Some imported sugar products subject to anti-evasion measures of trade remedies
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision on the application of measures to prevent evasion of trade remedies against some cane sugar products imported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT) has issued a decision on the application of measures to prevent evasionof trade remedies against some cane sugar products imported from Cambodia,Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Accordingly, to ensure a fair competitive environment betweendomestically produced and imported goods and to protect the legitimateinterests of domestic production and sugarcane growers, sugar, which isimported from the five ASEAN countries and uses Thailand’s sugar materials,will be subject to the same anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax rates applied toThai sugar with a total tax rate of 47.64%, of which, anti-dumping tax is42.99% and anti-subsidy tax is 4.65%.
Sugar imported from the five countries, if proven to beproduced from local sugarcane, will not be subject to the anti-evasion measures.
Measures against evasion of trade remedies will take effectseven days after the issuance of the decision until June 15, 2026, unless it ischanged or extended according to other decisions of the MoIT.
According to the ministry, the decision was issued on thebasis of an objective and transparent investigation process in accordance withdomestic laws and in line with international commitments./.
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