Extension of Response for Cane Sugar Anti-Dumping Case

Extension of Response for Foreign Manufacturers and Exporters and Domestic Manufacturers and Importers for Cane Sugar Anti-Dumping Case(Case No. AC02.AD13-AS01)

On September 21^st, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 2171/QD-BCT on investigating the application of measures to prevent evasion of anti-dumping measures to a number of cane sugar products originating from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.

On October 25^th, 2021, Department of Trade Remedies (Investigating Agency) announced on the issuance of the Investigation Questionnaire for Foreign Manufacturers and Exporters and Domestic Manufacturers and Importers (Case No. AC02.AD13-AS01).

During the process of receiving the Investigation Questionnaire, the Investigating Authority received requests to extend the time for answering the Investigation Questionnaire from the relevant parties. Therefore, on November 23^rd, 2021, the Investigating Agency issued the announcement on agree to the extension. The Investigating Authority requires all relevant parties to cooperate and participate sufficiently during the investigation. The extent of the response will be the basis for the Investigating Authority to review and draw a conclusion of the investigation of this case. In the event that the Investigating Authority does not receive timely responses from relevant parties or the information provided is incorrect or incomplete, the Investigating Authority will use information and documents provided by related parties, the information and documents collected by the Investigating Authority or available information and documents for giving the result according to the regulation of Law on Foreign trade management.

The relevant parties must respond directly to Investigation Authority before 15:00 on December 16^th, 2021 (Hanoi time).

The information, data provided in the Questionnaire of the Investigation Authority and the right to access the information of the case during the investigating term will be implemented in the regulations of the laws.

If Client needs any more information or request for legal advice or potential dispute regarding trade remedies measures including, anti-dumping, countervailing duty and safeguard measures or international trade dispute matters, our 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 their development to update clients on regular basis.