WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered the continuation of antidumping duties on uncovered innerspring units from China, South Africa and Vietnam for another five years.
The decision follows a determination by both the DOC and the U.S. International Trade Commission that found revoking the orders on each country would likely lead to continued recurrence of dumping and material injury to domestic producers.
The second five-year sunset review began in early March. After seeking comments from interested parties, the DOC conducted an expedited 120 review of the antidumping order and notified the ITC of dumping margins that would occur should the order be revoked. Both the ITC and the DOC published the determination earlier this month.
The duties are assigned to factories, but paid by importers of record of the subject merchandise.
Leggett & Platt, the lead petitioner in the antidumping case, said that it was pleased with the latest development.
“We are pleased with the favorable determinations made by the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce in the sunset review of the antidumping orders on innerspring units from China, South Africa and Vietnam,” said Eric Rhea, Leggett & Platt vice president and president of the Bedding Group. “We advocated to maintain these orders to protect our operations and workers in the United States from being harmed by unfairly low-priced imports from these countries. This will allow all U.S. innerspring producers to compete in the U.S. market on a level playing field.”
The scope of the orders covers “uncovered innerspring units composed of a series of individual metal springs joined together in sizes corresponding to the sizes of adult mattresses (e.g., twin, twin long, full, full long, queen, California king and king) and units used in smaller constructions, such as crib and youth mattresses. All uncovered innerspring units are included in this scope regardless of width and length. Included within this definition are innersprings typically ranging from 30.5 inches to 76 inches in width and 68 inches to 84 inches in length. Innersprings for crib mattresses typically range from 25 inches to 27 inches in width and 50 inches to 52 inches in length.”
“Uncovered innerspring units,” the description continues, “are suitable for use as the innerspring component in the manufacture of innerspring mattresses, including mattresses that incorporate a foam encasement around the innerspring.” Pocketed and non-pocketed innerspring units are included in this definition, according to the DOC.
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