Decision No. 2491/QD-BCT

DECISION

APPLICATION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN WOOD FIBERBOARD PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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 11, 2025 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management on trade remedy measures;

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

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 into the application of anti-dumping measures against certain wood fiberboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China;

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

DECIDES:

Article 1. To apply a provisional anti-dumping duty on certain wood fiberboard 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 details set out in the Notice attached to this Decision.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect 15 days from the date of its issuance.

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

NOTICE

APPLICATION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON CERTAIN WOOD FIBERBOARD PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Attached to Decision No. 2491/QD-BCT dated September 05, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

1. Goods subject to the provisional anti-dumping duty

The goods subject to the provisional anti-dumping (AD) duty are wood fiberboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) and the People's Republic of China (China) with the basic characteristics and HS-code classification as follows:

a) Basic characteristics

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

b) Goods codes (HS codes)

Wood fiberboard products subject to the provisional AD duty 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 goods subject to the provisional AD duty to align with the description of the investigated goods and other changes (if any).

c) Goods excluded from the scope of the provisional AD duty

Goods excluded from the scope of the provisional anti-dumping duty include wood fiberboard products that have been surface-coated where the surface layer of the board is not homogeneous with the material inside the board. The surface has been coated with one of the following coatings:

+ Melamine coating: by applying uncured aminoplastic resin-impregnated paper directly onto one or both sides of the substrate board and achieving bonding and curing in the same process through heat and pressure without using an intermediate adhesive.

+ Painted surface;

+ Printed decorative paper impregnated with urea-melamine-formaldehyde (MUF) resin;

+ Laminate sheets consisting of kraft paper, decorative paper, and overlay surface paper layers;

+ Acrylic resin composed of polymethyl methacrylate;

+ Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin;

+ Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin.

2. Provisional AD duty rates

3. Effect and duration of the provisional AD duty

a) Effect

The provisional AD duty takes effect 15 (fifteen) days from the date the Decision applying the provisional AD duty is issued.

b) Duration of application

The provisional AD duty shall apply for a period of 120 (one hundred and twenty) days from the effective date (except where extended, changed, or revoked in accordance with the law).

4. Procedures and documentation for verifying and applying the provisional AD duty

To determine whether imported goods are subject to the AD duty, the Customs Authority shall examine the documentary evidence of origin of the goods. The documentary evidence of origin includes:

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

b) A self-certification of origin document consistent 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 content is as follows:

Step 1: Examine the documentary evidence of origin

- Case 1: If the customs declarant fails to submit documentary evidence of origin, the provisional AD duty rate of 39.88% shall apply.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits documentary evidence of origin from a country or territory other than Thailand or China, no provisional AD duty is payable.

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

Step 2: Examine the manufacturer's Certificate of Quality (original) (hereinafter referred to as the Manufacturer's Certificate)

- Case 1: If (i) the customs declarant fails to submit the Manufacturer's Certificate, or (ii) submits the Manufacturer's Certificate but the name of the organization or individual stated therein does not match the name stated in Column 1 of Section 2 of this Notice, the provisional AD duty shall be paid at the following rate:

+ 39.88% for goods with documentary evidence of origin from China;

+ 20.20% for goods with documentary evidence of origin from Thailand.

- Case 2: If the customs declarant submits the Manufacturer's Certificate and the name of the organization or individual stated therein matches the organization or individual stated in Column 1 of Section 2 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 contract and commercial invoice) matches the name stated in Column 1 of Section 2 or the corresponding organization or individual in the same row of Column 2 of Section 2, the corresponding duty rate in the same row of Column 3 of Section 2 of this Notice shall be paid.

- Case 2: If the name of the exporting organization or individual (based on the sale contract and commercial invoice) does not match the name stated in Column 1 of Section 2 or the corresponding organization or individual in the same row of Column 2 of Section 2, the provisional AD duty shall be paid at the following rate:

+ 39.88% for goods with documentary evidence of origin from China;

+ 20.20% for goods with documentary evidence of origin from Thailand.

5. Subsequent procedures of the case

After the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Decision applying the provisional AD duty, the Investigating Authority shall carry out the following subsequent steps:

- Verify the content of the investigation questionnaire responses;

- Hold a public consultation session;

- Send the draft final investigation conclusion to interested parties for comment;

- Issue the Final Investigation Conclusion.