Trade Commission Recommends Up to 18.81% Anti-Dumping Duties on Vietnamese Stainless Steel... Provisional Measures for Chinese and Thai Products

The Trade Commission has decided to recommend to the Ministry of Economy and Finance the imposition of anti-dumping duties of up to 18.81% on cold-rolled stainless steel products from Vietnam. Provisional anti-dumping duties are also being pursued for sodium metabisulfite from China and particle boards from Thailand.

On April 24, the Trade Commission announced that it had reviewed and resolved a total of six agenda items, including these, at its 459th meeting.

The most notable agenda item at this meeting was the final determination on cold-rolled stainless steel products from Vietnam. The Trade Commission concluded that these products are being imported at dumped prices and that this has caused material injury to the domestic industry. Accordingly, the commission decided to recommend the imposition of anti-dumping duties ranging from 11.37% to 18.81% for the next five years.

In addition, preliminary investigations found that sodium metabisulfite from China (15.15% to 33.97%) and particle boards from Thailand (11.82% to 17.19%) are also being imported at dumped prices, causing injury to the domestic industry. To prevent further injury during the main investigation period, the commission recommended the imposition of provisional anti-dumping duties on these products.

Meanwhile, a new interim review has been launched for PET film from China. Since May of last year, anti-dumping duties of up to 36.98% have been imposed on these products. However, as both import volumes and prices have recently increased, raising suspicions of a higher dumping margin, four domestic companies requested a review. The Trade Commission will conduct an investigation over the next six months, and if the actual dumping margin is found to have increased, a revised duty rate may be applied for the remainder of the period until 2028.

On the same day, the Trade Commission also held a public hearing regarding stainless steel plates from China. Since the initiation of the investigation in September of last year, provisional anti-dumping duties of up to 21.6% have been imposed on these products, and a final determination is expected within the first half of this year.

Additionally, the Trade Commission determined that there was no infringement in the cases concerning 'toner cartridge patent rights' and 'mango jelly copyright.' The case involving 'tent and sleeping bag trademark infringement' was closed after both parties withdrew their applications for investigation.

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