According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the strong growth was driven by recovering demand in China, the US, the EU and the CPTPP bloc, along with Vietnamese businesses’ flexible adaptation to changing product segments and markets.
The US’s decision not to impose anti-dumping tariffs on frozen shrimp products of the Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company exported to the US is objective and fair, said the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company (JSC) has opposed the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s application of anti-dumping tariffs on its frozen shrimp exports.
The Thai Government has extended the anti-dumping duty on cold-reduced carbon steel, both coiled and uncoiled, from China, Vietnam and Taiwan (China) for the next five years to curb supply from the three markets.
Vietnam exported 1.93 billion USD worth of shrimp during January-August, down 8.1 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.
Exports of aquatic products in the second quarter could increase by 8 percent at the highest, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced its final decision of the DOC’s 14th Period of Review on anti-dumping tariffs on Vietnam’s tra fish batches imported into the country during the period from August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017.
As many as 31 shrimp exporters of Vietnam to the US have been exempted from anti-dumping tariffs, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) on April 10.
The European Commission (EC) has decided to initiate a safeguard investigation concerning imports of 26 steel products, including those from Vietnam, to its member countries.
The Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will hold a public consultation with related parties on investigations for anti-dumping tariffs on coated steel sheets.
Officials expect Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) export value to continue falling this year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.
