Vietnam Enforces Official Anti-Dumping Taxes on Plastic Products BOPP from China, Thailand, and Malaysia (AD07)

On July 20, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 1900/QD-BCT on the application of official anti-dumping taxes on plastic products BOPP originating from the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand and Malaysia (code: AD07).

Officially Applies Anti-dumping Taxes on Plastic Products BOPP

Based on the decision, from July 23, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade officially applies anti-dumping taxes on plastic products BOPP under HS codes 3920.20.10 and 3920.20.91 originating from the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand and Malaysia.

At the same time, this decision has terminated the validity of Decision No. 880/QD-BCT dated March 18, 2020 on the application of temporary anti-dumping taxes on plastic products (BOPP).

Attached to Decision No. 1900/QD-BCT, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued a Notice clearly stating the detailed contents affirming the final investigation conclusion that there was an act of dumping, causing significant damage to the domestic manufacturing industry.

List of Goods Subject to Anti-dumping Taxes on Plastic Products BOPP

Accordingly, goods subject to official anti-dumping duties include:

HS Code 3920: Plates, slabs, films, foils and other strips, made of plastic, non-porous and unreinforced, unsurfaced, unreinforced or uncombined materials.

HS Code 3920.20: Products from propylene polymers

HS Code 3920.20.10: BOPP films and other products from polymers from other propylene

HS Code 3920.20.91: Products from polymers from propylene sheets and slabs

Exemption of Goods

The notice also clearly states the list of products excluded from the application of official anti-dumping measures with exclusion conditions and products exempt from the application of official anti-dumping measures.

The companies subject of applying anti-dumping duties are manufacturing and exporting companies from China, Thailand, and Malaysia. Each company is subject to a different anti-dumping tax rate and the official application period is 05 years from July 23, 2020.

Refund for Difference of Taxes Levied

The customs authority shall follow the steps guided in the notice to determine the anti-dumping duty rate.

In case the official anti-dumping duty rate is lower than the provisional anti-dumping duty rate, the tax difference will be refunded.

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