Grosfillex to Pay $4.9 Million Over Alleged Evasion of U.S. Trade Duties on Chinese Aluminum Imports

Grosfillex to Pay $4.9 Million Over Alleged Evasion of U.S. Trade Duties on Chinese Aluminum Imports

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A French-based outdoor furniture manufacturer with operations in Berks County has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle allegations that it violated U.S. trade laws by evading duties designed to protect domestic industries from unfair foreign competition. Grosfillex, Inc., headquartered in Robesonia, Pennsylvania, will pay $4.9 million to resolve claims that it circumvented antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on…

Berks Furniture Manufacturer to Pay $4.9M to Resolve Allegations of Evading Customs Duties

From U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced today that Grosfillex, Inc., a French company that manufactures and imports outdoor furniture, and whose North […]

Federal authorities order Grosfillex furniture company in Pennsylvania to pay $4.9 million after hiding Chinese aluminum parts to dodge U.S. trade duties - TDPel Media

What started with an insider tip has ended in a nearly $5 million payout from a Pennsylvania-based patio furniture maker. Grosfillex Inc., a company many know for its outdoor chairs and tables, has agreed to settle allegations that it avoided paying U.S. trade duties by misrepresenting where some of its parts came from—and how they were packaged. Government Accuses Company of Dodging Import Taxes The U.S. Justice Department announced that Grosfi…