Canada reviews normal value of Vietnamese upholstered chairs in anti-dumping investigation

The Canada Border Services Agency is conducting a normal value review in its anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation of upholstered furniture from Vietnam.

Canada’s review of the normal value of upholstered chairs imported from Vietnam in the context of anti-dumping investigations typically involves measures to protect domestic production from imports sold at below fair market value. When a country like Canada conducts an anti-dumping investigation, it determines the normal value of the product in the exporting country (in this case, Vietnam) and compares it to the export price to Canada. If the export price is below normal value, Canada can impose anti-dumping duties to protect the domestic industry. This process typically involves gathering data and information from manufacturing and exporting companies, as well as other interested parties.

Illustration photo. Source: Internet.

Regarding the case of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) conducting a normal value review within the framework of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of upholstered chairs originating from Vietnam and China, based on discussions with the Canada Border Services Agency, the Department of Trade Remedies, Ministry of Industry and Trade informed that the Canada Border Services Agency is currently conducting two normal value reviews at the request of two different groups of importers in Canada, including: A normal value review of a Vietnamese upholstered chair manufacturing and exporting company that has sales transactions with Wayfair LLC based in the United States, then exported to Canada (case code: UDS 2024 UP2); The case of reviewing the normal value of upholstered chairs owned by Duc Thanh Company located at land plot No. 1250, map sheet No. 31, Tan Binh quarter, Tan Hiep ward, Tan Uyen city, Binh Duong province (case code: UDS 2024 UP3).

Upholstered furniture products from Vietnam and China are currently subject to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties in Canada. Upholstered chair products from Vietnam and China are currently subject to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties in Canada. Photo: Internet.

Information on the above cases has been publicly announced on the websites of the Trade Remedies Authority and CBSA. CBSA's contact emails include: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]. Accordingly, the Trade Remedies Authority is currently coordinating with relevant ministries and branches to develop a questionnaire for the Government to provide information on relevant policies and legal regulations of Vietnam at the request of CBSA. In order to effectively appeal the lawsuit, the Trade Defense Department requests that the relevant companies coordinate as follows: For the UDS 2024 UP2 case, Vietnamese manufacturing and exporting companies that have sales transactions with Wayfair LLC need to continue to fully respond to the investigation questionnaire(s) issued by the Canada Border Services Agency and submit them within the prescribed time limit. In the event that there are no sales transactions with Wayfair LLC, the companies need to proactively notify the Canada Border Services Agency in writing and/or request the Canada Border Services Agency to confirm that they do not need to participate in the case and notify the Trade Defense Department of the results at the contact address in this official dispatch. For the UDS 2024 UP3 case, Duc Thanh Company needs to continue to discuss with CBSA to clarify the investigation questionnaire, related requests and submit the response within the prescribed time limit. In case of request for extension of time to answer the questionnaire, the company must submit it 10 days in advance for consideration by the Canada Border Services Agency. Regularly visit the websites of the Canada Border Services Agency and the Trade Remedies Authority to update relevant information and documents; keep in touch with the Trade Remedies Authority to receive timely support. In this case, due to simultaneous anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations, both the Government and the relevant enterprises need to answer the Investigation Questionnaire as requested by the CBSA (enterprises need to answer both the Anti-dumping Questionnaire and the Subsidy Questionnaire)./.

Thanh Tung