The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) has filed a complaint against the United States in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking judicial review of the International Trade Commission's November 2013 decision that the U.S. industry is not injured or threatened with material injury by imports of hardwood plywood from China. As a result of that decision, no antidumping or countervailing duty orders were to be issued.
The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) has filed a complaint against the United States in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking judicial review of the International Trade Commission's November 2013 decision that the U.S. industry is not injured or threatened with material injury by imports of hardwood plywood from China. As a result of that decision, no antidumping or countervailing duty orders were to be issued.
The CFTHP's complaint alleges the decision was not supported by substantial evidence and addresses determinations on the substitutability of Chinese and U.S. plywood, price depression from Chinese imports, the severe economic harm to the U.S. industry from Chinese hardwood plywood dumped into the U.S. market and the use of illegally sourced wood in these Chinese products.
The case dates back to September 2012, and the latest CFTHP action asks the Court to remand the decision back to the ITC for reconsideration.
