According to the Trade Commission Notice No. 2024-8 dated May 30, 2024, the Korea Trade Commission (Korean Investigative Authority) has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on cold-rolled stainless steel originating from or imported from Vietnam based on a request from the petitioner, POSCO Co., Ltd. The investigated goods are cold-rolled stainless steel classified under HS codes…
With the U.S. officially initiating anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on solar panels from Vietnam and three other Southeast Asian countries, Vietnamese enterprises involved in the production and export of these products need to pay attention to several crucial dates affecting the trade defense investigation process. Dumping and Subsidy Allegations Key Dates Event…
In less than a week following the announcements by the EU and the US to intensify trade remedy investigations on Chinese products or those originating from China, on May 19, 2024, China announced an anti-dumping investigation on imported POM plastics from the European Union (EU), the US, Japan, and Taiwan. According to the announcement from…
According to the latest announcement from the European Commission (EC) on May 16, 2024, the agency may impose anti-dumping duties on steel coils imported from China if it determines that these products are being dumped and causing damage to the local industry. The EC stated that it has begun an anti-dumping investigation into flat-rolled steel…
On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated a multi-sector trade remedy investigation into allegations that solar panels and modules imported from Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, are unfairly subsidized and sold at prices below production costs in the U.S. market. This initiation follows requests from U.S. solar equipment…
In early May, the U.S. Department of Commerce held a hearing to consider recognizing Vietnam as a market economy, which would afford Vietnam greater benefits in trade remedy investigations. The request for the U.S. to elevate Vietnam’s market status was made several months ago, highlighted by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the U.S….
On May 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a preliminary conclusion in the anti-dumping investigation on extruded aluminum and aluminum products from Vietnam. On October 24, 2023, the DOC officially announced the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation on extruded aluminum and aluminum products imported from 15 countries/territories, including Vietnam. The investigation was…
Recently, the Korea Trade Commission officially announced the acceptance of a request for an anti-dumping investigation into cold rolled stainless steel from Vietnam. The goods, known in English as cold rolled stainless steel, are classified under HS codes 7219.31.1010, 7219.31.1090, 7219.31.9000, 7219.32.1010, 7219.32.1090, 7219.32.9000, 7219.33.1010, 7219.33.1090, 7219.33.9000, 7219.34.1010, 7219.34.1090, 7219.34.9000, 7219.35.1010, 7219.35.1090, 7219.35.9000, 7219.90.1010, 7219.90.1090,…
On April 30, 2024, the United States Department of Commerce issued a notice to terminate the scope inquiry concerning steel wheels imported from Vietnam. On August 7, 2023, the DOC initiated a scope inquiry concerning steel wheels imported from Vietnam. The petitioner was Dexstar, a U.S. company, which was also the petitioner in the U.S….
On May 1, 2024, the United States Department of Commerce announced the initiation of the first sunset review concerning the anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks imported from Vietnam. The investigated product is laminated woven sacks, with HS codes 6305.33.0040, 3917.39.0050, 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, 3923.21.0080, 3923.21.0095, 3923.29.0000, 4601.99.0500, 4601.99.9000, 4602.90.0000, and 5903.90.2500….