Shrimp Slapped: Vietnam Exporters Face U.S. Dumping Rulings
Published Date: 2/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Vietnamese shrimp sellers sold their frozen shrimp at unfairly low prices from February 2023 to January 2024. They confirmed 24 exporters get special treatment but stopped reviewing one company, Trang Khanh Seafood. These decisions, effective February 23, 2026, could affect import duties and prices for shrimp buyers and sellers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 1 mixed.
Antidumping Rates Set for Vietnamese Shrimp
If you import or buy frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam, Commerce found dumping for the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024 and set final duty rates. Two mandatory respondents (STAPIMEX and Thong Thuan/TTCR) and the Vietnam-wide entity are assigned a 25.76% dumping margin, while 22 separate-rate exporters were assigned a 4.58% dumping margin. These results are effective February 23, 2026 and could affect import duties and prices for shrimp buyers and sellers.
Cash Deposit Rates Start on Publication
Upon publication of the final results (effective February 23, 2026), cash deposit requirements take effect for new shipments of subject merchandise entered or withdrawn for consumption. The 22 separate-rate companies will have cash deposit rates equal to their final dumping margin (4.58%), the two mandatory respondents will have a cash deposit rate of 25.46% (adjusted for subsidy offsets), and exporters without separate rates will generally have the Vietnam-wide cash deposit rate of 25.76%.
Adverse Facts Available Assigned to Non-Cooperating Firms
Commerce applied adverse facts available (AFA) because STAPIMEX and Thong Thuan/TTCR did not provide verifiable information, assigning each a 25.76% weighted-average dumping margin (the AFA rate used previously for the Vietnam-wide entity). This AFA application forms the basis for the high margins assigned to those firms for the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.
Trang Khanh Review Rescinded; Assessment at Entry Rate
Commerce rescinded the review for Trang Khanh Seafood Co., Ltd. because it had no suspended entries during the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. Any suspended entries associated with Trang Khanh will be assessed at the cash deposit rate that applied at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
Timing Rules for Duty Assessment and Liquidation
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries in line with these final results, and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication (publication February 23, 2026). If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, CBP will be instructed not to liquidate relevant entries until the statutory injunction period (within 90 days of publication) has expired.
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