Accordingly, on October 3, 2024, the Department of Trade Remedies, Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Notice No. 144⁄TB-PVTM on the issuance of the Investigation Questionnaire for foreign manufacturers and exporters in the case. Investigation into the application of anti-dumping measures on certain wood fiberboard products originating from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People's Republic of China (AD21).

Accordingly, the deadline for responding to the survey questionnaire is before 5:00 p.m. on November 8, 2024 (Hanoi time).

Deadline for responding to the investigation questionnaire for foreign manufacturers and exporters in the case The investigation to apply anti-dumping measures on some wood fiberboard products is before 5:00 p.m. on November 8, 2024. Illustrative photo

During the preparation of the response to the Investigation Questionnaire, foreign manufacturers/exporters who are related parties to the case sent a dispatch to the Department of Trade Remedies to request an extension of the deadline for responding to the Questionnaire on the grounds that the amount of data to be provided was very large, so the companies needed more time to collect and prepare complete and accurate related data.

In order to facilitate enterprises to participate in answering the questionnaire, ensuring objectivity and fairness among related parties in order to provide complete and accurate information for the assessment of the case; Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 35 of Decree No. 10/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management on trade defense measures, the Investigation Agency has Notice No. 214/TB-PVTM dated November 4, 2024 on extending the deadline for answering the investigation questionnaire for foreign manufacturers/exporters in the AD21 case to November 25, 2024 (Hanoi time). After the above deadline, the Investigation Agency may use available data in accordance with the provisions of the law on trade defense.

For other contents, the Trade Defense Department recommends that companies follow the instructions in the official investigation questionnaire issued under Notice No. 144/TB-PVTM dated October 3, 2024 of the Investigation Agency.

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