Taiwan has investigated many Vietnamese businesses for allegedly harming the domestic market

DNHN - Vietnam has 15 reports reacting to imported goods from Vietnam endangering Taiwan's domestic market (China).

Taiwan National General Industry Association (China) (CNFI) announced the publication of a study on items threatening the Taiwan domestic market (China) in 2022. According to the study results, Vietnam Nam came in second place with a total of 15 reports of shipping items endangering this market.

This year's investigation report on goods threatening Taiwan's (China's) domestic market primarily refers to imports from partners such as China, Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Egypt, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the Netherlands, and the United States of America. According to (CNFI), China continues to lead the list, accounting for 37.9% of all reports.

Following that, Vietnam came second on the list with 15 reports of imported products from Vietnam harming Taiwan's (China's) domestic market, accounting for 14.6% of all reports. Following that are imports from Thailand, Indonesia, and South Korea.

There are 12 classes of imported items from Vietnam on the list of imported products that are regarded as a danger to Taiwan's (China's) domestic market. CCC code: 25231090003; alcohol wipes and wipes with CCC code: 38089420001; uncombed natural single cotton yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, with CCC code 52051100108; other polyester staple fibres, mainly or solely mixed with man-made cotton yarn (commonly referred to as white thread SPUN T/R), with CCC code 55095100004.

The List also includes flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel articles, plated or tin-coated, with a thickness of less than 0.5 mm; rolled or galvanized iron or non-alloy steel articles, and flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel articles plated or coated with chromium oxide or a mixture of chromium and chromium oxide.

As a result, CNFI proposes that Taiwan-China authorities place the products in the early warning system, levy anti-dumping tariffs and trade remedies on imports, and adopt import license actions. This implies that Taiwanese-Chinese firms must agree to be approved for import with certain product groupings.

With the category of items being tin-coated containers, CNFI suggested that, in addition to adopting trade remedy measures, Taiwan-China authorities increase the examination of origin labels, step-by-step inspection, and monitoring. Declare the customs value precisely while also entering it into the early warning monitoring system. To dominate the market for cement clinker, all types of cement clinker (code CCC 25231090003) imported from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia were offered at a cheaper price of NT$150-200/ton than domestic producers.

Meanwhile, the import volume of this item from Vietnam in 2019 was 1,450,070 tons, with a market share of 12.1%, and in 2021, the import volume reduced to 594,082 tons, with a market share of 4.5%, but Taiwanese enterprises in China are still harmed by low selling prices. Furthermore, the import of bulk commodities from these three partners to the open loading and unloading port produces significant environmental contamination.

CNFI requested that Taiwan-China authorities implement anti-dumping charges on low-priced competitive imports. Simultaneously, importers must utilize special bulk carriers to decrease pollution; undertake dust emission unloading inspections and dispose of equipment that does not meet criteria; tighten quality and label inspection for imported cement, and raise fines for substandard products.

The agency also urged that the government's Tax Administration Department conduct a thorough investigation into goods tax evasion. Similar items imported from China and Vietnam, according to the Taiwanese-Chinese maker of alcohol-soaked towels and tissues, constitute a severe threat to the domestic market. As a result, they fear that the usage of alcohol by these manufacturers that have not been approved by a domestic official inspection agency may be hazardous to customers' health.

To encourage high-quality locally manufactured products, CNFI advocated that the customs authorities improve inspection of origin markings, strengthen inspection of each imported batch, or prohibit all imports of items from foreign countries suspected of having a low quality, low-cost tendency. Furthermore, Taiwan-China authorities must compel importers to provide a certificate of eligibility to manufacture alcohol-soaked towels and paper in the producton nation.

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