Vietnam's foreign ministry calls U.S. shrimp dumping charges "unfair and unreasonable"
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNS] - September 29, 2014 -
Vietnam's foreign ministry spokesman has dismissed American anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese shrimp as unfair and unreasonable.
Le Hai Binh said in a statement on Saturday that the tariffs violate free market principals, growing trade relationship between the two countries and a comprehensive bilateral partnership.
“We affirm that Vietnamese companies are not dumping shrimp on the US market, not injuring or threatening or damaging to the American shrimp industry,” Binh said.
In March, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) ruled that Minh Phu Seafood Corporation and Soc Trang Seafood JSC in the Mekong Delta had dumped shrimp on the US market between February 2012 and January 2013.
The DOC subsequently imposed anti-dumping tariffs of 4.98 percent on Minh Phu’s products and 9.75 percent on the provincial trading company. Another 30 voluntary defendants received an average tariff of 6.37 percent.
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