On April 20, 2021, The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated the anti-dumping investigation on Cement from Vietnam.

I. Relevant information:
 
1. Initiated date: April 20, 2021

2. Petitioner: Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc.; CEMEX – Solid Cement Corporation / Apo Cement Corporation; Holcim Philippines Inc.
 
3. Goods under investigation: Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland cement conforming with AHTN - HS code: 2523.29.90 và 2523.90.00.
 
4. Investigation period: The period of investigation for dumping is from July 2019 to June 2020 while the period of investigation for injury is from 2017 to June 2020.

 

5. Temporary anti-dumping measure:

 

On November 29, 2021, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ordered the imposition of a temporary anti-dumping tax on cement imported from Vietnam in the form of a cash guarantee for 4 months, because the agency found that 9 out of 16 Vietnamese exporters of Type 1 cement and 4 out of 12 Vietnamese exporters of Type 1P cement were dumping domestic cement products, hurting domestic products.

 

The provisional anti-dumping tax on Vietnam's grade 1 cement ranges from 1.02 USD/ton (MT) to 10.53 USD/ton or 2.69% to 31.87% of the export price.

 

These anti-dumping duties will only apply to specific Vietnamese exporters found to be dumping cement to the Philippines.

 

6. Official anti-dumping measure:

 

On October 12, 2022, the Tariff Commission (TC) made the final conclusion on anti-dumping measures against Vietnam's cement products. Therefore, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a decision to impose anti-dumping duties on cement originating and exported from Vietnam, within a period of 5 years. Specifically, cement from Vietnam will be subject to tariffs ranging from 4 to 28% of the export price for OPC cement and from 3 to 55% for mixed cement.

 

On February 14, 2023, the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines (DTI) decided to adjust the anti-dumping tax on cement imported from Vietnam mentioned above, but there are still dozens of businesses that are subject to anti-dumping tax, some of which are taxed quite high, up to more than 23%.

II. Case Calendar:

Date (D/M/Y)	Event
20/04/2021	Initiation of anti-dumping investigation
29/11/2021	Temporary anti-dumping measure
16/12/2022	Official anti-dumping measure
14/02/2023	Adjustment of anti-dumping tax rates

The case documents are attached below:

Tải tài liệu
Notice of investigation
2. Questionnaire for exporters
3. Temporary anti-dumping measure decision
3. Official anti-dumping measure decision
5. Adjustment anti-dumping measure decision