US raises anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s frozen catfish fillets

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has voiced its objection to the DOC’s anti-dumping tax, saying that it goes contrary to the trend of free trade and affects Vietnam-US bilateral trade relations.

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.

The DOC applied adverse fact available (AFA) and forced Go Dang Seafood Joint Stock Company (GODACO) to pay US$2.39 per kilogramme in anti-dumping duty, saying that the company did not provide necessary information for the department.

In fact, the mandatory respondent, GODACO fully cooperated in the review and supplied all data and information requested by the DOC in a timely manner. The data was complete and accurate and reported in accordance with its US terms of sale and its normal business and production practices.