EC imposes anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese lighters
(VOV) -The European Commission (EC) has officially announced its anti-dumping duties applicable to disposable pocket gas-fueled lighters imported from Vietnam.
Under the EC’s latest decision, lighters made in China and then transported to Vietnam to evade anti-dumping duties will be subject to a tax rate of 0.065 (VND1.800) per unit. Products that were exported to the European market from June 27 to December 13, 2012 are also included in the EC’s anti-dumping list.
The EC had launched earlier investigations into Vietnamese and Chinese gas lighter producers and exporters. These investigations, and scrutinised customs data, revealed a sharp increase in gas lighters imported from Vietnam into the European market since 1997. In 2011 they comprised 84 percent of total European lighter imports.
The EC had launched earlier investigations into Vietnamese and Chinese gas lighter producers and exporters. These investigations, and scrutinised customs data, revealed a sharp increase in gas lighters imported from Vietnam into the European market since 1997. In 2011 they comprised 84 percent of total European lighter imports.
During the reviewed period, Vietnam also significantly increased its gas lighter imports from China—from 3 percent in 1999 to 26 percent in 2010.
On June 26, 2012, the EC initiated an anti-circumvention probe into Chinese lighters attempting to evade anti-dumping duties via re-exports to Vietnam. The investigations lasted until April 26, 2013.
Of the 15 Vietnamese businesses included in the EC investigation’s inquiry list, only seven provided feedback. They were mostly based in HCM City, Nghe An, Binh Duong, and Tay Ninh.