Development of anti-dumping request on PFY originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia
On Nov 07th, 2019, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), the investigating authority received dossier of request for investigation of the application of anti-dumping measures on long-fiber products made from polyester (PFY) originating from China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia from companies representing the domestic industry (Requesting Party).
On Nov 22th, 2019, the investigating authority issued official dispatch No. 1056/PVTM-P1 requesting the Requesting Party to supplement, adjust to clarify some contents of the investigated goods, methods and basis for determining dumping margins and losses of the domestic industry.
On Dec 31st, 2019, the Requesting Party fully submitted all additional information as requested.
On January 09th, 2020, the Requesting Party provided additional documents to clarify additional information on the method of calculation, determination dumping margins.
On January 21th, 2020, Investigating Body confirmed that the dossier is complete, valid in accordance with the law on trade remedies.
According to Law on foreign trade management 2017 and guiding or related documents, next steps of anti-dumping case as follows:
Investigating authority shall examine the Dossier to submit to the Minister of Industry and Trade for consideration whether to conduct or not to conduct an investigation: 45 days from the date of receiving a complete, valid dossier, which means January 21th, 2020. Contents of Dossier examination include: (i) Determine the legal representative status of the domestic industry of organizations, individuals that submit the Dossier; (ii) Determine evidence on the dumping of imported goods that cause or threaten to cause significant injury to a domestic industry or significantly prevent the formation of a domestic industry.
In order to prepare the examination, as well as to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of the enterprise, the investigation authority suggests that the domestic enterprises producing/trading in the same goods mentioned above provide with the following information: (i) Information about the enterprises; (ii) Design capacity and production of long fiber products made from polyester (PFY) in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; (iii) The company’s opinion on the case (agree, disagree, no opinion); (iv) Any other documents/evidence that the company thinks it is related to the case. The time limit for providing the above information is before 17:00 on February 14th, 2020 (Hanoi time).
The companies could authorize an international trade law firm in Vietnam that has experience in anti-dumping to assist with the procedures at the state authorities to cooperate.
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