No. Metal furniture is classified under different HTS headings than wooden furniture and is subject to its own set of potential antidumping, countervailing duty, or Section 301 measures. Importers should check for active orders specifically covering metal furniture or the relevant metal subheadings, rather than assuming that orders on wooden furniture apply.

CBP applies a substantial transformation test: if the coating or finishing operation in the third country is a minor processing step that does not fundamentally change the character of the article, origin remains China. A simple paint or powder-coat application on a finished frame is unlikely to constitute substantial transformation. Importers should obtain a binding ruling from CBP if origin is uncertain, rather than relying on the location of the final processing step alone.