By the end of 2022, the total number of trade remedy investigations that Canada initiated against Vietnam was 19 cases, accounting for about 5.3% of the total number of cases that Canada initiated investigations for goods worldwide. In which, the number of cases subject to trade remedy measures is 12 cases, accounting for 5.2% of the total number of cases subject to trade remedy measures by Canada.

Table: Canada’s trade remedy investigations on Vietnamese goods  (1/1/1995 – 31/12/2022)

Source: WTO statistics

Among trade remedy measures, Anti-dumping is the one that Canada uses the most against Vietnamese goods. Canada started using this tool with Vietnam in 2001 with the Anti-Dumping investigation on Garlic imported from Vietnam. However, Vietnamese exports subject to the most Anti-dumping investigation by Canada are steel products.

Recently, Canada's Anti-dumping investigation on Vietnamese goods is on an increasing trend, notably in the period 2018-2020, Canada has conducted Anti-dumping investigations with 3 items exported from Vietnam.

Most recently, on December 21, 2020, Canada initiated an Anti-Dumping investigation on Vietnam's Upholstered Seating.

Chart: Trends on the number of Anti-dumping investigations initiated by Canada against Vietnam (1995 – 2022)

Source: Trade Remedies Council – VCCI

APPENDIX

Summary of Trade Remedies (Anti-Dumping and Anti-subsidy)

Canada conducts for Vietnamese goods

(Source: Trade Remedies Council – VCCI)

I.    Anti-dumping investigations

II.    Anti-Subsidy investigations

Source: Center for WTO and International Trade - VCCI