On December 19, 2024, the European Commission (EC) officially issued Notification No. C/2024/7541 regarding the initiation of a safeguard investigation on certain manganese and silicon alloys. The products under investigation fall under the following HS codes: 28.04.69.00; 72.02.11.20; 72.02.11.80; 72.02.19.00; 72.02.21.00; 72.02.29.10; 72.02.29.90; 72.02.30.00; 72.02.99.30; 72.02.99.80.30; and 28.50.00.60.91. Import Situation and Impact on the EU…
On August 1, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1514/QD-BCT regarding the application of anti-circumvention measures in the trade remedy investigation concerning certain sugar products (case code: AC02.AD13-AS01). On November 25, 2024, the Trade Remedies Authority received a complete and valid dossier from Delicious Food Co., Ltd., requesting the…
On December 24, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 3453/QĐ-BCT to impose anti-dumping measures for five years on certain Chinese wind turbine towers. Wind turbine towers are an essential component of wind power generation systems. With a sturdy cylindrical structure, often made from high-quality steel or alloys, these towers…
On August 3, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 1989/QD-BCT regarding the results of the first review of anti-dumping and countervailing measures on certain sugar products imported from the Kingdom of Thailand (case code: AR02.AC02.AD13-AS01). According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 58 of Decree No. 10/2018/ND-CP of the Government…
On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a notice extending the deadline for administrative processing in anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations. In fiscal year 2024 (from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024), the DOC received 117 new complaints from domestic industries requesting the initiation of anti-dumping and/or countervailing duty investigations,…
Recently, the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) initiated an anti-dumping investigation on certain polypropylene homopolymer plastic products (classified under HS code 3902.10.40) originating from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, China, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The imported polypropylene homopolymer products originating from Vietnam and the aforementioned countries have been alleged by the petitioner, PT Chandra…
On December 5, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision No. 3133/QĐ-BCT on the second review of anti-dumping measures applied to certain H-beam steel products from China (case code AR02.AD03). On March 21, 2017, MOIT issued Decision No. 957/QĐ-BCT, imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on some H-beam steel imports from China (including Hong…
On November 24, 2024, the Indonesian Safeguard Committee (KPPI) announced an extension of the safeguard measures on EPS resin imports from Vietnam and other countries. On July 22, 2024, KPPI initiated an investigation to extend the safeguard measures on EPS resin products (HS code 39.3.11.10). According to KPPI’s latest announcement, Vietnam is not included in…
On November 25, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an administrative review to update normal values and export prices for upholstered seating (UDS) products originating from or exported by eight exporters in China and Vietnam. Additionally, CBSA will review affiliated companies and non-affiliated producers or trading companies involved in producing and selling the…
On November 25, 2024, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the initiation of an anti-circumvention investigation on semi-trailers imported from Vietnam. The investigation, conducted under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), is based on allegations of circumvention of duties imposed on Chinese-origin semi-trailers under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (CITT) decision from February 18,…