Vietnam Authority Received Request to Investigate Anti-Dumping Case of H-shaped Steel Product from Malaysia

On April 29^th, 2020, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) acknowledged the Dossier on request of investigation to impose the anti-dumping measures to H-shaped steel product originated from Malaysia from the companies representing the domestic industry (Requester).

On July 10^th, 2020, TRAV had confirmed the sufficiency of the dossiers according the the laws on trade remedies.

Within 45 days from the date of receiving sufficient and lawful dossier, TRAV will assess dossier to submit Minister of Ministry of Industry and Trade for consideration whether to process the investigation.

The assessment’s contents includes:

-Identify the legal representative status of the domestic industry of organizations and individuals who submit dossier in accordance with the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

-Define evidence on the dumping of imported goods that cause or threaten to cause significant losses to a domestic manufacturing industry or substantially prevent the formation of a domestic manufacturing industry.

In order to serve the assessment process, as well as to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise, TRAV recommends that the domestic enterprises manufacturing / trading in the same goods mentioned above provide the following information:

-Enterprise’s information;

-Manufacturing production of H-shaped steel product;

-Enterprise’s opinion on the case (to agree, oppose, have no opinion);

-Any document/evidence which company considers to be related to the case

The due date to provide the above information is before 5p.m August 3^rd, 2020.

Competition, anti-dumping, and countervailing duty lawyers of International trade and tax practice at ANT Lawyers, a law firm in Vietnam always follow up anti-dumping cases and its development to update clients on regular basis.

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