Hardwood and Decorative Plywood — China — A-570-211

An AD/CVD measure means antidumping and countervailing duties. Antidumping (AD) duties address imports alleged to be sold in the United States at unfairly low prices. Countervailing (CVD) duties address benefits that a foreign government is alleged to provide to producers or exporters. These duties are separate from ordinary customs duty and may apply in addition to it.

A measure titled “Hardwood and Decorative Plywood” generally concerns certain plywood products, but the legal scope—not the title alone—determines coverage. The scope may depend on the product’s construction, materials, thickness, surface or decorative features, manufacturing process, exporting country, producer, and exporter. Classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) helps identify the product, but an HTS number by itself does not prove that the product is covered. Importers may face additional filing, deposit, documentation, and recordkeeping obligations, and should obtain customs-broker or trade counsel advice when scope is uncertain.

What to check

• Read the official scope description and product exclusions, rather than relying only on the measure title or HTS classification.
• Confirm the product’s country of origin, exporting country, manufacturer, and exporter; AD/CVD treatment can vary by these details.
• Compare the product’s construction, wood species, face and back veneers, core, thickness, and decorative features with the scope language and applicable scope rulings.
• Ask your customs broker to verify the required entry declarations, cash-deposit treatment, and any applicable manufacturer- or exporter-specific instructions.
• Keep specifications, invoices, bills of materials, supplier statements, and origin records that support your classification and scope analysis.