IMM CEE (Industrial & Manufacturing Materials Center of Excellence and Expertise Classifications for wood Dumping Case for Multilayered Wood Flooring

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1 Topics IMM CEE (Industrial & Manufacturing Materials Center of Excellence and Expertise Classifications for wood Dumping Case for Multilayered Wood Flooring from China

2 What are Centers? Virtual organizations that leverage technology to bring work to the Center Coordinated from a strategic location CEE Aligned by key industry sectors Bring existing expertise together to facilitate trade Provide a single point of processing for participating importers Serve as resource to the broader trade community and to CBP s U.S. government partners

3 Current Centers of Excellence and Expertise Buffalo Industrial & Manufacturing Materials San Francisco Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Chicago Base Metals Detroit Automotive & Aerospace New York Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals Los Angeles Electronics Atlanta Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising Laredo Machinery Houston Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals Miami Agriculture & Prepared Products

4 Why Centers? Respond to the dynamic trade environment Bring all of CBP expertise together on a single industry at the national level Deliver greater consistency and harmonization Align CBP processes with modern business practices Enhance industry-based knowledge Implement manage-by-account practices Textiles Intellectual Property Rights Revenue Trade Agreements/ Preference Programs Anti-Dumping Countervailing Import Safety Duties (ADCVD) Agriculture Trade Complexity

5 How Centers Operate Previously Company imports into 14 Ports of Entry 14 ports conduct entry summary reviews Center Operations Company imports into 14 Ports of Entry ONE Center conducts all entry summary reviews

6 Goals of Centers 1) Facilitate legitimate trade through effective risk segmentation 3) Enhance enforcement and address industry risks 4) Monitor and resolve uniformity issues 5) Work towards reducing exams and expediting cargo release. 6) Assist entities with compliance so that they can become trusted traders.

7 Positive Outcomes of the CEE Provides an increase in industry knowledge Resulting in being more effective in our enforcement due to industry expertise Allows for facilitation of trusted partners and resources focused on enforcement Centralizes a point of contact-phone, , web site postings Promotes consistency in the import process Reduces costs to the importer by fewer cargo delays Enhances benefits for trusted partners that are tailored to industry Improves enforcement and prevents unsafe imports from reaching consumers

8 Branches within a Center 1) Partnership (C-TPAT and ISA) 2) Validation & Compliance (non-partners) 3) Enforcement

9 IMM CEE Industry Defined Plastics & Polymers Rubber Wood Paper Stone, Cement & Plaster Leather Precious Metals & Precious Stones Glass / Glassware Reservoirs and Containers of Iron & Steel Prefabricated Buildings

10 Disclaimer The material in this presentation is provided for guidance and general information purposes only. Reliance on this information alone may not be considered reasonable care. Because many complicated factors can be involved in Customs issues, an importer may wish to obtain a ruling under the Regulations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 19 C.F.R. Part 177, or may wish to obtain advice from an expert who specializes in Customs matters, for example, a licensed Customs Broker, attorney or consultant. 10

11 Heading 4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm 11

12 4408 Veneer sheets of wood that do not exceed 6mm in thickness 12

13 Heading 4409 SOLID Wood Continuously Shaped Moldings standard wood moldings means wood moldings, decorative in aspect, worked to a pattern and having the same profile in cross section throughout their length 13

14 4410 Particle Board, OSB Particle board Oriented strand board 14

15 4411 Fiberboard Fiberboard and particle board comparison 15

16 Heading 4412 PLYWOOD At least 3 layers of plies glued together under pressure with grains of each layer running at an angle, usually 90, to that of the next layer Veneered Panels Block board Core of wood blocks faced with outer plies Cross section view Cut away view 16

17 4418 Builders joinery 17

18 Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Multilayered Wood Flooring from China Case A , C Multilayered Wood Flooring = Wood flooring composed of an assembly of two or more layers of plies in combination with a core AKA: Engineered Wood Flooring or Plywood Flooring 18

19 Anti-Dumping/Countervailing What is exempt? Solid wood flooring Cork flooring Bamboo Flooring (includes bamboo face on plywood substrate) Laminate flooring, i.e., fiberboard flooring 19

20 IMM CEE Contact Information Phone: Validation & Compliance (Operations) Sharon Swiatek Acting Assistant Director & (Acting Branch Chief Partnership) Office: BlackBerry: Ed Wachovec Acting Branch Chief Validation & Compliance/Enforcement Office: BlackBerry: Enforcement & Partnership Bob Bekalarski Acting Assistant Director Office: BlackBerry:

21 THANK YOU IWPA!!! Maria Cuevas Supervisory Import Specialist Office: