminarily decide within 45 days after the petitions were filed whether imports from China, Indonesia, and/or Vietnam are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry. A negative ITC finding for any country will termin…
- Separate‑Rate Applications Required in NME Cases: cost, medium. For China and Vietnam (treated as non‑market‑economy countries), exporters and producers that want separate‑rate treatment must file separate rate applications. Under 19 CFR 351.108(d)(1), the separate rate application is due 21 days after publication of the initiation notice.

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## Sources
- [2025-11074 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/16/2025-11074/hardwood-and-decorative-plywood-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-indonesia-and-the-socialist)
- [2025-11074 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-16/pdf/2025-11074.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11074 (as of 2026-06-08).