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United States issues preliminary antidumping findings on Vietnamese frozen warm-water shrimp. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has determined preliminary antidumping duties ranging from 6.76% to 10.76% on two Vietnamese shrimp exporters in the 20th administrative review (POR20) covering shipments from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. Processing shrimp for export. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA) The Trade Remedies Authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said on May 8, 2026 that the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the preliminary findings in POR20 for frozen warm-water shrimp from Vietnam exported to the United States in the period. In this review, 29 Vietnamese companies timely filed requests for separate rates and DOC accepted them; notably, two of the 29 were selected as mandatory respondents. According to the preliminary findings, the two mandatory respondents were assigned antidumping margins of 6.76% and 10.76%. One of the two respondents was found to have provided incomplete descriptions for some input chemicals, which prevented DOC from cross‑checking these chemicals against alternative values, resulting in adverse data treatment for part of the input costs. The remaining 27 companies received a separate rate of 7.56%—the weighted average of the two mandatory respondents. In addition, DOC plans to rescind the review for eight companies due to no shipments in the period, and 132 companies do not demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate and will continue to receive the national rate of 25.76%. Interested parties may submit comments to the DOC within 21 days of Federal Register publication, and rebuttal comments within 5 days thereafter. They may also request a hearing within 30 days of the notice. The final determination is expected within 120 days of the preliminary finding, around November 2026. To handle the matter effectively and achieve the best outcome, the Trade Remedies Office urges the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processing and Exporters (VASEP) and related companies to cooperate fully with the DOC throughout the process to avoid being deemed non-cooperative and subjected to more adverse duties. / Uyên Hương VietnamPlus 23:16 12/05/2026
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