WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Commerce has assigned final duties to two Chinese bedroom manufacturers that sought lower rates under a new shipper review.

Dongguan Bon Ten Furniture received a 0% rate and Dongguan Mu Si Furniture received a 33.01% rate. Bon Ten's rate remained unchanged from a preliminary review result issued June 6, and Mu Si's rate was lowered from a preliminary rate of 103.55%.

Mu Si's rate was lowered because it originally misreported its consumption rate of medium density fiberboard used to produce cherry veneer nightstands, the DOC said. The new rate reflects the proper consumption rate.

The new rates apply to wood bedroom furniture shipments each company made to the United States between Jan. 1 and July 31 of 2007.

The duty rates relate to an antidumping investigation of Chinese-made wood bedroom furniture that began in 2004. U.S. furniture manufacturers sought the investigation because they believed the Chinese producers were selling below normal values for wood bedrooms sold in the U.S. market.

Chinese wood bedroom manufacturers not assigned duties following the initial antidumping investigation can apply for new shipper reviews once they have a track record of shipping goods to the U.S.

The duties are assigned to the factories, but are paid by importers of record.