The U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled the Department of Commerce (DOC) needs to take another look at its decision to remove antidumping duties on catfish/pangasius fillets from Vietnam-based Co May Import-Export Company Limited.
The ruling stems from a complaint lodged by U.S. catfish farmers and representative groups – including Catfish Farmers of America (CFA), America’s Catch, Alabama Catfish, Consolidated Catfish Companies, Heartland Catfish, and more – who alleged a U.S. DOC decision to remove antidumping duties on Co May was in error. The DOC, in its posting to the Federal Register, said it found Co May did not make sales of pangasius at below normal value during the period of review.
That determination came after Co May submitted a New Shipper Review for the period that the DOC examined – 1 August 2022 through 31 January 2023. Co May claimed that it made a single sale to the U.S. market during the period, and the DOC determined that the sale was legitimate.
However, the CFA’s complaint claimed Co May’s sale between it and a U.S. customer was not ...
