Commerce Halts Review on Chinese Wood Mouldings—Duties Loom for Some
Published Date: 5/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Chinese companies sold wood mouldings and millwork products at unfairly low prices from February 2024 to January 2025. They’re stopping the review for 26 companies but continuing with 9 others, including two big exporters. This could affect import duties and trade starting May 13, 2026, so businesses should pay attention!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced
Commerce preliminarily found that some Chinese exporters sold wood mouldings and millwork at less than normal value for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025. The agency preliminarily assigned weighted-average dumping margins of 31.82% to Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., Ltd. and 58.45% to Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., Ltd., and assigned a 42.04% separate rate to certain non-examined respondents.
China-Wide Rate Remains 220.87%
Commerce is keeping the China-wide entity rate at 220.87% and will apply that ad valorem rate to entries produced and/or exported by companies Commerce treats as part of the China-wide entity (listed in Appendix V).
Cash Deposit Rules for Future Shipments
Upon publication of the final results, cash deposit requirements will apply to shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date. For companies with a separate rate, the deposit rate will be the rate from the final results; exporters without a separate rate will face the China-wide deposit rate of 220.87%.
Importers Must File Reimbursement Certificate
Importers are reminded to file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries for this review period under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to file may lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and could result in double antidumping duties or an increase by the amount of countervailing duties.
Assessment & Liquidation Rules for Importers
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties based on the final results. If mandatory respondents' margins are not zero or de minimis, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates using the ratio of dumping to entered value; if margins are zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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