This is a safeguard investigation initiated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam on July 6th 2016 based on the petition filed by Dai Thien Loc Joint Stock Company, Nam Kim Joint Stock Company, and Ton Dong A Joint Stock Company on May 24th 2016.
 
I. Relevant information:

1. Initiation date: July 06, 2016

2. Goods in investigation: Pre – Painted Galvanized Iron under HS codes 7210.7010, 7210.7090, 7212.4010, 7212.4020, 7212.4090, 7225.9990, 7226.9919, 7226.9999.

3. Period of investigation: 01/01/2013 – 31/12/2015.

4. Petitioner(s): LAM THONG MECHANICAL JOINT STOCK COMPANY, NAM KIM STEEL JOINT STOCK COMPANY and V J ENGINEERING (VIETNAM) CO., LTD

5. Final decision: Application of the following import quotas to countries/ regions:
 

	Import quotas not subjected to safeguard tax (ton)					Non-quota safeguard tax rate
Period	China	Korea	Taiwan	Other countries/ regions	Total quotas not subject to safeguard tax
First year (15/6/2017 - 14/6/2018)	323,120	34,451	14,428	8,680	380,679	19.00%
Second year (15/6/2018 - 14/6/2019)	355,432	37,897	15,871	9,547	418,747	19.00%
Third year (15/6/2019 - 14/6/2020)	390,976	41,686	17,458	10,502	460,622	19.00%
Fourth year (From 15/6/2020 on (if not extended)	0	0	0	0	0	0.00%

Note: Does not apply to 09 enterprises with high-quality color corrugated products, including:
 

No.	Corporation under exemption	Exempt Decision No.	Products exempted	Exempted amount in 2017 (ton)
1	Panasonic Vietnam Co., Ltd	2934/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM, PEM	5.000
2	LG Electronics Vietnam Hai Phong Co., Ltd	2935/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM	12.000
3	Hoa Phat Refrigeration Co., Ltd	2936/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM	200
4	Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex Co., Ltd	2937/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM	3.687
5	Viettronics Tan Binh Joint Stock Company	2938/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM	364
6	Aqua Vietnam Electronics Co., Ltd	2939/QĐ-BCT	PCM, VCM	8.491
7	Dong Anh Investment, Construction and Construction Materials Joint Stock Company	2940/QĐ-BCT	PVDF	1.060
8	Pride Vietnam Construction Investment Co., Ltd	2941/QĐ-BCT	PVDF	3.000
9	Vietnam Metal Packaging Joint Stock Company	2942/QĐ-BCT	Tin-coated, printed, painted, non-alloy steel plate	1.500

II. Case calendar:

 

Date (D/M/Y)	Events
24/05/2016	A petition for the imposition of a safeguard measure is filed
06/06/2016	The Ministry of Industry and Trade certifies that the Claim is complete and valid
06/07/2016	Notice of investigation initiation (Decision No. 2847/QĐ-BCT)
08/08/2016	Issuance of a questionnaire for domestic the manufacturer and importers
22/12/2016	The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 4993 / QD-BCT to extend the investigation to March 6, 2017
16/02/2017	Public hearing
31/05/2017	The Ministry of Industry and Trade makes a decision to apply an official safeguard measure (Decision No. 1931/QĐ-BCT)
19/06/2017	The Ministry of Industry and Trade has updated the quota certificate form, seal sample and contact point of quota management agencies in China, Korea, Taiwan territory and other countries.
28/07/2017	Issuance of Decision No.2934 to exempt the application of safeguard measures for imported color corrugated iron for 09 enterprises in 2017 (Decision No. 2934/QĐ-BCT)
09/02/2018	Amend the decision on the imposition of safeguard measures (Decision No. 536/QĐ-BCT)
27/12/2018	Issuance of 12 Decisions on the exemption from applying safeguard measures
01/02/2019	4 Decision on the exemption from applying safeguard measures for imported high-quality color corrugated iron
31/05/2019	Issuance of Decision 1387 / QD-BCT to exempt the application of safeguard measures for Samsung HCMC CE Complex Electronics Co., Ltd.
5/6/2019	Issued Decision 1561 / QD-BCT on amending Decision 1931 / QD-BCT on the application of safeguard measures and replacing Decision 536 / QD-BCT
16/08/2019	Decision on additional exemptions from applying safeguard measures for Aqua Electrical Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Decision No. 2589/QĐ-BCT)
11/09/2019	03 Decision on the exemption from applying safeguard measures
13/09/2019	Issued Official Dispatch No. 796/PVTM-P2 to receive dossiers of request for final review
4/10/2019	Issued Decision 3007/QD-BCT to exempt the application of safeguard measures for Savican JSC
7/10/2019	Issuing Official Letter No. 873/PVTM-P2 Notice of application for exemption of 2020
16/12/2019	Issuing Decision 3582/QD-BCT exempting the application of safeguard measures for Vietnam Metal Packaging Joint Stock Company Issuing Decision 3584/QD-BCT to exempt the Vina-Sanwa Company Limited from applying safeguard measures
15/06/2020	Termination of the safeguard measures without sunset review

 

The related documents (in Vietnamese) are attached here:

Tải tài liệu
Quyet dinh va thong bao dieu tra
2. Decision No. 1931/QĐ-BCT - Official safeguard measures notice
3. Decision No. 646/647/648/649/650/651/652/653/654/655/QĐ-BCT - Exemption decisions
4. Decision No. 533/QĐ-BCT - Amending the safeguard measures application for color-coated iron
5. Decision No. 1802/1803/QĐ-BCT - Exemption decisions in second period (2018)
6. Decision No. 265/266/267/268/QĐ-BCT - Exemption decisions (2019)
6.1. Decision No. 4899 - 4910/QĐ-BCT - 12 Exemption decisions (27/12/2018)
6.2. Decision No. 1387/QĐ-BCT - Samsung exemption decisions (31/05/2019)
7. Decision No. 1561/QĐ-BCT - Amending Decision on the application of safeguard measures and replacing Decision 536/QD-BCT
8.1. Decision No. 2539/QĐ-BCT - Exemption decision for Aqua
8.2. Decision No. 2782/2783/2784/QĐ-BCT - 03 Exemption decisions (11/09/2019)
9. Official Dispatch No. 796/PVTM-P2 - Receiving dossiers of request for final review
10. Decision No. 3007/QĐ-BCT - Exemption for Savican (4/10/2019)
11. Official Dispatch No. 873/PVTM-P2 - Notice on exemption application (2020)
12.1. Decision No. 3584/QĐ-BCT - Exemption for Vina-Sanwa
12.2. Decision No. 3582/QĐ-BCT - Exemption for Vietnam Metal Packaging Joint Stock Company