On April 20, 2021, The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) initiated the anti-dumping investigation on Cement from Vietnam.

I. Relevant information:
 

1. Initiated date: April 20, 2021

2. Petitioner: Republic Cement & Building Materials, Inc.; CEMEX – Solid Cement Corporation / Apo Cement Corporation; Holcim Philippines Inc.

3. Goods under investigation: Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland cement conforming with AHTN - HS code: 2523.29.90 và 2523.90.00.

4. Investigation period: The period of investigation for dumping is from July 2019 to June 2020 while the period of investigation for injury is from 2017 to June 2020.

5. Temporary anti-dumping measure:

On November 29, 2021, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ordered the imposition of a temporary anti-dumping tax on cement imported from Vietnam in the form of a cash guarantee for 4 months, because the agency found that 9 out of 16 Vietnamese exporters of Type 1 cement and 4 out of 12 Vietnamese exporters of Type 1P cement were dumping domestic cement products, hurting domestic products.

The provisional anti-dumping tax on Vietnam's grade 1 cement ranges from 1.02 USD/ton (MT) to 10.53 USD/ton or 2.69% to 31.87% of the export price.

These anti-dumping duties will only apply to specific Vietnamese exporters found to be dumping cement to the Philippines.

6. Official anti-dumping measure:

On October 12, 2022, the Tariff Commission (TC) made the final conclusion on anti-dumping measures against Vietnam's cement products. Therefore, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a decision to impose anti-dumping duties on cement originating and exported from Vietnam, within a period of 5 years. Specifically, cement from Vietnam will be subject to tariffs ranging from 4 to 28% of the export price for OPC cement and from 3 to 55% for mixed cement.

On February 14, 2023, the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines (DTI) decided to adjust the anti-dumping tax on cement imported from Vietnam mentioned above, but there are still dozens of businesses that are subject to anti-dumping tax, some of which are taxed quite high, up to more than 23%.

7. Review Information:

On March 09, 2023, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry issued the official anti-dumping duty order.

On November 27, 2024, the Philippine Tariff Commission (TC) announced the initiation of the mid-term review of the said anti-dumping duty, based on the “consolidated” requests submitted by the domestic industry and the Vietnamese exporter.

On March 21, 2025, the TC notified that the petitioner had withdrawn the request for the review on 06 March 2025.

II. Case Calendar:

The case documents are attached below: