On June 10, 2020, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) initiated the investigation of Anti-Circumvention measures on Hardwood Plywood completed in Vietnam.

I. Relevant information:

1. Initiated date: June 10, 2020

 

2. Petitioner: Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood

3. Goods under investigation:  Hardwood plywood, primarily under the subheadings: 4412

 

4. Preliminary conclusion:

 

On July 25, 2022, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary conclusion of the investigation into evasion of trade defense measures on hardwood plywood imported from Vietnam. .

 

DOC's preliminary conclusion is that Hardwood Plywood from Vietnam, if it has a core using veneer imported from China, will be subject to anti-dumping and CTC taxes as currently applied to Hardwood Plywood imported from China. Hardwood Plywood from Vietnam, if it has a core using veneer produced in Vietnam or other countries, is not subject to anti-dumping and CTC taxes.

 

Based on this preliminary conclusion, DOC will request the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to stop liquidity and require importers to pay a deposit equal to the provisional anti-evasion tax rate for with shipments imported from Vietnam to the United States since June 17, 2020 (the date of notification of initiation of investigation) for cases subject to the measures.

 

DOC allows Vietnamese exporters as well as U.S. importers to participate in the self-certification mechanism to be excluded from circumvention.

 

5. Final conclusion

 

On July 20, 2023, USDOC issued a final conclusion confirming that there was an act of evasion of anti-dumping and CTC taxes that the United States is applying to China. Decision to impose tax:

 

- Anti-dumping tax rate: 183.36%

 

- CTC tax rate: 22.98%

II. Case Calendar:

 

Time	Period
10/06/2020	Initiation of Anti-Circumvention investigation
25/07/2022	The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary conclusions of the investigation into evasion of trade defense measures on Hardwood Plywood imported from Vietnam.
12/09/2022	The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced an extension of the time to issue final conclusions on the investigation of evasion of anti-dumping tax (CBPG) and anti-subsidy tax (CTC) on Hardwood Plywood imported from Vietnam.
20/07/2023	USDOC issued a final conclusion confirming that there is an act of evasion of anti-dumping and CTC taxes being applied to China

 

The case file is attached below:

Tải tài liệu
Notice of investigation
Extension of Deadline
Final conclusion