As expected, VASEP files claim against U.S. anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VNS] - October 2, 2014 -
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) has decided to launch a case against the US Department of Commerce (DOC) via the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over its imposition of duties on Vietnam s warm-water shrimp.
According to the DOC’s decision reached during its eighth period of review from February 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the high level of tariffs is to be applied to 32 Vietnamese shrimp exporters. The duties will be 4.98 percent for Minh Phu Seafood Co.
VASEP Vice President Nguyen Huu Dung said the tariff levels that DOC is planning to apply to Vietnamese shrimp exporters are irrational. According to Dung, the tariff calculation was based on outdated data, adding that this went against the US ’ Anti-Dumping Duty Law.
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