Withdrawal of the application for review of Vietnamese cement tariffs in the Philippines.

According to an announcement by the Philippine Tax Commission (TC), the plaintiff has withdrawn its request for a mid-term review of the anti-dumping duties imposed on Vietnamese cement.

On March 9, 2023, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry issued a formal anti-dumping duty order on type 1 (HS code 2523.29.90) and type 1P (HS code 2523.90.00) cement imported from Vietnam, based on an anti-dumping investigation initiated in April 2021.

The official anti-dumping duties applied by the Philippines to imported Type 1 cement from Vietnam range from 0% to 23.07%, and Type 1P cement from 0% to 23.33%. On November 27, 2024, the Philippine Tariff Commission (TC) announced the initiation of a mid-term review of the aforementioned anti-dumping duties based on a combined request from the Vietnamese domestic industry and exporters.

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According to the Trade Remedies Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade , on March 21, 2025, the Philippine Tariff Commission (TC) sent a notice stating that the plaintiff had withdrawn its request for a mid-term review of the anti-dumping duty order on cement products on March 6, 2025.

The reason given is that the Philippines' application of safeguard measures on cement has impacted the product under investigation in this case. The plaintiff withdrew the complaint to focus resources on the cement safeguard investigation. The plaintiff still recommends the application of the current anti-dumping measures on cement to remedy the damage caused by the dumping practices of Vietnamese cement manufacturers and exporters. This withdrawal of the review is not a declaration of a lack of need for anti-dumping measures on cement, but simply a decision by the plaintiff based on recent developments.

However, based on Philippine law, since the case was initiated on the basis of a consolidated request from the Vietnamese domestic industry and exporters, the Philippine Tax Commission will continue to consider the requests of Vietnamese producers and exporters within the framework of this review case without terminating the case to initiate a new one. Therefore, the current review case continues to be conducted by the Philippine Tax Commission as prescribed. In this case, Vietnamese producers and exporters have argued that they are no longer dumping. Therefore, anti-dumping duties are no longer necessary, and they have requested the Philippines to lift the anti-dumping measures.

To effectively respond to the case, the Trade Remedies Department recommends the Cement Association and cement manufacturers and exporters to the Philippines as follows: Regularly monitor information on the case closely, continue to submit comments when necessary and as requested by the Philippine Tariff Commission; cooperate closely with the Philippine Tariff Commission in the subsequent stages of the case to avoid being perceived as uncooperative; leverage the support and voice of importing partners in the Philippines who share similar interests with Vietnam to express their views; and closely inform and coordinate with the Trade Remedies Department to receive timely support.

Notice of withdrawal of the petitioner's request for a mid-term review of the anti-dumping duty order on cement products can be found here.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/rut-don-ra-soat-thue-xi-mang-viet-nam-tai-philippines-380118.html