Uncle Sam Saves Catfish: Vietnam Fish Duties Stick Around
Published Date: 4/15/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce decided to keep extra taxes on frozen fish fillets from Vietnam because dropping them might let unfairly cheap fish flood the market again. This protects American catfish farmers and processors by keeping the playing field fair. These rules stay in effect starting April 15, 2026, helping U.S. businesses stay strong and competitive.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Antidumping Order Remains in Place
If you are a U.S. catfish farmer or processor, the Department of Commerce decided to keep the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam in place, effective April 15, 2026. Commerce found that revoking the order would likely let dumping continue or recur and that dumping margins likely to prevail would be up to 63.88 percent.
Importers Face Continued Duties
If you import frozen fish fillets from Vietnam, Commerce determined that antidumping duties would likely continue, with weighted-average dumping margins likely to prevail up to 63.88 percent, effective April 15, 2026. This means the cost of importing those Vietnamese frozen fish fillets is likely to remain substantially higher due to the duties.
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