Leggett seeks innerspring antidumping duties
China, Vietnam, South Africa could face investigation
David Perry -- Furniture Today, January 11, 2008
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Leggett & Platt has filed a petition with the U.S. government alleging that imports of uncovered innersprings from China, South Africa and Vietnam are being dumped in the U.S. market and are injuring the U.S. innerspring industry.
According to a report by the International Sleep Products Assn., the antidumping petition was filed Dec. 31 by Leggett & Platt, the largest U.S. innerspring producer, on behalf of the U.S. innerspring industry.
It said the petition asks that antidumping duties be collected on the imports to offset the amount of the alleged dumping, or sale of goods at below cost. The petition alleges that such duties could exceed 100%.
The petition says “uncovered innersprings” should include both pocketed and non-pocketed innerspring units, ISPA said.
The trade association said the petition will be processed by two U.S. agencies. The International Trade Commission will decide whether unfairly traded imports are injuring the U.S. industry, and the Department of Commerce will determine if the imported products are being dumped.
According to the ISPA report, the DOC will decide by Jan. 22 whether the petition makes sufficient allegations to initiate an investigation. If the DOC initiates an investigation, the ITC will hold a conference in Washington on Jan. 22 in which the parties will present testimony and other information on the injury issue.
In the meantime, the ITC is requesting information from foreign innerspring manufacturers and U.S. importers of those products, and it will use that information to make its preliminary injury determination. The ITC will decide by Feb. 14 whether the case should proceed to the next phase.
If the ITC preliminarily finds injury, the DOC will then preliminarily decide whether dumping has occurred. In general, ISPA said, U.S. law will require the DOC to issue its preliminary decision by around mid-June, although it might come earlier.
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