The European Commission (EC) has announced the launch of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tax investigations into cold-rolled stainless steel products imported from Vietnam.
The investigations are being conducted at the request of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), according to the Trade Remedies Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The products concerned by the possible circumvention is flat-rolled products of stainless steel.
The investigations will be implemented in nine months.
Interested parties must make themselves known by contacting the EC within 15 days from the announcement, and can apply to be heard by the commission within the same 37-day time limit.