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The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade is currently receiving dossiers requesting exemption from the application of anti-dumping (AD) duties on certain hot-rolled steel products covered under Decision No. 1959/QD-BCT dated July 4, 2025.
This Decision imposes official AD duties on specific hot-rolled steel products originating from the People’s Republic of China. The applicable AD duty rates range from 23.10% to 27.83%, effective from July 6, 2025, and valid for a period of five years unless amended or terminated earlier in accordance with the law.
Scope and characteristics of the products subject to duties
The goods subject to AD duties are hot-rolled steel products originating from China, classified under HS codes: 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.19, 7208.27.99, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.20, 7208.39.40, 7208.39.90, 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 7208.53.00, 7208.54.90, 7208.90.90, 7211.14.15, 7211.14.16, 7211.14.19, 7211.19.13, 7211.19.19, 7211.90.12, 7211.90.19, 7225.30.90, 7225.40.90, 7225.99.90, 7226.91.10, and 7226.91.90.
These products include flat-rolled, hot-rolled iron or steel, alloyed or non-alloyed, with a thickness from 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm and a width not exceeding 1,880 mm. The products are not further processed beyond hot rolling, may or may not be pickled, may or may not be oiled, and contain a carbon content not exceeding 0.3% by weight.
Certain products are excluded from the duty scope, including stainless steel and specific grades of hot-rolled steel used for heavy industrial production or specialized vehicles.
Investigation process and imposition of measures
Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Trade initiated an investigation in July 2024 into imported hot-rolled steel products from India and China.
The final determination concluded that goods originating from China were being exported to Vietnam at prices lower than their normal value in the domestic market, causing significant injury to the domestic steel industry.
As a result, the Ministry decided to impose official AD duties on hot-rolled steel from China. Meanwhile, imports from India were deemed insignificant in volume; therefore, the investigation was terminated without applying AD measures.
Purpose and requirements of the exemption consultation
To ensure that the application of AD measures does not adversely affect domestic industries that have specific raw material needs, the TRAV is conducting consultations with relevant enterprises on exemption requests.
Exemptions may be granted for certain quantities, volumes, or uses of products that are not produced domestically or where domestic production capacity cannot meet domestic demand.
Information required from enterprises
The TRAV requests domestic producers to provide the following information:
• Production capacity and supply capability of the products proposed for exemption in 2025 and 2026, along with actual production volume in 2025 (if available).
• If the enterprise has already produced and supplied products within the proposed exemption list, please provide sales reports for the first ten months of 2025, together with corresponding contracts and sales invoices for each product.
Detailed technical specifications of the products proposed for exemption are provided in the attached Annex.
Deadline and submission method
Enterprises with relevant information are requested to submit their responses before November 12, 2025.
After this deadline, if no responses are received, the TRAV will consider that the enterprise has no comments regarding the exemption requests for the aforementioned products.
To protect their legitimate interests, manufacturers and exporters should familiarize themselves with the procedure and actively contact Vietnam Antidumping Law Firm specializing in anti-dumping and trade remedy for timely assistance.
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