US Department of Commerce imposes high tariff on Vietnamese tra fish
(VOVworld) – The US Department of Commerce announced the preliminary results of the 9th Period of Review (POR 9) on tra fish imported from Vietnam and the tariffs to be imposed on Vietnam’s tra fish frozen fillet exported to the US.
Tra fish products exported to the US from August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012 are subjected to high tariffs. For example, the tariffs for Vinh Hoan and Hung Vuong joint-stock company will be doubled compared with the previous review. The Vietnam Trade Office in the US said that it was a surprising and contradictory decision. The DOC has decided to select Indonesia as a surrogate country to calculate and impose the anti-dumping rate on Vietnamese fish products, although Indonesia was not included in the list of countries subject to the rate announced by the DOC in November 2011.
According to the Vietnam Trade Office in the US, Indonesia cannot be used as a benchmark country because Vietnam and Indonesia have different economic conditions and the tra fish farming and processing industries. Vietnamese tra fish processors will have four months to consider the case and file petitions against the DOC.