On September 18, 2018, Petitioners Corsicana Mattress Company, Elite Comfort Solutions, Future Foam Inc., FXI, Inc., Innocor, Inc., Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, and Tempur Sealy International, Inc. filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on imports of mattresses from the People’s Republic of China.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The scope of this petition covers mattresses from China. For purposes of this petition, the term “mattress” denotes an assembly of materials that generally includes a “core” as well as “upholstery” and/or “ticking.” The scope of this petition is restricted to only “adult mattresses” and “youth mattresses,” but broadly encompasses all types of “innerspring mattresses,” “non-innerspring mattresses,” and “hybrid mattresses.”
Mattresses covered by the scope of this petition may be sold independently or as part of furniture (e.g., convertible sofa bed mattresses, comer group mattresses, day-bed mattresses, rollaway bed mattresses, high risers, trundle bed mattresses, crib mattresses), or as part of a set in combination with a “mattress foundation.”
Excluded from the scope of this petition are “futon” mattresses. For purposes of this petition, a “futon mattress” denotes a mattress with a tuft that goes completely through the mattress from the top through to the bottom, and which does not contain innersprings or foam.
Also excluded from the scope are airbeds (including inflatable mattresses) and waterbeds, which consist of air- or liquid-filled bladders as the core or main support system of the mattress.
The products subject to this petition are currently properly classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule for the United States (“HTSUS”) subheadings 9404.21.0010, 9404.21.0013, 9404.29.1005, 9404.29.1013, 9404.29.9085, and 9404.29.9087. Products subject to this petition may also enter under HTS US subheadings 9404.21.0095, 9404.29.1095, and 9404.29.9095. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to this petition is dispositive.
PETITIONERS
Coriscanna Mattress Company
1420 W Mockingbird Lane
Dallas TX 75247
Elite Comfort Solutions
24 Herring Road
Newnan GA 30265
Future Foam Inc.
1610 Avenue “N”
Council Bluffs IA 51501
FXI Inc.
Rose Tree Corporate Center II
Media PA 19063
Innocor, Inc.
200 Schulz Drive
Red Bank NJ 07701
Kolcraft Enterprises Inc.
1100 West Monroe Street
Chicago IL 60607
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated
1 Leggett Road
Carthage MO 64836
Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC
3560 Lenox Road, Suite 1100
Atlanta GA 30326
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
1000 Tempur Way
Lexington KY 40511
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
Yohai Baisburd
Cassidy Levy Kent
900 19th Street NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGIN
China: 267.60% – 1,777.01%
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign products/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE
For an estimated schedule of this proceeding, please see Attachment III
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2017 Jan-Jun | 2018 Jan-Jun | |
China | |||||
Volume (Units) | 1,446,118 | 1,825,675 | 4,606,465 | 1,554,113 | 2,039,429 |
Value (LDP $) | 155,905,826 | 189,014,400 | 474,558,144 | 161,111,772 | 202,951,981 |
AUV ($/KG) | 107.81 | 103.53 | 103.02 | 103.67 | 99.51 |
CONTACT US
For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, or Stephen Brophy.