Decision No. 1959/QD-BCT

DECISION

OFFICIAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND TERMINATION OF THE ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA

MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management No. 05/2017/QH14 dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 11, 2025 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management on trade remedy measures;

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

Pursuant to Circular No. 26/2025/TT-BCT dated May 15, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing a number of contents on trade remedy measures;

Pursuant to Decision No. 536/QĐ-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. 1985/QĐ-BCT dated July 26, 2024 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on conducting an investigation into the application of anti-dumping measures on certain hot-rolled steel products originating from the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China;

Pursuant to Decision No. 460/QĐ-BCT dated February 21, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the application of provisional anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled steel products originating from the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China;

Pursuant to Decision No. 1204/QĐ-BCT dated April 28, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade amending and supplementing Decision No. 460/QĐ-BCT dated February 21, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on the application of provisional anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled steel products originating from the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China;

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

DECIDES:

Article 1. To officially apply anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled steel products originating from the People's Republic of China, classified under HS codes 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.19, 7208.27.99, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.20, 7208.39.40, 7208.39.90, 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 7208.53.00, 7208.54.90, 7208.90.90, 7211.14.15, 7211.14.16, 7211.14.19, 7211.19.13, 7211.19.19, 7211.90.12, 7211.90.19, 7225.30.90, 7225.40.90, 7225.99.90, 7226.91.10, 7226.91.90 (case code: AD20), with details set out in the Notice attached to this Decision.

Article 2. To terminate the anti-dumping investigation and not to apply anti-dumping duty on certain hot-rolled steel products from the Republic of India. Details are set out in the Notice attached to this Decision.

Article 3. This Decision takes effect from July 6, 2025.

Article 4. The Chief of the Ministry Office, the Director General of the Trade Remedies Authority, heads of relevant units, and related parties shall be responsible for implementing this Decision./.

NOTICE

OFFICIAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND TERMINATION OF THE ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA (Attached to Decision No. 1959/QĐ-BCT dated July 4, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

1. Goods subject to the official anti-dumping duty

The goods subject to the official anti-dumping (AD) duty are hot-rolled steel products originating from the People's Republic of China (China), having the following basic characteristics and classified under the following HS codes:

a) Basic characteristics

The goods are certain flat-rolled products of iron or alloy or non-alloy steel; hot-rolled; of a thickness from 1.2 mm to 25.4 mm; of a width not exceeding 1,880 mm; not further worked than hot-rolled; whether or not pickled; not clad, plated or coated; whether or not oiled; with a carbon content of 0.30% or less by weight.

b) Commodity codes (HS codes)

Hot-rolled steel products subject to the official AD duty are classified under HS codes 7208.25.00, 7208.26.00, 7208.27.19, 7208.27.99, 7208.36.00, 7208.37.00, 7208.38.00, 7208.39.20, 7208.39.40, 7208.39.90, 7208.51.00, 7208.52.00, 7208.53.00, 7208.54.90, 7208.90.90, 7211.14.15, 7211.14.16, 7211.14.19, 7211.19.13, 7211.19.19, 7211.90.12, 7211.90.19, 7225.30.90, 7225.40.90, 7225.99.90, 7226.91.10, 7226.91.90.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade may amend and supplement the list of HS codes of the goods subject to the official AD duty to conform with the description of the investigated goods and other changes (if any).

c) Products excluded from the scope of application of the official AD duty:

- Products that are stainless steel; or

- Hot-rolled steel plate products of one of the steel grades named in column 2, with the corresponding standard in column 3 below:

d) Products exempted from application of the anti-dumping measure

- Products of steel grades BW450, BS700MCK2, AG700 and LG700T.

Where importing enterprises import the products mentioned above and have not yet been granted an exemption decision, they may submit an application for exemption from the anti-dumping measure to the Trade Remedies Authority - Ministry of Industry and Trade, in accordance with the specific guidance in Circular No. 26/2025/TT-BCT of the Minister of Industry and Trade.

2. Final conclusion

The final conclusion of the Investigating Authority determines that:

(i) there exists dumping conduct in respect of the investigated imported goods from China and India;

(ii) the volume of dumped investigated goods imported from India during the period of investigation is negligible (less than 3%) compared to total import volume;

(iii) the domestic industry is suffering material injury; and

(iv) there is a causal relationship between the import of dumped goods from China and the material injury to the domestic industry.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade decides to officially apply AD duty on certain hot-rolled steel products from China and to terminate the AD investigation on certain hot-rolled steel products from India.

3. Official AD duty rates

4. Effect and duration of application of the official AD duty

a) Effect

The official AD duty takes effect from July 6, 2025.

b) Duration of application

The official AD duty shall be applied for a duration of 05 (five) years from its effective date (except where extended, modified, or revoked under another Decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade).

5. Procedures and dossiers for examination and application of the official AD duty

To provide a basis for determining whether imported goods are subject to the AD duty, the Customs Authority shall examine the certificate of origin of the goods. The certificate of origin documents include:

a) Certificate of Origin (C/O); or

b) Self-certification of origin documents in accordance with the provisions of:

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

- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement;

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

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

The specific examination contents are as follows:

Step 1: Examination of the certificate of origin of the goods

- Case 1: If the customs declarant does not submit a certificate of origin, the official AD duty rate of 27.83% shall apply.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits a certificate of origin from a country or territory other than China, no official AD duty shall be payable.

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

Step 2: Examination of the manufacturer's (original) Certificate of Quality (hereinafter referred to as 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/individual stated therein does not match the name of the organization/individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, the official AD duty rate of 27.83% shall be payable.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits the Manufacturer's Certificate and the name of the organization/individual stated therein matches the organization/individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 of this Notice, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3: Examination of the name of the exporting organization/individual

- Case 1: If the name of the exporting organization/individual (based on the sale contract, commercial invoice) matches the name of the organization/individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3, or matches the corresponding organization/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 shall be payable.

- Case 2: If the name of the exporting organization/individual (based on the sale contract, commercial invoice) does not match the name of the organization/individual listed in Column 1 of Section 3 and does not match the corresponding organization/individual on the same row in Column 2 of Section 3, the official AD duty rate of 27.83% shall be payable.

6. Refund of provisional anti-dumping duty

Organizations and individuals importing goods not subject to the official AD duty under this Decision shall be refunded the provisional AD duty already paid under Decision No. 460/QĐ-BCT dated February 21, 2025 and Decision No. 1204/QĐ-BCT dated April 28, 2025, in accordance with the law.

7. Subsequent procedures of the case

After this Decision takes effect, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall coordinate with relevant management agencies to examine, monitor and oversee the effectiveness of the implementation of the Decision, based on information on the import of goods subject to the anti-dumping duty and goods likely to circumvent the anti-dumping measure provided by the customs authority, pursuant to Article 18 of Decree No. 86/2025/NĐ-CP dated April 11, 2025 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management on trade remedy measures./.