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News Release 23-078
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-693 and 731-TA-1629-1640
Contact: Lawrence Jones, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and imports of mattresses from Indonesia that are allegedly subsidized by the government of Indonesia.
Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Jason E. Kearns, Randolph J. Stayin, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about October 23, 2023, and its preliminary antidumping duty determinations due on or about January 4, 2024.
The Commission’s public report Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-693 and 731-TA-1629-1640 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5460, September 2023) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by October 20, 2023; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan
Investigation No(s): 701-TA-693 and 731-TA-1629-1640 (Preliminary)
Product Description: Mattresses comprise a resilient material or combination of materials, generally enclosed by ticking, that is intended for sleeping upon. Mattresses can be classified into two categories, "Youth" and "Adult", and can come in the following sizes: crib, toddler, youth, twin, extra-long twin, full, queen, king, or California king.
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigation: Preliminary countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations.
2. Petitioners: Brooklyn Bedding LLC, Phoenix, Arizona; Carpenter Company, Richmond, Virginia; Corsicana Mattress Company, Dallas, Texas; Future Foam, Inc., Council Bluffs, Iowa; FXI, Inc., Radnor, Pennsylvania; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Carthage, Missouri; Serta Simmons Bedding, Inc., Doraville, Georgia; Southerland Inc., Antioch, Tennessee; Tempur Sealy International, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky; the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC; and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC.
3. USITC Institution Date: Friday, July 28, 2023.
4. USITC Conference Date: Friday, August 18, 2023.
5. USITC Vote Date: Friday, September 08, 2023.
6. USITC Notification to Commerce Date: Monday, September 11, 2023.
U.S. Industry in 2022:
1. Number of U.S. producers: 21.
2. Location of producers’ plants: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin
3. Production and related workers: 11,557.
4. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments: $5 billion.
5. Apparent U.S. consumption: $7 billion.
6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption: 20.9 percent.
U.S. Imports in 2022:
1. Subject imports: $1 billion.
2. Nonsubject imports: $157 million.
3. Leading import sources: Indonesia, Mexico, and Kosovo.