According to information from the Trade Defense Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), on February 17, 2025, the Department received information about the Thai Foreign Trade Department (Trade Defense Investigation Agency) initiating a review at the end of the period of the order to apply anti-dumping taxes on iron or steel pipes and tube (certain iron or Steel Pipe and tube) originating from or imported from Vietnam.
Reviewing at the end of the anti- whole selling tax period to assess whether the current anti- whole selling tax order should be maintained or abolished, basically to determine whether the tax cancellation is likely to lead to continued or recurring dumping that is harmful to the domestic manufacturing industry, usually after a certain period of time (usually 5 years) from the date the original tax order is applied.
The products subject to review are classified according to the HS code: iron or steel pipes and pipes with the following HS codes: 7306.19, 7306.29, 7306.30, 7306.40, 7306.50; 7306.61, 7306.69, 7306.90 imported from Vietnam, corresponding to 171 HS codes according to the Thai Customs Law (See detailed product description in the Proposal Notice).
The complaint is metal tube and sheet Processing Manufactures Association. The tax rate is applied from 6.97% to 51.61% since February 2020. The above anti-dumping tax will continue to be applied in the form of a deposit for 1 year from February 13, 2025 or until the final review results are available.
DFT said it will send an investigation question to Vietnamese manufacturers and exporters from February 24, 2025. Enterprises that have not received the investigation questions and want to participate in the case can send a request to the investigation agency within 15 days from the date of posting the Initial notice (ie no later than February 25, 2025).
Relevant parties are requested to send information and comments on the case, requesting the hearing to the investigation agency within 30 days from the date of the notice of initiation posted in the notice (ie no later than March 12, 2025, and may request an extension).
Accordingly, the Trade Defense Department requested the Vietnam Steel Association to notify relevant manufacturing and exporting enterprises; and recommended that enterprises participate if necessary.
At the same time, it is also recommended that relevant manufacturing/exporting enterprises register to participate and answer the survey questions within the prescribed time limit and format.
Because the final review is aimed at reviewing whether to maintain the tax order or not (not to adjust the tax rate), participating in this review helps businesses prove that dumping behavior is unlikely to continue or recur, causing damage to the domestic manufacturing industry.
The fact that the enterprise provides information to the investigation agency (including answering the investigation question, sending comments...) helps to provide documents/dotaines proving that the dumping behavior is unlikely to continue or recur and causes damage to the domestic manufacturing industry, thereby proposing to terminate the tax order.
The failure to provide information will force the investigation agency to rely on available data (usually disadvantageous) to determine to continue maintaining the tax order for another 5 years. In addition, contact and coordinate with the Department of Commercial Defense to receive updated information and timely support.
