The International Trade Commission published notice on April 14, 2026, scheduling an expedited five-year review under Investigation No. 731-TA-1012 (Fourth Review) for frozen fish fillets from Vietnam. Written comments are due April 23, 2026—giving compliance teams and interested parties just nine days from publication to submit responses on whether revoking the antidumping duty order would likely cause material injury to the domestic industry.
This expedited review proceeds under 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3) after the Commission found the domestic interested party response adequate and the respondent interested party response inadequate on March 6, 2026. Because no other circumstances warranted a full review, the ITC moved directly to the expedited track. For trade compliance systems, this signals continued duty exposure on Vietnamese frozen fish fillets—the antidumping order remains in effect pending the Commission's determination.
The procedural framework governing this review spans multiple regulatory sections: 19 CFR part 201 subparts A and B, plus 19 CFR part 207 subparts A, D, E, and F. Compliance engineering teams maintaining duty calculation logic should note that the staff report becomes available to the Administrative Protective Order (APO) service list on April 16, 2026, with a public version to follow under Section 207.62(d)(4). Any rate changes or order modifications resulting from this review will require downstream updates to HTS classification systems.
Key Deadlines: Written comments due April 23, 2026. Staff report available to APO service list April 16, 2026. Comments may not contain new factual information per Section 207.62(d).
The domestic interested parties driving this review include the Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) and individual U.S. catfish processors: America's Catch, Inc., Alabama Catfish, LLC d/b/a Harvest Select Catfish, Inc., and Consolidated Catfish Companies, LLC d/b/a Country Select. Their adequate response triggered the review continuation, meaning Vietnamese frozen fish fillet imports remain subject to antidumping duties until the Commission issues its final determination.
For compliance platforms serving importers of Vietnamese seafood products, this review creates a monitoring obligation. The HTS codes covering frozen fish fillets from Vietnam carry rate uncertainty until the ITC concludes whether revocation would lead to material injury recurrence within a reasonably foreseeable time. Systems that cache duty rates or automate landed cost calculations must flag these products for potential rate changes.
Should Commerce extend its timeline for final results, the comment deadline adjusts to three business days after Commerce issues those results. Comments containing business proprietary information must comply with Sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available at usitc.gov, provides detailed submission requirements.
System Update Required: Trade compliance platforms should flag HTS codes for Vietnamese frozen fish fillets as subject to ongoing AD review. Rate caching systems must account for potential duty modifications following the Commission's expedited review determination.
Contact for this proceeding: Stamen Borisson at (202) 205-3125, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record is accessible via the Commission's Electronic Docket Information System (EDIS) at edis.usitc.gov.