Commerce Department Investigates Vietnamese Hardwood Plywood

Washington, DC, August 12, 2022- The U.S. Department of Commerce recently published its preliminary affirmative determination in its circumvention investigation into hardwood plywood made with Chinese core materials and assembled in Vietnam, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association. 

In its determination, the Commerce Department found that the multiple types of hardwood plywood it examined should be subject to the substantial antidumping and countervailing duties on hardwood plywood made in China. These duties range as high as 200%.