Vietnamese Fish Review Finds One Exporter Didn't Undersell Its Fillets
Published Date: 6/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce reviewed frozen fish fillets from Vietnam and found that Bien Dong Seafood didn’t sell their fish at unfairly low prices from August 2022 to July 2023. Six other Vietnamese seafood companies earned special status, and the review for the Vietnam-wide group was canceled. These decisions, effective June 18, 2025, could affect import duties and trade fairness.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Zero antidumping rate for six exporters
Commerce found that Bien Dong Seafood and six other Vietnamese exporters (Can Tho Import-Export Seafood (CASEAMEX), Dai Thanh, Dong A, HungCa 6, Nam Viet (NAVICO), and NTSF) had a weighted-average dumping margin of $0.00 per kilogram for the period August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. Because their final rate is $0.00/kg, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be instructed to liquidate appropriate entries of their subject merchandise without regard to antidumping duties, effective June 18, 2025.
Vietnam-wide cash deposit rate set at $2.39/kg
For any Vietnamese exporters that have not been found entitled to a separate rate, Commerce set the cash deposit rate at the Vietnam-wide entity rate of $2.39 per kilogram. This cash deposit requirement applies to shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after publication of these final results (effective June 18, 2025).
Rescission for Vietnam-wide entity triggers duty assessment
Commerce rescinded the review of the Vietnam-wide entity because there were no valid review requests; for the companies listed in Appendix II (the long company list) for which the administrative review was rescinded, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry during the period August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023.
Importer duty-reimbursement certification requirement
Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of entries covered by this period (August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023). If an importer fails to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess doubled antidumping duties.
Unreported Bien Dong entries may be liquidated at Vietnam-wide rate
For Bien Dong entries that were not reported in its U.S. sales data during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the Vietnam-wide entity rate (i.e., $2.39 per kilogram).
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