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Chinese furniture makers protest US duties
Classical furniture 2005-7-9 http://www.cfhot.com Chinadaily
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ChinesefurnituremakerssaytheycannotacceptaU.S.plantoimposedutiesofupto198percentonwoodenbedsandotheritemsWashingtonsaysarebeingdumpedatartificiallylowpricesintheU.S.market,theInternationalBusinessDailyreportedMonday.


TheChinesefurnitureindustryrejectstheU.S.CommerceDepartmentrulinglastFridaythatimposespunitivetariffsof4.9percentto198.08percentonChinese-madebeds,dressers,armoiresanddesksbecauseitsmanufacturershaven'tdumpedtheirproductsintheUnitedStates,saidthereport.

Thenewspaper,publishedbyChina'sMinistryofCommerce,citedCaoYingchao,secretarygeneraloftheChinaNationalFurnitureAssociation.

TheBushadministrationproposedthetariffs,whichcouldtakeeffectnextweekalthoughafinaldecisionisnotexpecteduntilDecember.

ThedecisionhasalsopromptedprotestsfromtheFurnitureRetailersofAmerica,agrouprepresentingsome3,500retailers.

ThedisputesoverfurnitureimportseruptedasU.S.CommerceSecretaryDonaldEvansandLaborSecretaryElaineChaobeganafour-dayvisitMondayfortalksaimedatboostingU.S.exportstoChina.

EvansandChaoweretomeetMondaywithbusinessleadersinHarbin,acityinChina'sindustrialnortheast,beforetravelingtoBeijing.

Thewoodenfurniturerulingisoneof17U.S.antidumpingordersplacedonChineseproducts,andthelargestofthe26casesinitiatedbytheU.S.CommerceDepartment.

MorethantwodozenAmericanfurnituremanufacturersandtheirunionsfiledapetitionlastfallseekinganinvestigationintoChina'sexports,whichaccountedfornearlyaquarteroftheUS$4.4billioninwoodenbedroomfurnituresalesin2002.

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