Initiation of new shipper review – bonding option on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (A-570-890)

1. Commerce is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (A-570-890) for the period 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012. 2. The notice of initiation for this review was published in the Federal Register on 2/27/2013 (78 FR 13322). 3. For shipments of wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China exported and produced by the following company and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 2/27/2013, a bond or other security deposit is permitted, at the importer's option: Exporter: Dongguan Chengcheng Furniture Co., Ltd. Producer: Dongguan Chengcheng Furniture Co., Ltd. Case number: A -570-890-207 Deposit rate: 216.01 percent The option to post a bond or other security deposit may only be made available to the exporter/producer combination identified above only in the combination identified above. For shipments of subject merchandise from the exporter identified above in any other combination, cash deposits only should be collected at the PRC-wide rate in effect on the date of entry. The PRC-wide rate currently in effect is 216.01 percent. 4. In accordance with T.D. 85-145, at the discretion of CBP, CBP officers may accept either a single-entry basic importation and entry bond or a continuous basic importation and entry bond only if the amount of the estimated antidumping or countervailing duty is less than five percent ad valorem (or the equivalent). Otherwise, where the importer has the option to post a bond for estimated antidumping or countervailing duties, CBP officers must require a single-entry basic importation and entry bond pursuant to T.D. 85-145. You are instructed to adhere to the requirements of T.D. 85-145 with respect to these bonding requirements. 5. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other companies identified in the ACE, the cash deposit rate is the rate provided therein. 6. For all other exporters of wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China which do not have a specific rate in ACE, the cash deposit rate continues to be 216.01 percent. 7. The option of a bond in lieu of a cash deposit will remain in effect for imports of subject merchandise exported and produced by the entity identified in paragraph 3 until publication of the final results of the new shipper review. 8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O4:LEA.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh