The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has launched an anti-circumvention and anti-subsidy investigation into wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam and Malaysia, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
Hanoi (VNA) – The USDepartment of Commerce (DOC) has launched an anti-circumvention and anti-subsidyinvestigation into wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam and Malaysia,according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
On May 24, DOC launched a probe toconsider whether or not wooden cabinets from Vietnam and Malaysia that includecomponents imported from China are subject to the trade remedies the US islevying on similar products of China.
So far, DOC has initiatedinvestigation for both scope ruling and anti-circumvention requests filed bythe petitioner.
According to the US rules, DOC willhave to issue final conclusions within 300 days since the probe launch. The durationcould be extended, but for not more than 365 days.
TRAV recommended wooden cabinetproducers and exporters study thoroughly the US’s anti-circumventionregulations and investigation procedures.
They were also asked to fully complywith the US side’s request for information provision while working closely withthe TRAV during the case settlement./.
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