G/SCM/N/399/VNM  
 
16 February 2023 
(23-1125) Page: 1/5 
Committee on Subsidies and  
Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11  
OF THE AGREEMENT  
VIET NAM 
Reproduced herewith is the semi -annual report for the period 1 July -31 December  2022 from 
Viet Nam. 
 
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  G/SCM/N/399/VNM  
 
- 2 - Reporting Member: VIET NAM1 
SEMI -ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS2 
FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY -31 DECEMBER  2022 
Original Investigations  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary  
determinations  Final measur es No final 
measures/ 
termination  Other  Trade data  
(from published report(s))  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3; 
ID number;  
(*) if investigation of  
>1 country  Date;  
period of 
investigation  
(S-subsidization;  
I-injury)  Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of duties; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason]  Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy  
or minimum 
prices  Date,  
reason  Date, 
explanation  Import volume 
or value (units/ 
currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from  
cols. 2/3  Impor t 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme(s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
NIL 
  
 
1 Website address where published reports on investigations are available:  http://www.trav.gov.vn . 
2 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
3 For reference purposes only.   
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- 3 - Reviews/Other subsequent proceedings  
Country or 
customs 
territory  Product  Initiation  Preliminary 
results/  
determination  Final results  Revocation 
of 
Measures  Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not affecting 
the duty 
level)  Trade Data  
(if available from 
published report(s) on 
proceeding)  Countervailed 
programme(s)  Definitive duty  Undertaking  
 Description;  
HS 6-digit category 
covering investigated 
product3;  
ID number;  
(*) if investigation  
of >1 country  Date, Type of Review or 
Procedure (code), Period 
Covered  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy;  
"other" rates;  
[range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date, 
range of individual 
amounts of subsidy;  
"other" rates; 
[range of applied 
rates if different, 
reason]  Effective 
date; range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy or 
minimum 
prices;  
or other 
outcome 
(code)  Date,  
reason  Date, 
explanation  Import 
volume or 
value 
(units/ 
currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different 
from 
cols. 2/3  Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports  Name(s) of the 
subsidy 
programme (s) 
countervailed  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
Thailand  Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 21.09.2021  
Anti-circumvention 
proceeding4 
AC02.AS01 -KHM 
S: 01.10.2020 -30.09.2021  
I: 01.10.2019 -30.09.2021  - Final determination: 
01.08.2022  
Affirmative  
Measure extended  
P: 01.08.2022  
C: 08.08.2022  
not applicable  
All other rates: 
4.65%  - - - - - - 
 Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 21.09.2021  
Anti-circumvention 
proceeding4 
AC02.AS01 -IDN 
S: 01.10.2020 -30.09.2021  
I: 01.10.2019 -30.09.2021  - Final determination: 
01.08.2022  
Affirmative  
Measure extended  
P: 01.08.2022  
C: 08.08.2022  
not applicable  
All other rates: 
4.65%  - - - - - - 
 Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 21.09.2021  
Anti-circumvention 
proceeding4 
AC02.AS01 -LAO 
S: 01.10.2020 -30.09.2021  
I: 01.10.2019 -30.09.2021  - Final determination: 
01.08.2022  
Affirmative  
Measure extended  
P: 01.08.2022  
C: 08.08.2022  
not applicable  
All other rates: 
4.65%  - - - - - - 
 
4 Anti-circumvention proceedings, affected Members: Camb odia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar.   
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Thailand 
(Cont'd)  Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 21.09.2021  
Anti-circumvention 
proceeding5 
AC02.AS01 -MYS 
S: 01.10.2020 -30.09.2021  
I: 01.10.2019 -30.09.2021  - Final determination: 
01.08.2022  
Affirmative  
Measure extended  
P: 01.08.2022  
C: 08.08.2022  
not applicable  
All other rates: 
4.65%  - - - - - - 
 Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 21.09.2021  
Anti-circumvention 
proceeding5 
AC02.AS01 -MMR 
S: 01.10.2020 -30.09.2021  
I: 01.10.2019 -30.09.2021  - Final determination: 
01.08.2022  
Affirmative  
Measure extended  
P: 01.08.2022  
C: 08.08.2022  
not applicable  
All other rates: 
4.65%  - - - - - - 
 Cane sugar  
1701.13, 1701.14, 
1701.91, 1701.99, 
1702.90  
AS01-THA 31.08.2022  
Interim Review  - - - - - - - - 
 
 
5 Anti-circumvention proceedings, affected Members: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar.  G/SCM/N/399/VNM  
 
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  ANNEXES  
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE  
AS OF 31 DECEMBER  2022 
Country/  
Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation  
ID number  Measure
(s) Date of original 
imposition; publication 
reference  Date(s) of extension; 
publication reference(s)  
Thailand  Cane sugar  
AS01 -THA 
 
Extension -Cambodia 
AC02.AS01 -KHM 
 
Extension -Indonesia 
AC02.AS01 -IDN 
 
Extension -Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  
AC02.AS01 -LAO 
 
Extension -Malaysia 
AC02.AS01 -MYS 
 
Extension -Myanmar 
AC02.AS01 -MMR Duties  16.06.2021  
Decision No. 1578/QD -BCT 
of 15.06.2021  08.08.2022  
Decision No.1514/QD -BCT 
(extension due to 
circumvention – 
Cane sugar from 
Cambodia)  of 01.08.2022  
 
08.08.2022  
Decision No.1514/QD -BCT 
(extension due to 
circumvention – 
Cane sugar from 
Indonesia)  of 01.08.2022  
 
08.08.2022  
Decision No.1514/QD -BCT 
(extension due to 
circumvention – 
Cane sugar from 
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic)  of 01.08.2022  
 
08.08.2022  
Decision No.1514/QD -BCT 
(extension due to 
circumvention – 
Cane sugar from Malaysia)  
of 01.08.2022  
 
08.08.2022  
Decision No.1514/QD -BCT 
(extension due to 
circumvention – 
Cane sugar from Myanmar)  
of 01.08.2022  
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD  
1 JULY  THROUGH 31 DECEMBER  2022 
Country/Customs 
Territory  Product,  
investigation ID number  Date of termination  Reason for 
termination  
NIL 
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