US extends conclusion on tax evasion probe into Vietnamese wooden cabinets
VOV.VN - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced it will extend the deadline before issuing the final conclusion of its probe into the circumvention of trade defence tax evasion of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).
According to the schedule, the DOC plans to issue the final conclusion on the investigation of the product scope of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam on June 14.
With regard to the tax evasion investigation, the DOC intends to issue the preliminary and final conclusions of the case on June 28 and September 26 respectively.
Furthermore, the DOC has set up a case code A-552-106-000 and C-552-107-000 for Vietnam under the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) automated system, tracking the import of the product into the United States.
Simultaneously, the DOC has also issued a draft guidance on processes and procedures verifying the origin and product range of imported wooden cabinets.
The deadline for relevant parties to provide their rebuttal comments on the draft guidance is April 26.
The DOC’s probe into the product scope for wooden cabinets imported from the country and trade defence tax evasion was launched in May and June 2022, respectively.
In September 2023, the DOC issued an investigation notice to adjust the preliminary conclusion it issued in March 2023, listing three cases of wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam which had suspected components made in China.
According to TRAV, since April 2020, the US has imposed anti-dumping and subsidy duties on wooden cabinets originating from China, with anti-dumping duties ranging from 4.37% to 262.18% and anti-subsidy duties ranging from 13.33% to 293.45%.
