US extends investigations into wooden cabinets from Vietnam
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the extension of the deadline to issue the final conclusion on the investigation of the product scope of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
Hanoi (VNA) – The ꦦUS Department ofCommerce (DOC) has announced the extension of the deadline to issue the finalconclusion on the investigation of the product scope of wooden cabinetsimport🐓ed from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam(TRAV).
The final conclusion is expected to be issuedon April 5, it said. The DOC also decided to extend the deadline to issue the preliminary and final conclusions of its investigation into the alleged circumvention of trade defence tax evasion of Vietnamese wooden cabinets. It plans to issue the preliminary and finalconclusions of the case by April 19 and July 18, 2024. The DOC’s investigations of the product scopefor wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam and trade defence tax evasion werelaunched in May and June 2022, respectively.
In September 2023, the DOC issued aninvestigation notice to adjust the preliminary conclusion that it issued inMarch 2023, which listed three cases of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, which have suspected components made in China.
According to TRAV, since April 2020, the UShas imposed anti-✃dumping and subsidy duties on𒈔 wooden cabinets originating fromChina, with anti-dumping duties ranging from 4.37% to 262.18% and anti-subsidyduties ranging from 13.33% to 293.45%./.
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).
The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) has recommended that wooden cabinet producers and exporters continue to review the export activities of their products subjected to the US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s anti-circumvention and anti-subsidy investigation.
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the extension of the time to issue the final conclusion on the investigation of the product scope for wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to extend the deadline for issuing investigation determinations about wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam that have suspected components built in China, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
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