DOC drops duties on mirrors, jewelry cabinets
By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 5, 2007
Washington — The U.S. Department of Commerce will no longer collect antidumping duties on cheval mirrors and jewelry cabinets imported from China.
The items were part of the DOC's original investigation and subsequent imposition of duties on Chinese-made wood bedroom furniture. Because of the amount of wood in these items and their traditional placement in bedrooms, they were considered part of the bedroom category.
In September, the American Furniture Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade, which had sought the antidumping duties, told the DOC it no longer wanted duties collected on the two items.
Mirrors affected by the change include any framed, tiltable mirror that is more than 50-inches high and that is mounted on a floor-standing, hinged base.
Jewelry cabinets must not be more than 49-inches high, 24-inches wide and 18-inches deep, and must have at least five felt-lined drawers. They also must have structural elements such as a side door and a flip-top lid with an inset mirror.
The DOC has instructed the U.S. Department of Customs and Border Protection on how to refund duties collected on the two items.
