PVC is a raw material for healthcare products, and agricultural and water pipes. PVC pipes are extensively used for laying pipeline infrastructure of the government’s flagship scheme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), which has already covered 100 million rural households with clean drinking water connections.

Vietnamese exporters need to be well prepared for any risks from protectionist trade measures from Australia against Vietnamese goods, such as anti-dumping and anti-subsidy policies, mostly in steel products, experts said.

The US (us) Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on cold-rolled steel flat products from Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the UK, and the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on the product from India.

Viet Nam's imports of raw materials for processing animal feed in the first seven months of this year surged to US$3.1 billion as domestic supply only met about one-third of local demand.

Amid a worsening economy aided by an inept political ruling class, Sri Lanka has announced a ban on the import of over 300 'non-essential' items to reduce losses and cut the financial burden of the country.

Vietnam’s plywood may be subject to U.S. anti-dumping tax as 36 Vietnamese enterprises were listed by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) as ‘non-responsive’ or ‘non-cooperative’ in its ongoing investigation, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association (VIFOREST).

Australia is a potential export market but also poses risks of trade remedy investigations, so enterprises should stay well-informed to avoid risks, head a recent seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City.

The TRA has proposed that two e-bike manufacturers who are new to the UK market should be allowed to move to a lower import tariff rate.