When: Mon, Mar 26th 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: New World Hotel, Indochine Grand Ballroom, Ho Chi Minh City

Download the presentations

.	Download the presentation – Anti-Dumping Tutorial (English Version)
.	Download the presentation – Anti-Dumping Tutorial (Vietnamese Version)

Agenda, Monday, March 26

Location:	Indochine Grand Ballroom
13:00 – 13:45p	Registration and Refreshments
13:45 – 14:00p	Introduction and Welcome Remarks
14:00 – 15:30p	Session 1
15:30 – 15:45p	Coffee/Tea Break
15:45 – 17:45p	Session 2
17:45p	Closing Remarks
18:00p	Event Ends

Presenters at the Antidumping Tutorial will include the following U.S. Department of Commerce experts

• Gary Taverman, Senior Coordinator, Antidumping Operations, Import Administration
• Meredith Rutherford, Senior Director for Policy, Import Administration
• Natasha Robinson, Staff Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Import Administration
• Maria D’Andrea, Economist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, Import Administration

Who should attend

• Senior managers responsible for exports to the USA, including apparel, foodstuffs, furniture, seafood, etc.

• Senior legal and accounting advisers dealing with anti-dumping issues.

Space at this event is limited, so please register early to avoid disappointment

Costs

US$ 75/participant

RSVP click REGISTER ONLINE button above

Event Background

Officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Import Administration will visit Ho Chi Minh City Monday and Tuesday, March 26 and 27 to provide a tutorial on U.S. antidumping investigations in the United States.

This program will present the basic “ABCs of antidumping investigations” in the United States.

Specific issues to be addressed include, among others, the following:

• What constitutes dumping?
• Self-initiation of anti-dumping (AD) cases by the Department of Commerce (DOC)
• The role of the DOC and the International Trade Commission in AD investigations
• A practical, step-by-step walkthrough of an AD investigation from beginning to end
• “Market economy” vs. “non-market economy” AD investigations
• and much more.

An 87-page slide presentation will be provided to participants for review and reference.

According to the Ministry of Trade’s Competition Administration Department, Vietnamese enterprises should learn about antidumping and how to avoid it. Up to August 2006, Vietnam had been the defendent in 28 antidumping lawsuits, and lost 23, which resulted in increased import duty rates.

About the U.S. Department of Commerce Import Administration

The primary role of Import Administration is to enforce effectively the U.S. unfair trade laws (i.e., the anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws) and to develop and implement other policies and programs aimed at countering foreign unfair trade practices. Import Administration also administers certain sector-specific agreements and programs, such as the Textiles and Apparel Program and the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis licensing system.

The Import Administration is headed by Assistant Secretary David Spooner. Prior to joining the Commerce Department, he was the U.S. Government Textile Negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Other senior staff in the Import Administration are Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel Matthew Priest and Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD and CVD Policy and Negotiations Joseph Spetrini.

Background Information to Review and Prepare

Download the presentation for study, reference, and review (to be provided to all registered participants)

Gov’t Business Meeting to Discuss Circular on Apparel Exports to USA, 1 Mar 2007

AmCham’s Letter to Minister of Trade and others re Apparel Trade After WTO Entry, 8 Feb 2007

Letter to Senators Dole and Graham from USTR Schwab and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, 28 Sep 06

AmCham Letter to USTR Schwab and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, 6 Oct 2006

U.S.-Vietnam WTO Bilateral Market Access Agreement on Textiles & Apparel, 31 May 2007

U.S. Department of Commerce Vietnam Apparel Import Monitoring Program Click this link to see the latest monthly Import Data by Textile Category and 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule Number.

“The U.S. Department of Commerce has instituted an import monitoring program for textile and apparel products from Vietnam. The links provide volume, value, and unit value data for specific 3-digit textile categories within the five product groupings. Further links provide volume, value, and unit value information for each 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule number within each of the 3-digit textile categories.”