AD: Ecuador Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador for the period of August 4, 2004 through January 31, 2006.
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No Cash Deposit for Reviewed Companies, Order Revoked Effective 08/15/07
According to the ITA, this review covers 23 producers/exporters. Two respondents were selected for individual review. There are 19 separate rate respondents, and 2 adverse facts available (AFA) respondents. (See below for lists).
However, no cash deposit is required for these companies, as the ITA revoked this AD duty order and has instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to discontinue collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after August 15, 2007, the effective date of revocation of the order.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/29/07 news, 07082935, for BP summary of the revocation of this AD duty order.)
List of Individual Review Respondents
OceanInvest, S.A.
Promarisco, S.A
List of Separate Rate Respondents
Agrol S.A.
Camarones (Camarones Del Mar COBUS S.A.)
Comercializadora del Mar COMAR Cia. Ltda.
Empacadora y Exportadora Calvi Cia. Ltda.
Emprede S.A.
Exportadora del Oceano Oceanexa C.A.
Fortumar Ecuador S.A.
Gambas del Pacifico
Hectorosa S.A.
Inepexa S.A.
Jorge Luis Benitez Lopez
Luis Loaiza Alvarez
Mardex Cia. Ltda.
Marines C.A.
Pacfish, S.A.
PCC Congelados & Frescos SA
Pescazul S.A.
Productos Cultivados del Mar "Proculmar" Cia. Ltda.
Promarosa S.A.
List of AFA Respondents
Doblertel S.A.
Sociedad Atlantico Pacifico, S.A.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (08/04/04 - 01/31/06)
The ITA states that it intends to issue liquidation and assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after September 12, 2007. The ITA will instruct CBP to assess AD duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific assessment rate is above de minimis, and will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to AD duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de minimis.
The ITA has calculated importer-specific ad valorem and/or per-unit duty assessment rates for entries of subject merchandise by OceanInvest and Promarisco. For the separate rate respondents, it has calculated an assessment rate based on the weighted average of the cash deposit rates (3.69%).
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by companies included in these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/09/07 news, 07040935, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)
ITA contact - David Goldberger (202) 482-4136
ITA notice (FR Pub 09/12/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-18041.pdf