Protectionism? Vietnamese Rue US Catfish Duties

According to Tinker, in 2002, under pressure from local catfish farmers, the US passed legislation forbidding basa and tra from being marketed as catfish. Now, American producers want basa and tra to be considered as catfish so they will have to meet stringent safety standards imposed in 2008, after banned antibiotics were found in Chinese seafood imports.

"If the law is approved, it will be very hard for Vietnamese tra and basa to enter the US market," said Nguyen Viet Thang, chairman of Vietnam's Fishery Association.

In May, the US sentenced a Vietnamese-American man to five years in prison and 12 million dollars in fines for re-labelling imports of Vietnamese tra and basa as other species of fish to circumvent the anti-dumping duties.

TheFishSite News Desk

Sign up for our
regular news updates

Related news items:

•    New Recirculation Contract For Smolt In Norway
•    Marine Farms Battling
•    Aquaculture, Fisheries Are Key Areas For NPC
•    Fishing Must Not Be Neglected In Marine Resource Management
•    Prevention And Punishment Of Salmon Escapes

Related News Categories: Markets and Economics, Catfish / Pangasius, Government and Regulatory

Sign up for our
regular news updates

More Fish Industry News

•   New Recirculation Contract For Smolt In Norway
•   Pacific Smelt 'Threatened'
•   Marine Farms Battling
•   Aquaculture Research Praised
•   Aquaculture, Fisheries Are Key Areas For NPC
•   HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries Financial Results
•   Levels Of Sea Lice Fall
•   Royal Greenland Take Over Cuxhaven Roe Factory
•   Automated Slaughter Line For Salmon
•   Fishing Must Not Be Neglected In Marine Resource Management