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Adobe Stock posed a significant and substantial threat of damage to the
domestic fibreboard industry in Vietnam.
However, the anti-dumping duty had little impact as import
volumes in the first half of 2025 increased by more than 52

percent compared with the same period a year earlier.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam is considering
an additional rate increase to curb the rapid increase of
dumped fibreboard.
The ministry emphasised that the any increase will be
of furniture, construction, flooring and other wood products. temporary and it will continue to communicate with all
After calculation, the comprehensive logistics cost of the stakeholders to collect and verify information before making
two international timber freight routes can be reduced by a final decision.
more than 50 percent after enjoying the subsidy policies of

various regions in combination. EU
The successful launch highlights that Guangyuan City has Debate continues on EUDR implementation
opened up international channels for importing timber from The latest European Commission (EC) proposal for a phased
Russia and New Zealand which is of great significance for introduction of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and
Guangyuan City to build itself into a modern bulk commodity simplification of its obligations for businesses is expected to
logistics centre in western China and to develop into a national be voted on by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)
logistics hub carrier city. at their 24-27 November Plenary.

Guangyuan City aims to achieve a monthly timber trade However, more than 20 industry bodies representing sectors
volume of 50,000 cubic metres and a trade value exceeding covered by the EUDR have signed a statement calling on
RMB100 million by the end of 2025. European policy makers to ‘stop the clock’ on implementation.
By 2027, the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu International Timber The statement says additional time is needed for the latest
Trade Center will have three leading timber trade enterprises proposed amendments to be deliberated and for businesses
and 75 timber dealers in place achieving a timber trade volume to adapt. This recommendation is also being backed by some
of 1.5 million cubic metres with a trade value exceeding EU member state politicians.
RMB3 billion. The EC initially proposed on 23 September delaying
EUDR implementation another 12 months, after it had already

Vietnam’s anti-dumping duties on Chinese fibreboard been pushed back a year from the original introduction date
had little impact of December 2024. The reason given was that the EUDR’s
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam issued Traces NT administrative IT system was not ready to cope
Decision No. 2491/QD-BCT announcing the imposition of with the volume of compliance data businesses would upload
provisional anti-dumping duties on certain fibreboard products under the regulation.
originating from China with the duty rate range set at 2.59- This proposal had provoked debate in industries affected for
39.88 percent. and against and among MEPs and civil society. Environmental

The Vietnamese Ministry pointed out in its initial investigation NGOs were strongly opposed, with 225 of them from 42
that fibreboard products from China were being dumped and countries signing up to a statement ‘Hands off the EUDR’.