Commerce announced affirmative final antidumping duty and countervailing duty circumvention rulings involving exports of hardwood plywood products from China, finding that hardwood and decorative plywood with veneers made of certain types of softwood circumvent existing orders.

The U.S. Court of International Trade upheld a finding by the International Trade Commission that Chinese exports of hardwood plywood pose no threat to U.S. businesses. The ruling likely means no antidumping and countervailing duties will be assessed.

The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood is contesting a U.S. ruling on antidumping and countervailing of hardwood plywood from China.

The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) was dismayed to see that the Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) is suing the United States in hopes that a federal judge may overrule the unanimous 5-0 verdict and findings of fact by the International Trade Commission that imports of hardwood plywood from China do not injure or threaten injury to the domestic hardwood plywood industry.

The American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood said it will fight what it calls a "protectionist campaign" by the Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood as the CFTHP brings suit against the federal government on the issue of hardwood plywood from China.

A U.S.-based plywood manufacturers group filed a complaint against the United States in the U.S. Court of International Trade seeking judicial review of a plywood dumping decision regarding Chinese imports.

States Industries, a manufacturer of hardwood plywood, laid off 35 employees, a week after the International Trade Commission voted unanimously against placing antidumping duties on hardwood plywood imported from China.

Chinese hardwood plywood has been given affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. A hearing is set for Sept. 19 by the U.S. International Trade Commission, with a final injury determination scheduled for late October.

American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood's Greg Simon weighs in on what he dubs a "war on imports."

The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) said it wants to make sure that importers of Chinese hardwood and decorative plywood are making cash deposits as required for these products to enter the United States.