Tariff Case Set For Candles
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 10/1/2005
Washington, DC — The National Candle Association says that a pending tariff case extending anti-dumping duties on Chinese candles could negatively affect holiday sales revenues. At issue is a 1986 ruling stating that candles containing at least 50 percent petroleum wax are subject to anti-dumping duties, currently 108.3 percent. Although a ruling isn’t expected until January 2006, the duty would be applied retroactively to candles that entered the U.S. as of February 15, 2005.
