On July 29, 2020 CSMS #43529341, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated Anti-Dumping and countervailing duty investigations on on “Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China”
“The Scope of Merchandise covered by these investigations reads as follows:
The scope of this investigation covers certain metal lockers, with or without doors, and parts thereof (certain metal lockers). The subject certain metal lockers are metal storage devices less than 27 inches wide and less than 27 inches deep, whether floor standing, installed onto a base or wall-mounted. In a multiple locker assembly (whether a welded locker unit, otherwise assembled locker unit or knocked down unit or kit), the width measurement shall be based on the width of an individual locker not the overall unit dimensions. All measurements in this scope are based on actual measurements…
The scope also includes all parts and components of lockers made from flat-rolled metal or expanded metal (e.g., doors, frames, shelves, tops, bottoms, backs, side panels, etc.) as well as accessories that are attached to the lockers when installed (including, but not limited to, slope tops, bases, expansion filler panels, dividers, recess trim, decorative end panels, and end caps) that may be imported together with lockers or other locker components or on their own.”
The accessories list included the following:
- Slope tops
- Bases
- Expansion filler panel
- Dividers
- Recess trim
- Decorative end panels
- End caps
The Commerce allow the trade community to submit their comment by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 18, 2020
The detail of the scope can be found here:
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-298347d?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2