In the letter, he urged the DOC and NOAA to reconsider the decision to avoid serious disruptions to bilateral trade and protect the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fishermen and workers.
MITI said the decision to impose the duties, in the form of a bank guarantee and ranging from 3.86 to 57.90%, was made after preliminary investigations found sufficient evidence that these imports were brought into Malaysia at dumped prices.
The duties took effect on July 6 and will remain in place for five years, unless extended, adjusted or terminated in accordance with regulations.
The pangasius industry is one of the country’s key foreign currency earners, with an annual export value of around 2 billion USD, accounting for 20% of Vietnam’s total seafood exports. The US remains one of the largest and most strategic markets for Vietnamese pangasius.
Anti-dumping duties will continue to be imposed on producers from China and Japan while those on relevant exporters from the RoK and Vietnam will be terminated, starting from June 23.
The DOC determined that Thong Thuan Co., including its Cam Ranh branch, did not sell shrimp below fair value, resulting in a zero dumping margin for the company.
A bilateral agreement between the Vietnamese and US Governments regarding anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese fish fillets was signed on January 20, marking the end of relevant disputes in Case DS536 at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade on November 12 announced the termination of anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled stainless steel products imported from China’s Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China.
The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) has initiated an administrative review of anti-dumping duties with regard to imports of cold rolled stainless steel in coils, sheets, or any other forms from Indonesia and Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam.
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) will not impose anti-dumping duties on aluminum extrusions imported from 14 countries and territories, including Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced an extension for issuing the final findings of the first administrative review of the anti-dumping duties over honey products imported from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Trade Remedies Authority.
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has ended in its entirety the probe into trade remedy tax evasion on wooden cabinets imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
