The U.S. International Trade Commission in October will begin reviewing whether revoking antidumping duties and countervailing duties on engineered wood flooring from China would lead to continued material injury to U.S. industry.
Requests to appear at the hearing, scheduled Oct. 12 at 9:30 a.m., should be filed with the ITC secretary on or before Oct. 5. Prehearing briefs may be submitted if filed before Oct. 3. Written testimony may also be filed at the hearing.
The ITC is required to determine if duties should be revoked every five years the duties are active. The ITC determined there was adequate interest in a review after announcing the five-year anniversary of the duties on engineered wood flooring from China in fall 2016.
The ITC imposed antidumping duties and countervailing duties on Chinese engineered wood flooring in 2011. The ITC imposed the duties after an investigation determined that domestic engineered wood flooring manufacturers had been materially injured by imports from Chinese manufacturers, who were selling products at less than fair value due to government subsidization.
