More than 1,000 Vietnamese companies have been removed from the list of companies allowed to export products to the US for failing to extend their registration. 

Exports of tra fish to the United States have remained stable after it imposed a demand that exporting countries demonstrate that their food safety control system is equivalent to that of the US.

VietNamNet Bridge - As Vietnam catfish is meeting many barriers in the US market, exporters are considering shifting to Asian markets, especially China.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s catfish export industry is experiencing stormy days because of strict rules set by the US, which tries to protect its local catfish production.

VietNamNet Bridge - The US plans to impose a technical barrier to restrict the import of fish belonging to the Siluriformes group, including Vietnam’s tra and basa.