On April 7, 2023, the Trade Remedies Department (Investigation Agency) received the dossier of a company representing the domestic manufacturing industry (Requesting Party), requesting an investigation to apply anti-selling measures. dumping prices on prestressed steel cable products originating from the People's Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand, and Malaysia.
On April 20, 2023, the Investigation Agency confirmed that the dossier was complete and valid according to the provisions of the law on trade remedies.
Next steps:
Within 45 days from the date of confirmation of complete and valid documents; The investigation agency will evaluate the file to submit to the Minister of Industry and Trade to consider whether or not to investigate the case.
The content of the dossier appraisal includes:
- Determine the legal representative status of the domestic manufacturing industry of the organization or individual submitting the application according to the provisions of the Foreign Trade Management Law;
- Determine evidence that dumping of imported goods causes or threatens to cause significant damage to the domestic industry or significantly prevents the formation of a domestic industry.
To serve the appraisal work, as well as ensure the legal rights and interests of businesses, the Investigation Agency requests domestic businesses that produce/trade similar goods above to provide the following information. :
– Information about the business;
– Design capacity and output of prestressed steel cable products in 2021 and 2022;
– The company's opinion on the matter (agree, disagree, no opinion);
– Any other documents/evidence that the company thinks is related to the case.
The deadline for providing the above information is May 20, 2023.
