According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, the United States Department of Commerce has issued its preliminary findings in the 20th administrative review of anti-dumping duties on frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam.
The review covers exports shipped to the US between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025.
Shrimp processing plant (Photo: VASEP).
During the review period, 29 Vietnamese companies applied for separate tariff rates and all applications were accepted by the US Department of Commerce. Among them, two firms were selected as mandatory respondents for detailed examination.
Under the preliminary findings, the two companies received anti-dumping duties of 6.76 per cent and 10.76 per cent respectively.
One company was assigned the higher rate after failing to provide complete information regarding certain chemical inputs, prompting the department to use adverse data in its cost calculations.
The remaining 27 companies were assigned a separate rate of 7.56 per cent, equivalent to the weighted average duty imposed on the two mandatory respondents.
The US Department of Commerce also plans to rescind the review for eight companies after determining that they had no export shipments during the review period.
Meanwhile, 132 companies that failed to qualify for separate rates will continue to face the nationwide anti-dumping duty rate of 25.76 per cent.
Interested parties may submit comments to the US Department of Commerce within 21 days after the notice is published in the Federal Register, followed by rebuttal submissions within the next five days.
Parties may also request a hearing within 30 days. The department is expected to issue its final determination around November this year.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has urged the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers and related businesses to continue fully cooperating with the US review process to avoid being deemed uncooperative and subjected to unfavourable tariff rates.
