According to the 2023 annual trade defense report of the Trade Defense Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), by the end of December 2023, Vietnam’s exported goods were the subject of 242 investigation cases related to trade defense.
In 2023 alone, 15 new cases initiated by foreign countries will arise, in addition to many cases under investigation, or subject to annual review or end-of-term review…
According to WTO statistics, the United States is one of the countries that regularly uses trade defense measures. By the end of December 2023, the United States had investigated 59 trade defense cases against Vietnamese export goods, accounting for nearly 25% of the total number of foreign cases investigating Vietnamese exports. .
In 2023, the United States initiated 7 new investigations, including 4 anti-dumping investigations, 1 anti-subsidy investigation and 2 product scope and anti-circumvention investigations. trade defense tax.
The diverse items under investigation include products such as aluminum extrusions, aluminum cables, steel shelves, steel wheels, high pressure washers, paper bags, shrimp…
In addition, the United States also conducted a review of a number of previously applied trade defense measures, such as administrative review of anti-subsidy tax on tires, administrative review of anti-dumping tax on imported honey. exports from Vietnam (including considering Vietnam’s market economy issues).
Regarding the Canadian market, by the end of June 2023, Canada had investigated 18 trade defense cases with Vietnamese exports.
Currently, Canada is applying taxes on 7 imported goods from Vietnam including: carbon welded steel pipes, cold rolled steel, concrete reinforced steel, copper pipe joints, anti-corrosion steel plates, cast oil pipes. and upholstered seats. In 2023, Canada will not conduct a new investigation but will only conduct a review of some products that are subject to trade defense measures.
Mexico and Vietnam are both members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This is Vietnam’s potential market thanks to preferential tariff commitments under the CPTPP Agreement. According to WTO statistics, by the end of June 2023, Mexico had initiated investigations into 186 trade defense cases, including 159 cases where measures were applied.
Since the CPTPP Agreement took effect, Mexico has investigated 3 anti-dumping cases with Vietnam, including: galvanized steel (initiated in 2021), cold-rolled steel coil (initiated in 2022) and welding wire. (launched in 2023).
As for the EU market, in 2023, the EU will investigate a new anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax evasion case with cold-rolled stainless steel and continue to review the application of safeguard measures against a new case of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax. number of steel products.
In the United Kingdom (UK) market, by the end of June 2023, the UK had investigated a total of 4 trade defense cases and applied measures for 2 cases. Currently, the UK is only applying safeguard measures related to some exported steel products from Vietnam.
India has investigated 31 trade defense cases with Vietnam. In 2023, India will continue to conduct new anti-dumping investigations on stainless steel welded pipes and trade remedy review cases on stainless steel welded pipes, copper pipes, and beads. PVC plastic.
Among ASEAN’s member partner countries, 4 countries use trade defense measures with Vietnam, including Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines and Thailand.
Specifically, Malaysia has investigated 10 trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods. Since 2021, Malaysia has not initiated an investigation into a new case with Vietnam. Currently, Malaysia is applying trade defense measures to 7 Vietnamese products, mainly steel products.
Also by the end of June 2023, Indonesia had investigated 14 trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods. The Philippines has investigated 14 trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods. Thailand has investigated 8 cases related to Vietnamese export goods, including 6 anti-dumping cases and 2 self-defense cases.
For the Northeast Asian market, as of June 2023, Korea has investigated and applied 4 anti-dumping measures on goods exported from Vietnam.
The Australian market has investigated 18 trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods.
Türkiye has investigated 26 trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods.
Particularly in the African market, there are few trade defense investigations against Vietnam’s exported goods. Statistics show that two countries, Egypt and Morocco, in the African market have investigated and applied trade defense measures related to Vietnamese export goods.
The Egyptian market has investigated a safeguard case with crude aluminum and an anti-dumping case with Vietnamese fluorescent lamps. From 2021, Egypt will not investigate or review trade defense cases related to Vietnamese export goods.
Morocco investigated a self-defense case involving tires and tubes related to Vietnam. However, on July 3, 2023, Morocco ended the case.
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