Shrimp: Details of AD/CVD Orders for 4 Countries
The Commerce Department issued countervailing duty orders on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador (C-331-806), India (C-533-921) and Vietnam (C-552-838), and an antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from Indonesia (A-560-842). The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties that will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may take place only under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The orders detail a “gap period” of no CVD liability for subject merchandise that was entered July 30 through Dec. 16, 2024, and of no AD liability for subject merchandise entered Nov. 26 through Dec. 16, 2024. Commerce may only suspend liquidation for a four-month period after its preliminary CVD determination, issued April 1, 2024, and for six months after its preliminary AD determination, issued May 30, 2024. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to AD or CVD, any entries during these respective gap periods. Subject merchandise entered during the CVD gap period but outside the AD gap period (i.e., July 30 through Nov. 25, 2024) will be assessed only AD duties.
Merchandise both produced and exported by PT Bahari Makmur Sejati is exempt from the AD order on Indonesia as a result of the zero percent AD rate Commerce calculated for the company in its final determination. As a result, such merchandise isn't subject to any suspension of liquidation or cash deposit requirements.
AD/CVC Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Dec. 17, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
CVC Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce will require importers to pay CVD cash deposits on subject merchandise entered on or after Dec. 17. CVD cash deposits will be required at the following rates:
Ecuador
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A., Manesil S.A., Produmar S.A., Tropack S.A., and Egidiosa S.A. | 3.57% |
| Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos C.A., Naturisa S.A., Holding Sola & Sola Solacciones S.A., and Empacadora Champmar S.A. | 4.41% |
| All Others | 3.78% |
India
| Producer/Exporter | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Devi Sea Foods Limited, Devi Seafoods Inc, and Devee Horizon LLP | 5.87% |
| Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt. Ltd., Neeli Sea Foods Private Limited, Vijay Aqua Processors Private Limited, and Neeli AquaFarms | 5.63% |
| All Others | 5.77% |
Vietnam
| Producer/Exporter | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company | 2.84% |
| Thong Thuan Company Limited | 221.82% |
| All Others | 2.84% |
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement also is in effect for subject merchandise entered on or after Dec. 17 (except for goods both produced and exported by BMS). Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time that importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed below:
Indonesia
| Exporter/Producer | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| PT Bahari Makmur Sejati | zero |
| PT First Marine Seafoods/PT Khom Foods | 3.9% |
| All Others | 3.9% |
(See the notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 2410280023 for a summary of the final AD determinations, and 2410280026 for summary of the final CVD determinations.)