U.S. Issued Preliminary POR19 Conclusions for Vietnamese Shrimp Exports

On June 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued preliminary POR19 conclusions regarding anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen warm water shrimp exported to the United States for the review period from February 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024.

1. Preliminary review results: 

  • There are 24 Vietnamese enterprises that have submitted separate dossiers of application for tax rates that have been approved by the DOC. 
  • In which, 2 enterprises were selected as mandatory defendants: Thong Thuan Company and Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company (STAPIMEX) 

U.S. Issued Preliminary POR19 Conclusions for Vietnamese Shrimp

2. Preliminary Anti Dumping tax rate 

  • Thong Thuan Company (including Thong Thuan Cam Ranh) enjoys a 0% tax rate. 
  • Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company (STAPIMEX) is subject to the preliminary tax rate: 35.29%. 
  • The remaining 22 enterprises (entitled to separate tax rates) are subject to the general tax rate: 35.29%. 
  • Enterprises that do not submit separate tax rate requests continue to be subject to the national tax rate: 25.67%. 

In this review, the DOC selected Indonesia as the main alternative country to calculate the dumping margin.  

Particularly for some values such as shrimp larvae, DOC uses Indian alternative values. 

It is expected that the DOC will issue the final conclusion of this review within 120 days from the date of issuance of the preliminary conclusion, around December 2025. 

References 

The Department of Trade Remedies – VCCI, USA issued a preliminary conclusion in the POR19 review period for Vietnamese shrimp exported to the United States 

Relevant service: Anti-dumping Exemption

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