Court Alters Subsidy Rates for Chinese Multilayered Wood Flooring Imports
Published Date: 9/15/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Court of International Trade made a final decision changing the subsidy rates for certain Chinese multilayered wood flooring companies from 2018. This affects Jiangsu Senmao, Riverside Plywood, Baroque Timber, and others, leading the Department of Commerce to update their duty rates. If you’re involved in importing or selling this flooring, expect new costs and rules starting now.
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Countervailing Duties Revised for Chinese Flooring
On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final judgment that led Commerce to amend the countervailable subsidy rates for multilayered wood flooring from China covering January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. The amended rates apply to Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Riverside Plywood Corporation and its affiliate Baroque Timber Industries (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd., and the other non-selected companies under review. If you import or sell this flooring, expect updated duty rates and related rules that could change your costs starting now.
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