The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam will hold a working session to discuss the scope of goods subject to trade remedies in the case of the investigation of the application of anti-dumping measures against a number of table and chair products originating from Malaysia and China.
On September 30, 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1991/QD-BCT on the application of provisional anti-dumping measures on table and chair products originating from Malaysia and China.
According to Decision No. 1991/QD-BCT, Vietnam's temporary anti-dumping duty rate applied to goods, table products and chairs originating from China will range from 21.4% to 35.2%. Specifically, the duty rate for chair products will be 21.4% and the duty rate for table products will be 35.2%.
In contrast, on the Malaysian side, based on the investigation results, although dumping behavior exists, because the rate of imported goods under investigation from this country is insignificant (less than 3%), Therefore, the goods under investigation from Malaysia are excluded from the scope of provisional anti-dumping measures.
Table products subject to provisional anti-dumping duties are tables in their fully assembled form or packaged as table parts that come together for assembly on-site. A fully assembled table is a table that is ready for use or can be assembled with some additional parts such as drawers, shelves, etc.
Chair products subject to provisional anti-dumping duties are swivel or non-spinning chairs, height-adjustable or non-height-adjustable, reclining or non-reclining, which may or may not be converted into a bed, either fully assembled or packaged as chair components that come together for assembly on site.
Tables and chairs subject to the investigation are classified according to HS codes: 9401.30; 9401.40.00; 9401.61.00; 9401.69.90; 9401.71.00; 9401.79.90; 9401.80.00; 9401.90.40; 9401.90.92; 9401.90.99; 9403.30.00; 9403.60.90; 9403.90.90
The investigation period to determine dumping behavior is from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The investigation period to determine damage is from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2021.
Working session to discuss the scope of goods subject to trade remedies
In order to have a basis to consider the scope of goods subject to anti-dumping measures, the Vietnam Department of Trade Remedies will hold a direct working session with relevant parties in the investigation of the application of anti-dumping measures on some tables and chairs products originating from Malaysia and China.
The time of the working session will be at 14:00, Tuesday, November 15, 2022 (Hanoi time), the venue is Meeting Room 904 – 23 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
The party chairing the meeting will be the leader of the Department of Trade Remedies.
To participate in the meeting, interested parties need to register according to the attached form before the prescribed time limit, and send the registration to the Department of Trade Remedies by text or email. In addition, individuals and organizations who wish to speak and present at the meeting will need to send their opinions and documents presented in writing to the Vietnam Department of Trade Remedies before November 10, 2022.
The working session letter can be downloaded here.
The session registration form (doc) can be downloaded here.
Originally published November 3, 2022
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