In AD15 case, Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (Investigating Authority) has sent questionnaire on quality and value to all foreign manufacturing/exporting enterprises which Investigating Authority knows in order for them to answer investigating questionnaire. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of April 19th 2021 (Hanoi time).

Content of this Questionnaire includes:

-General information: Company details; Legal representative

-Product under investigation: Scope of the investigation; Description of product under investigation

-Information of quantity and value: Production and business activities of company in regard to product under investigation; Affiliate companies; Production capacity and total volume of product under investigation of the company and its affiliates during the POI period; Total sales volume and total value of sales revenue from the Company’s product under investigation during the investigation period; Net sales of the Company, excluding taxes and discounts

-Other information.

Regarding domestic producers and importing enterprises, the Investigating Authority has issued the investigating questionnaire in order to collect information, figures for this case. The deadline for answering the questionnaire is before 5pm of May 07th 2021 (Hanoi time).

Content of the Questionnaire for domestic producers includes:

-General information of company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or persons in production – business activities; Other product; Accounting/financial practices

-Domestically produced like product: Description; Product Control Number PCN; Company Control Number CCN; Technical description and production process of the like product

-Production, purchases and stocks: Production and production capacity; Purchases of the like product or product under investigation; Stocks of finished product;

-Sales: Total sales of the product under investigation produced by company; Resales; Internal use

-Distribution system and selling prices: Distribution system and channels of sale; Price setting for the like product

-Transaction by transaction listing: Sales transactions in Vietnam during POI; Explanation of the apportionment of costs to transactions; Credit notes

-Cost of production: Cost accounting system; Production process; Cost of production; Different levels of purity; Suppliers of direct materials

-Profitability: Profitability of the like product during investigation period; Profitability of the overall company; Profit in the absence of injurious dumping ; Cash flow for the like product; Investments; Ability to raise capital; Return on investment (ROI) and assets (ROA)

-Employment and wages: Employment; Labor cost

-Other questions

Content of the Questionnaire for importing enterprises includes:

-General information of company: Company; Individuals and organizations that control the activities of the Company; Legal representative; Operational links with other companies or persons in production – business activities; Other product; Accounting/financial practices

-Imported product under investigation: Description; Details of the imported product; Product comparison

-Production, purchases and stocks: General information of sales; Purchase of product under investigation; Product under investigation originated from China and/or Thailand and/or Malaysia; Stocks

-Sales: Introduction

-Profitability: Profitability; Price setting

-Other questions

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Pursuant to Decision No. 3267/QD-BCT dated on November 15th, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on investigating to impost anti-dumping measures on some monosodium gluamate (MSG) products originating from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Indonesia (code no.AD09), the Department of Trade Remedies issued an anti-dumping investigation questionnaire to foreign manufacturers/exporters.

The Investigating Authority requires all relevant foreign manufacturers/exporters to cooperate and participate sufficiently during the investigation. The content of the response will be the basis for the Investigating Authority to review and draw a conclusion of the investigation of this case. In the event that the Investigating Authority does not receive timely responses from foreign manufacturers/exporters or the information provided is incorrect or incomplete, the Investigating Authority will use information and documents provided by related parties; information and documents collected by the Investigating Authority or available information and documents for drawing a conclusion.

The relevant parties must respond to the Investigating Authority before 17:00 December 23rd, 2019 (Hanoi time).

To ensure its rights and interests, the relevant parties who want to extend the time limitation of response are suggested registration of extension before November 30th, 2019 (Hanoi time). If the manufacturers/exporters registers after the deadline, it is possible that the Investigating Authority shall not appove their registration. For registration of relevant parties, organizations and individuals register according to the form of relevant party registration form issued in Appendix 1 attached to Circular 06/2018/TT-BCT and send it to the Investigating Authority via post office or email.

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