US cuts anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese catfish products
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has lowered anti-dumping duties on tra fish (pangasius) products from Vietnam following its official conclusion of its 15th period of review (POR15) from August 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018, according to the Trade Remedies Authorities of Vietnam under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT).
Processing Tra fish for export at Sao Mai factory in An Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)๊ - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) haslowered anti-dumping duties on tra fish (pangasius) products from Vietnam followingits official conclusion of its 15th period of review (POR15) from August 1,2017 to July 31, 2018, according to the Trade Remedies Authorities of Vietnamunder the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT).
The final anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese products has been setat 0.15 USD per kilogramme (equivalent to 3.8 percent of the export price),lower than the final results for POR14 at 1.37 USD per kilogramme. Other Vietnamese exporters not examined by the DOC will besubject to a tariff of 2.39 USD per kilogramme, the same as the rate forPOR14. Big Vietnamese exporters, including Vinh Hoan JSC and Bien DongSeafood Company, will continue to enjoy a zero tariff rate. The DOC is working on POR16. The MoIT advised local exporters tocontinue cooperating with the DOC, providing accurate information for positivefinal results. The ministry will continue to coordinate with other ministries,sectors, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) andrelated export companies to take necessary actions to protect the rights andinterests of the domestic tra fish industry. Vietnamese tra fish have been subject to USanti-dumping duties since 2003 and annual reviews ever since. Vietnamese tra fish exporters have faced export restrictionsimposed by numerous nations, but still managed to ship over 2 billion USD worthof products in 2018 and 2019./.
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Processing Tra fish for export at Sao Mai factory in An Giang province (Photo: VNA) 
