THE MINISTRY OF
INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No.: 691/QD-BCT
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Hanoi, March 21,
2023
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DECISION
EXTENSION
OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES AGAINST IMPORTED LONG STEEL PRODUCTS
THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF VIETNAM
Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management
No. 05/2017/QH14 dated June 12, 2017;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.
10/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 on guidelines for the Law on Foreign Trade
Management regarding trade remedies;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.
96/2022/ND-CP dated November 29, 2022 defining the functions, tasks, powers and
organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam;
Pursuant to the Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT
dated November 29, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade elaborating on
trade remedies;
Pursuant to the Decision No. 2968/QD-BCT dated
July 18, 2016 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on imposition of safeguard
measures;
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Pursuant to the Decision No. 918/QD-BCT dated
March 20, 2020 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on extension of safeguard
measures imposed on imported semi-finished steel and long steel products;
Pursuant to Decision No. 1726/QD-BCT dated July
07, 2021 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam providing amendments
to the Decision No. 918/QD-BCT dated March 20, 2020 of the Minister of Industry
and Trade of Vietnam;
Pursuant to Decision No. 2957/QD-BCT dated
December 30, 2022 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam providing
amendments to the Decision No. 918/QD-BCT dated March 20, 2020 of the Minister
of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and Decision No. 1726/QD-BCT dated July 07,
2021 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam;
Pursuant to the Decision No. 2323/QD-BCT dated
November 04, 2022 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on expiry review of
safeguard measures imposed on imported semi-finished steel and long steel
products;
At the request of the Director of the Trade
Remedies Authority of Vietnam;
HEREIN DECIDES:
Article 1. Safeguard measures imposed on long steel products bearing
the following HS codes: 7213. 10. 10; 7213. 10. 90; 7213. 91.20; 7214.20.31;
7214.20.41; 7227.90.10; 7227.90.90; 7228.30.10; and 9811.00.10, referred to HS
codes: 7227.90.10; 7227.90.90; 7228.30.10, imported into Vietnam shall be
extended. Further details on this extension are provided in the Announcement
enclosed herewith.
Article 2. Safeguard measures imposed on semi-finished steel products
bearing following HS codes: 7207. 11.00; 7207.19.00; 7207.20.29; 7207.20.99;
7224.90.00; and 9811.00.10, referred to HS code of 7224.90.00, shall not be
extended.
Article 3. Procedures for imposition of extended safeguard measures
shall be followed in accordance with law regulations on trade remedies against
imports into Vietnam.
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Article 5. Chief of the Ministry’s Office, Director of Trade Remedies
Authority of Vietnam, and heads of relevant agencies and related parties are
responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.
PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
Tran Quoc Khanh
ANNOUNCEMENT
EXTENSION
OF SAFEGUARD MEASURES IMPOSED ON IMPORTED LONG STEEL PRODUCTS
(Enclosed with the Decision No. 691/QD-BCT dated March 21, 2023 of the
Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam)
Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management No.
05/2017/QH14 dated June 12, 2017 and the Government’s Decree No. 10/2018/ND-CP
dated January 15, 2018 on guidelines for the Law on Foreign Trade Management
regarding trade remedies, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam herein
provides detailed contents about the extension of safeguard measures imposed on
long steel products imported into Vietnam (case: ER02.SG04) as follows:
1. Imports subject to
safeguard measures
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Regarding HS code of 9811.00.10, the safeguard
measures shall only be imposed on imports referred to the following original HS
codes: 7227.90.10; 7227.90.90; 7228.30.10, and shall not be imposed on imports
referred to other original HS codes.
Long steel products which present one of the
following characteristics shall be excluded from the scope of safeguard measures:
(1) Plain round bars of steel whose nominal
diameter exceeds 14 mm;
(2) Steel products that contain one of the
following elements in the specified proportions (%) as follows: C > 0,37%;
Si > 0,60%; Cr > 0,60%; Ni > 0,60%; Cu > 0,60%; (3) Wires of alloy
steel bearing HS codes of 7227.90.10; 7227.90.90, used for producing soldering
sticks (soldering materials).
In order to have their imported long steel
products, which are specified in Sections (1), (2), excluded from the scope of safeguard
measures, importers shall be required to present valid documents to satisfy
customs authorities as to the eligibility of their imports to be excluded from
the scope of safeguard measures as mentioned above.
With regard to steel wires specified in Section
(3), importers shall follow procedures for exemption from the safeguard
measures in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 hereof.
2. Duty rates and validity
period of safeguard measures
Validity period
Safeguard duty
imposed on long steel products
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6,3%
From March 22, 2024 to March 21, 2025
6,2%
From March 22, 2025 to March 21, 2026
6,1%
From March 22, 2026 onwards
0%
3. List of
countries/territories from which imports are deemed negligible and thus exempted
from safeguard measures
List of developing countries/territories from which
imports are exempted from safeguard measures is provided in the Appendix
enclosed herewith. In case the quantity of imports from any of developing
countries/territories listed in this Appendix exceeds 3% of total imports into
Vietnam or total quantity of imports from all listed developing
countries/territories exceeds 9% of total imports into Vietnam, the Ministry of
Industry and Trade of Vietnam shall issue a decision to revise this Appendix.
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4. Exemption from safeguard
measures
In case importers believe that their imports are
eligible to be exempted from trade remedies as prescribed in Section (3)
Article 1 of this Announcement and Article 10 of the Circular No.
37/2019/TT-BCT dated November 29, 2019 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of
Vietnam elaborating on trade remedies, they shall have the right to submit
applications for exemption from safeguard measures to the Trade Remedies
Authority of Vietnam affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of
Vietnam. Procedures for application for exemption from safeguard measures shall
be followed in accordance with the provisions of the Circular No.
37/2019/TT-BCT .
APPENDIX
(Enclosed to the
Announcement enclosed to the Decision No. 691/QD-BCT dated March 21, 2023 of
the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam)
LIST OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES FROM WHICH
IMPORTS ARE EXEMPTED FROM SAFEGUARD MEASURES
1. Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Madagascar
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Benin
Malawi
Rwanda
Botswana
Mali
Sao Tome and
Principe
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Senegal
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Mauritius
Sierra Leone
Cabo Verde
Mozambique
Somalia
Cameroon
Namibia
South Africa
Central African
Republic
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South Sudan
Chad
Gabon
Sudan
Comoros
Gambia, The
Swaziland
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Ghana
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Congo, Rep.
Guinea
Togo
Cote d’ Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Uganda
Eritrea
Kenya
Zambia
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Lesotho
Zimbabwe
Liberia
2. Asia Pacific
American Samoa
Myanmar
Cambodia
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Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Kiribati
Philippines
Korea, Dem. Rep.
Samoa
Lao PDR
Solomon Islands
Marshall Islands
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Micronesia, Fed.
Sts.
Tonga
Mongolia
Tuvalu
Malaysia
Vanuatu
Thailand
Indonesia
3. Europe and Central Asia
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Macedonia, FYR
Armenia
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Montenegro
Belarus
Romania
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Serbia
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Tajikistan
Georgia
Turkey
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Kosovo
Ukraine
Kyrgyz Republic
Uzbekistan
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Belize
Guyana
Bolivia
Haiti
Brazil
Honduras
Colombia
Jamaica
Costa Rica
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Cuba
Nicaragua
Dominica
Panama
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
Ecuador
Peru
El Salvador
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Grenada
St. Vincent and
the Grenadines
Guatemala
Suriname
5. Middle East and North Africa
Algeria
Libya
Djibouti
Morocco
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Syrian Arab Republic
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Tunisia
Iraq
West Bank and Gaza
Jordan
Yemen, Rep.
Lebanon
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Afghanistan
Maldives
Bangladesh
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
India
Sri Lanka