DOC refines description of jewelry armoire
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, July 31, 2006
Washington — The U.S. Department of Commerce has refined its description of jewelry armoires to clear up some confusion.
In September 2004, the DOC agreed to remove jewelry armoires, cheval mirrors and unrelated wall mirrors from the list of products that would incur antidumping duties imposed on wood bedroom furniture from China.
Still, importers were having "a few hiccups" with Customs agents who misinterpreted jewelry armoires as bedroom suite furniture, said Bill Benton, president of importer Powell Co. The DOC's wording was "just fuzzy enough that we were getting a few hassles," he said.
DOC said earlier this year it would change the wording. The new definition went into effect July 7. It continues to state that a jewelry armoire must not exceed 24 inches in width or 49 inches in height, but removes the requirement of felt or felt-like material on the inside of the door.
