The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary affirmative scope ruling concerning wooden cabinets, vanities, and components (WCV) from China that are being shipped through Malaysia and Vietnam to evade the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on WCV from China.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an “affirmative determination” that the U.S. importer BGI Group, which is doing business as U.S. Cabinet Depot, had evaded the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities.

Canadian officials have called the decision to increase duties on Canadian software is unfair and unacceptable.