On August 29, 2025, The Department of Foreign Trade of Thailand (DFT – Thailand’s trade remedy investigating authority) has recently issued a notice of initiation of a safeguard investigation on polypropylene imports.

On March 5, the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of this country has just issued a notice on initiating a preliminary investigation under safeguard measures on corrugating medium paper products.

On February 17, 2025, the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam received information that the ITAC had officially initiated a safeguard investigation on imported corrosion resistant steel coil.

Recently, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) of India has issued a notice to initiate a safeguard investigation on non-alloy and alloy steel flat products imported into India.

On December 19, 2024, the European Commission (EC) issued Notice No. C/2024/7541 on the initiation of a safeguard investigation on certain manganese and silicon-based alloying elements.

On October 31, 2024, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of the Philippines announced the initiation of a safeguard investigation on cement products imported into the Philippines pursuant to Section 6 of the Philippine Safeguards Act.

On September 18, 2024, the Department of Trade Remedies (DTR) received information about Indonesia's initiation of a safeguard investigation on certain tarpaulin products.

The Turkish Ministry of Trade (DGI) has issued a notice to notice the application of safeguard duties on toothbrushes imported into Turkey. Vietnam is not excluded because it is on the list of countries with significant imports into Turkey. Specifically as follows: