Decision No. 121/QD-BCT

DECISION

IMPOSING OFFICIAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERTAIN WOOD FIBREBOARD PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 40/2025/ND-CP dated February 26, 2025, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 86/2025/ND-CP dated April 2025, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding trade remedies;

Pursuant to Circular No. 26/2025/TT-BCT dated May 15, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing a number of matters concerning trade remedies;

Pursuant to Decision No. 536/QD-BCT dated February 28, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Trade Remedies Authority;

Pursuant to Decision No. 2549/QD-BCT dated September 25, 2024 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the investigation for the application of anti-dumping measures on certain wood fibreboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China;

Pursuant to Decision No. 2491/QD-BCT dated September 5, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on certain wood fibreboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China;

Pursuant to Decision No. 2667/QD-BCT dated September 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade extending the investigation period of the anti-dumping investigation on certain wood fibreboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China;

At the proposal of the Director of the Trade Remedies Authority.

DECIDES:

Article 1. To impose official anti-dumping duties on certain wood fibreboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China, classified under HS codes 4411.12.00, 4411.13.00, 4411.14.00, 4411.92.00, 4411.93.00 and 4411.94.00 (case code: AD21), with the details set out in the Notice attached to this Decision.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect from January 19, 2026.

Article 3. The Chief of the Ministry Office, the Director of the Trade Remedies Authority and the heads of the units and related parties shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.

NOTICE

ON THE IMPOSITION OF OFFICIAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERTAIN WOOD FIBREBOARD PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (attached to Decision No. 121/QD-BCT dated January 19, 2026 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

1. Goods subject to official anti-dumping duties

The goods subject to anti-dumping (AD) duties are wood fibreboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) and the People's Republic of China (China), with the following basic characteristics and HS classification:

a) Basic characteristics

The goods are certain fibreboard products of wood or of other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances.

b) Commodity code (HS code)

The wood fibreboard products subject to official AD duties are classified under HS codes 4411.12.00, 4411.13.00, 4411.14.00, 4411.92.00, 4411.93.00 and 4411.94.00.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade may amend or supplement the list of HS codes of the goods subject to official AD duties to conform to the description of the goods under investigation and to other changes (if any).

c) Goods excluded from the scope of the official AD duties

The goods excluded from the scope of the official anti-dumping duties comprise surface-covered wood fibreboard products whose surface is not homogeneous with the material inside the board. The surface is covered on one or both sides with one of the following coverings:

+ Paper applied directly to one or both faces of the base board and bonded without any intermediate adhesive other than UF (urea-formaldehyde), MUF (melamine-urea-formaldehyde) or MF (melamine-formaldehyde) resin;

+ Surface paint;

+ Laminate comprising layers of kraft paper, decorative paper and overlay paper;

+ Acrylic resin containing polymethyl methacrylate;

+ Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin;

+ Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin.

2. Final conclusion

The final conclusion of the Investigating Authority determines that:

- There is dumping of the imported goods under investigation from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China;

- There is clear evidence of a threat of material injury to the domestic industry;

- There is a causal link whereby the dumping of the goods subject to the investigation request is the principal cause of the threat of material injury to the domestic industry.

3. Official anti-dumping duty rates

4. Effect and duration of application of the official anti-dumping duties

a) Effect

The official anti-dumping duties take effect from January 19, 2026.

b) Duration of application

The official anti-dumping duties apply for 05 (five) years from the date they take effect (unless extended, changed or revoked by another Decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade).

5. Procedures and dossiers for the examination and application of official anti-dumping duties

a) Proof of origin and the manufacturer's certificate of quality

In order to establish a basis for determining whether imported goods are subject to anti-dumping duties, the customs authority shall examine the proof of origin and the manufacturer's certificate of quality.

Proof of origin comprises:

- The Certificate of Origin (C/O); or

- A self-certification of origin document conforming to:

- The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership;

- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement;

- The Free Trade Agreement between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the European Union;

- The Free Trade Agreement between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

- The ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement; or

- The Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Government of the State of Israel.

The manufacturer's certificate of quality (hereinafter referred to as the manufacturer's certificate) is a document issued by the manufacturer itself certifying that the product meets certain quality standards. To provide a basis for examination, the Ministry of Industry and Trade transfers to the customs authority the specimen manufacturer's certificates provided by the organizations and individuals listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice.

b) Content of the customs authority's examination

Step 1: Examine the proof of origin

- Case 1: If the customs declarant cannot submit a proof of origin, the anti-dumping duty rate of 39.88% applies.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits a proof of origin from a country or territory other than Thailand or China, no anti-dumping duty is payable.

- Case 3: If the customs declarant submits a proof of origin from Thailand or China, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2: Examine the manufacturer's certificate

- Case 1: If (i) the customs declarant cannot submit the manufacturer's certificate, or (ii) submits the manufacturer's certificate but the name of the organization or individual on it does not match the name of the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, or (iii) the manufacturer's certificate differs from the specimen manufacturer's certificate provided by the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, the anti-dumping duty payable is as follows:

+ 39.88% for goods with a proof of origin from China;

+ 20.20% for goods with a proof of origin from Thailand.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits the manufacturer's certificate, the certificate does not differ from the specimen manufacturer's certificate provided by the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, and the name of the organization or individual on the certificate matches the name of the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3: Examine the name of the exporting organization or individual

- Case 1: If the name of the exporting organization or individual (based on the sale and purchase contract and the commercial invoice) matches the name of the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3, or matches the name of the corresponding organization or individual on the same row in Column 2 of Section 3, the duty rate on the corresponding row in Column 3 of Section 3 of this Notice applies.

- Case 2: If the name of the exporting organization or individual (based on the sale and purchase contract and the commercial invoice) does not match the name of the organization or individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3, or does not match the name of the corresponding organization or individual on the same row in Column 2 of Section 3, the anti-dumping duty payable is as follows:

+ 39.88% for goods with a proof of origin from China;

+ 20.20% for goods with a proof of origin from Thailand.

6. Refund of provisional anti-dumping duties

a) Refund of provisional anti-dumping duties for goods excluded from the scope of the official anti-dumping duties

Organizations and individuals importing goods that are not subject to official AD duties under this Decision shall be refunded the provisional anti-dumping duties paid under Decision No. 2491/QD-BCT dated September 5, 2025.

For imported goods on which provisional anti-dumping duties have been paid but which are excluded from the scope of the official anti-dumping duties, the same examination method and the same documents and materials as in Section 5 of this Notice apply, as a basis for the customs authority to accept the supplementary customs declaration, to reduce the import duty payable and to carry out the procedures for refunding the overpaid import duty in accordance with the law.

b) Refund of provisional anti-dumping duties due to the anti-dumping duty differential

Organizations and individuals that have imported goods of the following producers and exporters shall be refunded the duty differential already paid in accordance with Clause 5, Article 68 of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, as follows:

7. Next steps in the case

After the Decision takes effect, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will coordinate with the relevant management agencies in examining, monitoring and supervising the effectiveness of the implementation of the Decision on the basis of information on the importation of goods subject to anti-dumping duties and goods likely to circumvent the anti-dumping measure, provided by the customs authority pursuant to Article 18 of the Government's Decree No. 86/2025/ND-CP dated April 11, 2025, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding trade remedies./.