On February 21, 2025, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) announced that it had received a valid and complete request for an anti-dumping investigation into elastomeric filament yarn originating in or exported from China and Vietnam. Elastomeric filament yarn, classified under HS codes 5402, 5403, and 5404, has been exported by Vietnamese enterprises to…
In the first 11 months of 2024, Vietnam faced 27 new trade remedy investigations from other countries—nearly double the 15 cases recorded in all of 2023. This trend highlights the growing wave of global trade protectionism, fueled by geopolitical uncertainties and shifting policies of Vietnam’s trading partners. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade,…
On February 21, 2025, the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, issued Decision No. 460/QĐ-BCT imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on certain hot-rolled steel products originating from India and China. On March 19, 2024, TRAV received a request from several Vietnamese steel manufacturers to investigate the application of anti-dumping…
The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, has recently issued a review questionnaire for foreign producers/exporters in the second review of the application of anti-dumping measures on polyester long fiber (Case Code: AR02.AD10). On September 28, 2019, Vietnam issued Decision No. 2302/QĐ-BCT, officially imposing anti-dumping duties on certain…
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India has recently issued the final determination in the countervailing duty investigation on coated and uncoated tempered glass from Vietnam. On February 13, 2024, DGTR initiated the investigation following a petition by Borosil Renewables Limited, the complainant in the case. One Vietnamese respondent company participated in the…
On February 3, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) had officially initiated a safeguard investigation into imported corrosion-resistant steel coils. The case was filed by ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) and is based on an investigation period from May 1, 2021, to April 30, 2024. The investigated…
Recently, Thailand’s Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) initiated an end-of-term review of the anti-dumping (AD) duties imposed on certain iron or steel pipes and tubes imported from Vietnam. The investigated products are classified under HS codes 7306.19, 7306.29, 7306.30, 7306.40, 7306.50, 7306.61, 7306.69, and 7306.90, covering 171 HS codes under Thailand’s Customs Law. The request…
On February 6, 2025, the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry of Malaysia (MITI) announced the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on galvanized iron coils/sheets or galvanized steel coils/sheets imported from China, South Korea, and Vietnam. The investigation was initiated based on a petition filed by the domestic industry, represented by CSC Steel Sdn. Bhd….
On January 7, 2025, the Vietnam Trade Remedies Authority issued Official Letter No. 14/PVTM-P2 regarding the issuance of an investigation questionnaire for domestic manufacturers and importers in case ER01.AD08. On September 3, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 2703/QĐ-BCT to investigate the application of anti-dumping measures on certain cold-rolled…
Starting March 4, 2025, all aluminum and steel imports into the United States will be subject to a 25% tariff, according to a new decision signed by President Donald Trump. “We will impose a 25% tariff on all aluminum and steel imports, with no exceptions. This will encourage more businesses to manufacture in the USA,”…