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Decision No.: 880/QD-BCT dated March 18, 2020 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty on plastics and articles thereof made of polymers of propylene originating from the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand and Malaysia

Date: 3/18/2020

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE 
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No.: 880/QD-BCT
Hanoi, March 18, 2020
 
DECISION
IMPOSITION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF MADE OF POLYMERS OF PROPYLENE ORIGINATING FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Pursuant to the Law on foreign trade management No. 05/2017/QH14 dated June 12, 2017;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 10/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 on guidelines for the Law on foreign trade management regarding trade remedies;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 98/2017/ND-CP dated August 18, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; 
Pursuant to the Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BCT dated April 20, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade elaborating on trade remedies;
Pursuant to the Decision No. 3752/QD-BCT dated October 02, 2017 of the Minister of Industry and Trade defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam;
Pursuant to the Decision No. 2334/QD-BCT dated August 05, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade deciding initiation of anti-dumping duty investigations of plastics and articles thereof made of polymers of propylene originating from the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand and Malaysia;
At the request of the Director of the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam;
HEREBY DECIDES:
Article 1. The provisional anti-dumping duty shall be imposed on certain plastics and articles thereof made of polymers of propylene bearing the following HS codes: 3920.20.10 and 3920.20.91, and originating from the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Thailand and Malaysia (case AD07). Further details are provided in the Announcement enclosed herewith.
Article 2. This Decision comes into force 07 (seven) days after the date of its promulgation.
Article 3. Chief of the Ministry Office, Director of Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam, and heads of relevant agencies and units shall implement this Decision./.
 
 
MINISTER
(Signed and sealed)





Tran Tuan Anh
 
ANNOUNCEMENT
 IMPOSITION OF PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF MADE OF POLYMERS OF PROPYLENE ORIGINATING FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND MALAYSIA
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 880/QD-BCT dated March 18, 2020 of Minister of Industry and Trade)
1. Goods on which provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed
a) Description of goods:
The goods subject to investigation include plastics and articles thereof made of polymers of propylene of a thickness of 10 - 80 microns and a width of 115 - 7800 mm, bearing HS codes of 3920.20.10 and 3920.20.91 and liable to the import duty as follows:
Code
Description 
MFN tariff rates
ATIGA
ACFTA1
Section VII
PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF; RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF
 
 
 
Chapter 39
PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF
 
 
 
3920
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials.
 
 
 
3920.20
- Of polymers of propylene:
 
 
 
3920.20.10
- - Biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film
6%
0%
0%
 
- - Other:
6%
0%
0%
3920.20.91
- - - Plates and sheets
6%
0%
0%
3920.20.91.10
- - - - Of a kind used as an adhesive by melting
6%
0%
0%
3920.20.91.20
- - - - Of a kind used in the manufacture of electric wire and telephone wire
6%
0%
0%
3920.20.91.90
- - - - Other
6%
0%
0%
The Ministry of Industry and Trade may amend and supplement the list of HS codes of goods on which the provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed in order to be conformable with the description of the goods subject to investigation and other changes (if any).
b) Goods exempted from provisional anti-dumping duty and exemption conditions
Goods exempted from the provisional anti-dumping duty are cast polypropylene (CPP) films with the following stretching rates:
+ Horizontal stretching rate is 400% or more; and
+ Vertical stretching rate is 380% or more.
2. Country of manufacture/export of goods on which the provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed
Goods on which the provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed are those originating from the People's Republic of China (China), the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) and Malaysia.
3. Duty rates and list of companies liable to the provisional anti-dumping duty 
 No.
Name of manufacturer/ exporter
Relevant trade company
Provisional anti-dumping  duty rate
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
CHINA
1
Suzhou Kunlene Film Industries Co., Ltd.
-
15.90%
2
Yunnan Kunlene Film Industries Co., Ltd.
-
3
Kinwin Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd.
Ultra Fast
Development Limited
14.99%
4
Zhejiang Kinlead Innovative Materials Co., Ltd.
5
Suqian Gettel Plastic Industry Co., Ltd.
-
29.71%
6
Guangdong Weifu Packaging Material Co., Ltd.
Delta (HK) Industrial Development Co., Limited
43.04%
7
Guangdong Huatong New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
8
Guangdong Decro Package Films Co., Ltd.
Decro New Materials (H.K.) Co., Ltd
43.04%
9
Guangdong Decro Film New Materials Co., Ltd.
43.04%
10
Furonghui Industrial (Fujian) Co., Ltd.
Fujian Furong Technology Group Co., Ltd.
43.04%
11
Other companies
-
43.04%
THAILAND
12
A.J. Plast Public Company Limited
-
20.35%
13
Other companies
-
20.35%
MALAYSIA
14
Scientex Great Wall Sdn Bhd
-
10.91%
15
Stenta Films (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad
-
22.76%
16
Other companies
-
23.05%
4. Effective date and period of validity of provisional anti-dumping duty
a) Effective date
The imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty begins 07 (seven) days after the date of promulgation of the Decision on imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty.
b) Period of validity
The provisional anti-dumping duty shall be imposed for a period of 120 (one hundred and twenty) days from the date on which the Decision on imposition of provisional anti-dumping duty comes into force (unless it is extended according to Clause 1 Article 81 of the Law on foreign trade management No. 05/2017/QH14).
c) Retroactive application of anti-dumping duty
- Pursuant to Clause 4 Article 81 of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, if the final determination announced by the investigating authority indicates that there is material injury or a threat of material injury to domestic production, the Minister of Industry and Trade may decide to apply the anti-dumping duty retroactively;
- The anti-dumping duty shall be imposed retroactively on imports during the period of 90 (ninety) days prior to the date of application of the provisional anti-dumping duty if such imports are determined to be dumped and the volume or quantity of dumped imports to Vietnam increases sharply during the period between the initiation of the investigation and the application of the provisional anti-dumping duty and thus causes damage to domestic production which would be difficult to repair.
- E.g. if the application of the provisional anti-dumping duty begins on June 15, 2020 and upon the end of the official investigation period, the Minister of Industry and Trade decides to impose the official anti-dumping duty, the anti-dumping duty may be applied retroactively for the period from March 17, 2020 to June 14, 2020.
5. Procedures and dossiers for inspection and application of provisional anti-dumping duty
When following customs procedures, customs authorities shall take the following steps to determine the provisional anti-dumping duty:
Step 1: Inspect Certificate of Origin (C/O)
- Case 1: If no valid C/O is presented, the rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty is 43.04%.
- Case 2: If the presented C/O is issued by a competent authority of a country or territory other than China or Thailand or Malaysia, no provisional anti-dumping duty shall be imposed.
- Case 3: If the presented C/O is issued in by a competent authority of either China or Thailand or Malaysia, guidelines in Step 2 shall apply.
Step 2: Inspect test certificate (original) issued by the manufacturer or other equivalent document (original) showing the manufacturer's name (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturer's certificate")
- Case 1: If no manufacturer’s certificate containing the name of one of the companies specified in Column 1 Section 3 hereof is presented, the rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed shall be 43.04% if C/O is issued in China or 20.35% if C/O is issued in Thailand or 23.05% if C/O is issued in Malaysia.
- Case 2: If a manufacturer’s certificate is presented but it does not contain the name of one of the companies specified in Column 1 Section 3 hereof, the rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed shall be 43.04% if C/O is issued in China or 20.35% if C/O is issued in Thailand or 23.05% if C/O is issued in Malaysia.
- Case 3: If the manufacturer’s certificate that contains the name of one of the companies specified in Column 1 Section 3 hereof is presented, guidelines in Step 3 shall apply.
Step 3: Inspect name of exporter
- Case 1: If the exporter’s name (specified in the commercial invoice) coincides with the name of the manufacturer or exporter specified in Column 1 or its corresponding relevant trade company specified in Column 2, the corresponding duty rate specified in Column 3 Section 3 hereof shall be imposed.
- Case 2: If the exporter’s name (specified in the commercial invoice) does not coincide with the name of the manufacturer or exporter specified in Column 1 or its corresponding relevant trade company specified in Column 2 Section 3 hereof, the rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed shall be 43.04% if C/O is issued in China or 20.35% if C/O is issued in Thailand or 23.05% if C/O is issued in Malaysia.
6. Subsequent procedures
After the Ministry of Industry and Trade promulgates the Decision on imposition of the provisional anti-dumping duty, the investigating authority shall take charge of subsequent procedures, including:
- Carrying out on-spot verification visit;
- Organizing a public hearing;
- Sending the draft of the final determination to related parties for their opinions;
- Issuing the final determination.
7. Contact information
The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Address: 25 Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
Telephone: +84 (24) 2220 5304
E-mail:
- minhhtn@moit.gov.vn (Mr. Ha Tran Nhat Minh);
- phungltk@moit.gov.vn (Ms. Le Thi Kim Phung).
The decision on and the announcement of the provisional anti-dumping duty may be found and downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade:  www.moit.gov.vn; or of the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam: www.trav.gov.vn or www.pvtm.gov.vn.
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