Hanoi (VNA) – The USDepartment of Commerce (DOC) has announced the extension of the time to issue the final conclusion on the investigation of the product scope forwooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade RemediesAuthority of Vietnam (TRAV).
The final conclusion is expected to be issued on August 17, it said.
Previously, the DOC on March 17 issued a preliminary determination on the investigationwith the allegation that the items had components such as doors, drawer fronts,and wooden frames produced in China and were combined with parts manufactured inVietnam. Therefore, they are subject to trade remedies the US is levying on similarproducts of China.
According to TRAV, since April2020, the US has imposed anti-dumping and subsidy duties on wooden cabinets originating from China withanti-dumping duties ranging from 4.37% to 262.18% and anti-subsidy duties ranging from 13.33% to 293.45%.
On May 24 and June 7, 2022, the DOC initiatedthe investigation into the product scope and anti-circumvention of wooden cabinetsimported from Vietnam./.
