RESTON, VIRGINIA: Today, American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) CEO Betsy Natz announced a major development in the organizations’ Scope and Circumvention Petition at the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”).
Commerce issued the final scope rulings on Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof (“WCV”) from China that were further processed in Malaysia and Vietnam. AKCA prevailed on virtually every issue that Commerce resolved in the final scope rulings.
Commerce determined that the WCV products of concern are covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty (“AD/CVD”) orders on China. Commerce also determined to implement a certification regime to ensure compliance with the scope rulings.
“This represents a huge victory for the domestic cabinet industry,” Natz stated. “These scope rulings ensure that Chinese-made WCV, even when processed in Malaysia and Vietnam, face the antidumping and countervailing duties that are designed to protect U.S. manufacturers from unfairly priced imports, thereby leveling the playing field.”
Natz continued, “In addition, the robust certification regime guarantees strict compliance, reinforcing the victory and securing fair market conditions for U.S. domestic cabinet producers, the American workers they employ, and the communities they support.”
For more information on the history of this monumental trade case, visit the AKCA website: https://kitchencabinetfairtrade.com/ and KCMA’s International Trade page: https://kcma.org/advocacy/international-trade.
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Final Ruling posted in the Federal Register can be found here.
About AKCA: The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) is a coalition of organizations that have joined forces to fight for American kitchen cabinet workers and our industry. Established in 2019, AKCA is standing up for American workers and supporting the actions of those who oppose China's cheating of America's kitchen cabinet industry. We are proud to support one of the largest trade cases in history filed against China at the International Trade Commission (ITC) and Department of Commerce.
ABOUT KCMA. The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1955 to represent companies who manufacture cabinets, bath cabinets, or other residential cabinets and key kitchen and bath industry suppliers. With a membership now more than 300 strong throughout North America, KCMA works to advance the cabinet industry through advocacy, setting cabinet quality standards, sponsoring kitchen and bath cabinet-related research, and providing the cabinet industry with management tools and educational programs.
KCMA establishes and promotes standards for the kitchen cabinet industry; defends and advocates in support of the cabinet industry; and arms our members with valuable tools necessary to promote and grow their cabinet businesses.
