On March 18th, 2021, Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision no. 947/QD-BCT on conducting an investigation to apply anti-dumping measure on some types of welding materials with HS code 7217.10.10; 7217.30.19; 7217.90.10; 7229.20.00; 7229.90.20; 7229.90.99; 8311.10.10; 8311.10.90; 8311.30.91; 8311.30.99; 8311.90.00 originating from People’s Republic of China (China), Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) and Malaysia (Product under investigation) (code AD15).
In AD15 case, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (Investigating Authority) has sent questionnaire on quality and value to all foreign manufacturing/exporting enterprises which Investigating Authority knows in order for them to answer investigating questionnaire. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of April 19th 2021 (Hanoi time).
Content of this Questionnaire includes:
General information: Company details; Legal representative
Product under investigation: Scope of the investigation; Description of product under investigation
Information of quantity and value: Production and business activities of company in regard to product under investigation; Affiliate companies; Production capacity and total volume of product under investigation of the company and its affiliates during the POI period; Total sales volume and total value of sales revenue from the Company’s product under investigation during the investigation period; Net sales of the Company, excluding taxes and discounts
Other information.
Regarding domestic producers and importing enterprises, the Investigating Authority has issued the investigating questionnaire in order to collect information, figures for this case. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of May 07th 2021 (Hanoi time).
Content of the Questionnaire for domestic producers includes:
General information of company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or persons in production – business activities; Other product; Accounting/financial practices
Domestically produced like product: Description; Product Control Number PCN; Company Control Number CCN; Technical description and production process of the like product
Production, purchases and stocks: Production and production capacity; Purchases of the like product or product under investigation; Stocks of finished product;
Sales: Total sales of the product under investigation produced by company; Resales; Internal use
Distribution system and selling prices: Distribution system and channels of sale; Price setting for the like product
Transaction by transaction listing: Sales transactions in Vietnam during POI; Explanation of the apportionment of costs to transactions; Credit notes
Cost of production: Cost accounting system; Production process; Cost of production; Different levels of purity; Suppliers of direct materials
Profitability: Profitability of the like product during investigation period; Profitability of the overall company; Profit in the absence of injurious dumping ; Cash flow for the like product; Investments; Ability to raise capital; Return on investment (ROI) and assets (ROA)
Employment and wages: Employment; Labor cost
Other questions
Content of the Questionnaire for importing enterprises includes:
General information of company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or persons in production – business activities; Other product; Accounting/financial practices
Imported product under investigation: Description; Details of the imported product; Product comparison
Production, purchases and stocks: General information of sales; Purchase of product under investigation; Product under investigation originated from China and/or Thailand and/or Malaysia; Stocks
Sales: Introduction
Profitability: Profitability; Price setting
Other questions
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