Recently, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India announced the initiation of a safeguard investigation on imports of non-alloy and alloy steel flat products into India. The investigation was initiated based on a petition filed by the Indian Steel Association, representing several major steel producers in India, such as Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel,…
On December 27, 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India issued a notification initiating a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on calcium carbonate filler masterbatch originating in or imported from Vietnam. The investigation was initiated based on a petition filed by the Indian domestic industry, represented by the Indian Compound & Masterbatch Manufacturers…
On December 26, 2024, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India initiated an anti-dumping investigation on nylon filament yarn originating in or imported from China and Vietnam. The product under investigation is nylon filament yarn, classified under HS Codes: 54021910; 54021990; 54023100; 54023200; 54024500; 54025100; 54026100, and 54021920. The petitioners in this case…
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…