The USA Department of Commerce (DOC) has recently received a petition requesting an anti-dumping duty (ADD) investigation on semi-trailers and related assembly components imported from Vietnam, Mexico, and Thailand. Additionally, the USA is also considering a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on imports from Mexico and Thailand. 1. Case Information 2. Investigation Process The investigation involves…
Vietnam is affected by USA trade policies but is not among the most heavily impacted countries in the 2025 global trade war. Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued an official statement acknowledging that USA tariff policies influence global trade flows; however, their impact on Vietnam remains moderate. In response, MOIT has coordinated…
(Published on VIR) Starting March 4, all aluminum and steel imports into the U.S. will be subject to a 25% tariff. This sudden change presents significant challenges for Vietnamese exporters. As Vietnam ranks fourth among the largest steel suppliers to the U.S., this policy shift could have severe direct and indirect consequences for the country’s…
As President Trump signed the tariff order on March 3, the USA has officially imposed 10-25% tariffs on imports from its top three trading partners, effective March 4, as per President Trump’s plan in the previous few weeks. From midnight on March 4 (USA time), all goods from Mexico and Canada entering the USA are…
On February 21, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 460/QĐ-BCT imposing a temporary anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled steel originating from India and China (case code: AD20). The hot-rolled steel products subject to the temporary anti-dumping duty from China are classified under the following HS codes: 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.19, 7208.27.99,…
At the end of 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a notice amending, supplementing, and repealing certain existing trade remedy regulations. These changes include codifying current procedures and methods in practice while developing or modifying existing legal regulations. The new provisions will officially take effect on January 15, 2025. Below is the translation…
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…