US’s antidumping duty ruling lacks legal basis: MARDThe US’s recent ruling to impose unprecedentedly high anti-dumping duties on tra fish fillets from Vietnam lacks a legal basis, said the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority (APMDA) under the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Accordingly, Vietnam’s frozen Tra fish fillets will be subject to antidumping duties of 2.39 – 7.74 USD per kilogramme. According to the agency, Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the US slid from 22.3 percent in 2016 to 19 percent in 2017. Impacts of the anti-dumping duty ruling and the catfish investigation programme of the US would worsen the situation. Earlier, the VASEP and domestic tra fish business also oppose the DOC’s unfair decision.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News March 23, 2018 09:33 UTC