Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced that it has extended the safeguard investigation period regarding color-coated steel sheet imports for two months. The final decision is expected to be announced in March 2017.
The safeguard investigation on color-coated steel sheet imports was launched in July this year upon the complaint lodged by Vietnamese steel producers JSC Dai Thien Loc Joint Stock Company and Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company.
The products subject to the investigation are color-coated steel sheets of alloy or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled, coated or zinc-coated and pre-painted galvanized steel sheets, currently classified under Harmonized System Code Numbers 7210.7010, 7210.7090, 7212.4010, 7212.4020, 7212.4090, 7225.9990, 7226.9919 and 7226.9999.