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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