Requesting Party of Anti-dumping case AD06 comprises of 04 companies representing the domestic industry: (i) VRG Kien Giang MDF Joint Stock Company; (ii) VRG Dongwha MDF Joint Stock Company; (iii) MDF VRG – Quang Tri Wood Joint Stock Company and (iv) Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company. Requesting Party accused fiberboard of wood imported from Thailand and Malaysia of having been dumped into Vietnam market with dumping margins from 18,59% to 50,6% and this dumping is the main cause of significant injury to manufacturing of industrial wooden planks of Vietnam.
Products under
investigation: some fiberboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or
not assembled with glue or other organic adhesives, uncoated and unwrought,
with the HS codes 4411.12.00, 4411.13.00, 4411.14.00, 4411.92.00, 4411.93.00,
4411.94.00 originated from Thailand and Malaysia.
The investigating period: (1) The investigating period to
determine dumping activities: from Jan 01st, 2018 to Dec 31st,
2018; (2) The investigating period to determine the damages of the domestic
industry: from Jan 01st, 2015 to Dec 31st, 2018.
On Oct 23th, 2018, Trade Remedies Authority of
Vietnam (TRAV) received Dossier of request for investigation, application of
anti-dumping measures.
TRAV has issued official dispatch No. 963/PVTM-P1 dated Nov 6th, 2018 and official dispatch No. 48/PVTM-P1 dated Jan 16th, 2019, requiring the Requesting Party to supplement the dossier.
On Jan 27th, 2019, Requesting Party fully
supplemented the required information.
On Feb 01st, 2019, Investigating authority issued
official dispatch No. 105/PVTM-P1 confirming that Dossier is valid, complete
and send letter to Royal Thai Embassy and Embassy of Malaysia in Vietnam,
informing about the receipt of complete and valid dossier.
On Mar 18th, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade
issued Decision No. 623/QD-BCT on the extension of the decision of
investigation for another 30 days.
On Apr 18th, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 940/QĐ-BCT on investigation of the application of anti-dumping measures on fiberboard of wood products or other ligneous materials, whether or not assembled with glue or other organic adhesives, uncoated and unwrought, originated from Thailand and Malaysia (case number AD06).
On May 02nd, 2019, Investigation Questionnaire is
issued for domestic importers, producers and foreign exporters, producers in
AD06 case. The time limit to answer Investigation Questionnaire is 17h00, Jun
10th, 2019 (Hanoi time).
To ensure relevant
enterprises’ rights and interests, the Investigation authority asks that all of
relevant domestic importers, producers should participate to fully cooperate
throughout the investigation of the case. The contents’ Investigation
Questionnaire shall be basis for the Investigation Body to consider the
conclusion.
On Jan 14th, 2020, Minister of Industry and Trade
signed the decision of termination the investigation and no application
anti-dumping measures on some fiberboard of wood products (fiberboard of wood
MDF) imported from Thailand and Malaysia.
Over 7 months of
investigation according to regulations of World Trade Organization, Law on
foreign trade management 2017 and other relevant regulations, Ministry of
Industry and Trade has examined and carefully evaluated the losses of domestic
industry, level of dumping of producers from Thailand and Malaysia, as well as
considered and calculated the impact on the industry and consumers of
fiberboard of wood products. The results of investigation show that the
domestic industry has not been significantly damaged or threatened to be
significantly damaged because of imported goods from Thailand and Malaysia.
Therefore, according
to regulations of Vietnam law relating to trade remedies and Anti-Dumping
Agreement of World Trade Organization, Ministry of Industry and Trade decided
not to apply anti-dumping measures on fiberboard of wood products imported from
Thailand and Malaysia. Ministry of Industry and Trade will coordinate with the
relevant authorities to watch closely the import situation, sign of dumping of
foreign producers/exporters as well as operation, production and trading
reality of domestic fiberboard of wood industry to recommend the necessary
measures according to regulations.
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