On
March 18th, 2021, Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision no. 947/QD-BCT
on conducting an investigation to apply anti-dumping measure on some some types
of welding materials with HS code 7217.10.10; 7217.30.19;
7217.90.10; 7229.20.00; 7229.90.20; 7229.90.99; 8311.10.10; 8311.10.90;
8311.30.91; 8311.30.99; 8311.90.00 originating from People’s Republic of China
(China), Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) and Malaysia (Product under
investigation) (code AD15).
In AD15 case, Trade
Remedies Authority of Vietnam (Investigating Authority) has sent questionnaire
on quality and value to all foreign manufacturing/exporting enterprises which
Investigating Authority knows in order for them to answer investigating
questionnaire. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of
April 19th 2021 (Hanoi time).
Content
of this Questionnaire includes:
General information:
Company details; Legal representative
Product under
investigation: Scope of the investigation; Description of product under
investigation
Information of quantity
and value: Production and business activities of company in regard to product
under investigation; Affiliate companies; Production capacity and total volume
of product under investigation of the company and its affiliates during the POI
period; Total sales volume and total value of sales revenue from the Company’s
product under investigation during the investigation period; Net sales of the
Company, excluding taxes and discounts
Other
information.
Regarding domestic
producers and importing enterprises, the Investigating Authority has issued the
investigating questionnaire in order to collect information, figures for this
case. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of May 07th
2021 (Hanoi time).
Content
of the Questionnaire for domestic producers includes:
-General information of
company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of
the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or
persons in production – business activities; Other product;
Accounting/financial practices
-Domestically produced
like product: Description; Product Control Number PCN; Company Control Number
CCN; Technical description and production process of the like product
-Production, purchases
and stocks: Production and production capacity; Purchases of the like product
or product under investigation; Stocks of finished product;
-Sales: Total sales of
the product under investigation produced by company; Resales; Internal use
-Distribution system and
selling prices: Distribution system and channels of sale; Price setting for the
like product
-Transaction by
transaction listing: Sales transactions in Vietnam during POI; Explanation of
the apportionment of costs to transactions; Credit notes
-Cost of production:
Cost accounting system; Production process; Cost of production; Different
levels of purity; Suppliers of direct materials
-Profitability:
Profitability of the like product during investigation period; Profitability of
the overall company; Profit in the absence of injurious dumping ; Cash flow for
the like product; Investments; Ability to raise capital; Return on investment
(ROI) and assets (ROA)
-Employment and wages:
Employment; Labor cost
-Other questions
Content
of the Questionnaire for importing enterprises includes:
-General information of
company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of
the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or
persons in production – business activities; Other product;
Accounting/financial practices
-Imported product under
investigation: Description; Details of the imported product; Product comparison
-Production, purchases
and stocks: General information of sales; Purchase of product under
investigation; Product under investigation originated from China and/or
Thailand and/or Malaysia; Stocks
-Sales: Introduction
-Profitability:
Profitability; Price setting
-Other questions
Our international
trade and competition lawyers in Vietnam at ANT Lawyers will
always follow the development from authorities to provide update to our
clients.
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