US raises anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s frozen catfish filletsThe US Department of Commerce (DOC) has imposed anti-dumping duty of 2.39 USD per kilogramme on frozen tra fish fillets which were imported from Vietnam between August 1, 2015 and July 31, 2016 following its 13th administrative review (POR 13). According to the association, the DOC’s decision is based on a misreading of the facts and a departure from long-standing policy and practice in the antidumping reviews in calculating duty rates for mandatory and separate rates respondents. In addition, DOC applied the AFA-based tax rate to calculate the average duty rates for separate rates respondents even when those companies provided full and timely documents as requested by the DOC. In the first six months of the year, the US was the largest importer of Vietnamese tra fish, occupying 22 percent of the market share. Along with the high anti-dumping duty, the US Farm Bill is also a barrier for Vietnamese tra fish export to this market.

Source: VietNamNet News September 13, 2017 12:33 UTC