IMPOSITION OF OFFICIAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERTAIN COATED STEEL PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Article 1. The official anti-dumping duties shall be imposed on certain coated steel products bearing the following HS codes: 7210.41.11, 7210.41.12, 7210.41.19, 7210.49.11, 7210.49.14, 7210.50.00, 7210.90.10, 7212.30.19, 7212.50.93, 7225.92.20, 7210.49.15, 7210.61.11, 7210.90.90, 7212.50.14, 7212.50.94, 7225.92.90, 7210.49.16, 7210.61.12, 7212.30.11, 7212.50.19, 7212.50.99, 7225.99.90, 7210.49.17, 7210.61.19, 7212.30.12, 7212.50.23, 7212.60.11, 7226.99.11, 7210.49.18, 7210.69.11, 7212.30.13, 7212.50.24, 7212.60.12, 7226.99.19, 7210.49.19, 7210.69.19, 7212.30.14, 7212.50.29, 7212.60.19, 7226.99.91, 7226.99.99, and imported from the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea (case: AD19). Further details are provided in the Announcement enclosed herewith.

Article 2. This Decision comes into force from August 14, 2025.

Article 3. Chief of the Ministry’s Office, Director of Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam, and heads of relevant units and parties are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.

 

 

IMPOSITION OF OFFICIAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON CERTAIN COATED STEEL PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA
(Pursuant to Decision No. 2310/QD-BCT dated August 14, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam)

Goods on which the official anti-dumping duty is imposed are coated steel products which are imported from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the Republic of Korea (Korea), and have the following basic characteristics and HS codes:

Name of goods: Coated steel

Description: Goods on which the official anti-dumping duty is imposed include certain flat-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel, whether or not in coils, containing by weight less than 0,60% of carbon, clad, plated or coated with anti-corrosive metals such as zinc or aluminum, or iron-based alloys, irrespective of thickness and width.

Flat-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0,60% of carbon, coated with zinc or aluminum-zinc alloys or zinc-aluminum-magnesium alloys, additionally plated with chromium or with chromium oxides are subject to the official anti-dumping duty.

The coated steel products on which the official anti-dumping duty is imposed bear the following HS codes: 7210.41.11, 7210.41.12, 7210.41.19, 7210.49.11, 7210.49.14, 7210.49.15, 7210.49.16, 7210.49.17, 7210.49.18, 7210.49.19, 7210.50.00, 7210.61.11, 7210.61.12, 7210.61.19, 7210.69.11, 7210.69.19, 7210.90.10, 7210.90.90, 7212.30.11, 7212.30.12, 7212.30.13, 7212.30.14, 7212.30.19, 7212.50.14, 7212.50.19, 7212.50.23, 7212.50.24, 7212.50.29, 7212.50.93, 7212.50.94, 7212.50.99, 7212.60.11, 7212.60.12, 7212.60.19, 7225.92.20, 7225.92.90, 7225.99.90, 7226.99.11, 7226.99.19, 7226.99.91, 7226.99.99.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam may amend and supplement the list of HS codes of goods on which the official anti-dumping duty is imposed in order to ensure its conformity with the description of the goods in question and other changes (if any).

The following products are excluded from the purview of official anti-dumping duty:

- Steel products plated or coated with chromium or chromium oxides;

- Stainless steel products;

- Painted flat-rolled products of alloy or non-alloy steel on which the anti-dumping duty is imposed under Decision No. 2822/QD-BCT dated October 24, 2024 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and Decisions providing amendments thereto;

- Hot-rolled steel products on which the anti-dumping duty is imposed under Decision No. 1959/QD-BCT dated July 04, 2025 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and Decisions providing amendments thereto;

- Steel products electrolytically plated or coated with zinc;

- Coated steel products bearing one of the steel grades in column 2 and the corresponding standards in column 3 hereunder:

In its final determination, the Investigating Authority has concluded that:

(i) there are dumped goods which are imported from China and Korea;

(ii) there is material injury to the domestic industry; and

(iii) there is a causal link between the dumped imports coming from China and Korea, and the material injury to the domestic industry. 

Thus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam decides to impose the official anti-dumping duty on certain coated steel products imported from China and Korea.

The official anti-dumping duty becomes effective from August 14, 2025.

The official anti-dumping duty shall be imposed for a period of 05 (five) years from its effective date (unless it is extended, changed or invalidated under another Decision issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam).

In order to determine whether an imported good is subject to the anti-dumping duty or not, customs authorities shall examine and inspect proofs of origin of the good. A proof of origin may be in the form of:

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

b) Origin declaration which must be conformable with:  

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

- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) 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.

Contents of inspection:

- Case 1: If no proof of origin is presented, the rate of the official anti-dumping duty imposed shall be 37,13%.

- Case 2: If a proof of origin issued by a competent authority of a country or territory other than China or Korea is presented, the official anti-dumping duty shall not be imposed.

- Case 3: If a proof of origin issued by a competent authority of China or Korea is presented, guidelines in Step 2 shall apply.

- Case 1: If: (i) no manufacturer’s certificate is presented or (ii) a manufacturer’s certificate is presented but it does not contain the name of one of the manufacturers/exporters specified in Column 1 Section 3 of this Announcement, the following rate of the official anti-dumping duty shall be imposed:

+ 37,13% with respect to goods whose proof of origin is issued by a competent authority of China;

+ 15,67% with respect to goods whose proof of origin is issued by a competent authority of Korea;

- Case 2: If a manufacturer’s certificate that contains the name of one of the manufacturers/exporters specified in Column 1 Section 3 hereof is presented, guidelines in Step 3 shall apply.

- Case 1: If the exporter’s name (specified in the sales contract and commercial invoice) coincides with the name of a manufacturer or exporter in Column 1 Section 3 or the name of the relevant trade company in Column 2 Section 3, the corresponding duty rate in the same row in Column 3 Section 3 of this Announcement shall be imposed.

- Case 2: If the exporter’s name (specified in the sales contract and commercial invoice) coincides with neither the name of a manufacturer or exporter in Column 1 Section 3 nor the name of the relevant trade company in Column 2 Section 3, the following rate of the official anti-dumping duty shall be imposed:

+ 37,13% with respect to goods whose proof of origin is issued by a competent authority of China;

+ 15,67% with respect to goods whose proof of origin is issued by a competent authority of Korea.

Regarding the imported goods bearing the steel grades excluded from the purview of the official anti-dumping duty as prescribed in Section 1(c) of this Announcement, in order to be excluded, information on the steel grade, corresponding standard, chemical composition, and mechanical properties specified in the manufacturer’s mill-test certificate must be conformable with the steel grades and standards to be excluded and match the information specified in other documents included in the customs dossier.

Any good to be excluded must bear a steel grade specified in Column (2) and apply the standard in Column (3). A good which bears the steel grade specified in Column (2) but applies none of the standards Column (3) shall not be excluded.

If any doubts exist, customs authorities may employ risk control methods as prescribed by law.

Importers of goods which are not subject to the official anti-dumping duty as prescribed in this Decision shall be entitled to refund of their provisional anti-dumping duty amounts paid under the Decision No. 914/QD-BCT dated April 01, 2025 and the Decision No. 1207/QD-BCT dated April 28, 2025 in accordance with regulations of law.

Regarding the imported goods on which the provisional anti-dumping duties have been paid but which are then excluded from the purview of the official anti-dumping duties, the same inspection method and documents shall be adopted and provided as those specified in Section 5 (b) of this Announcement to form the basis for customs authorities to accept additional customs declarations, make decrease in the import duty amount payable, and follow procedures for refund of overpaid import duty as prescribed by law.

Importers of goods from the following manufacturers or exporters shall have the overpaid amounts of anti-dumping duties refunded as prescribed in clause 5 Article 68 of the Law on Foreign Trade Management. To be specific:

After this Decision comes into force, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam shall cooperate with relevant regulatory authorities in inspecting, monitoring and supervising the efficiency in implementation of this Decision on the basis of the information on the import of the goods subject to the anti-dumping duty and the goods found to be likely to circumvent the anti-dumping measures provided by customs authorities in accordance with provisions of Article 18 of the Government's Decree No. 86/2025/ND-CP dated April 11, 2025 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding trade remedies./.