Federal Register Notice: Preliminary Results on Frozen Shrimp from India Antidumping Review
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the preliminary results of its review on the import of frozen warmwater shrimp from India. This review covers the period between February 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025. The preliminary findings indicate that some producers or exporters from India sold shrimp in the United States at prices lower than their normal value.
The Department of Commerce has an important role in enforcing trade laws. It is checking to see if foreign companies are “dumping” products in the U.S. at unfairly low prices, which can hurt U.S. businesses.
The review specifically looked at several companies in India, including Devi Fisheries Limited and Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited. The Department calculated a dumping margin for these companies. This margin shows how much lower the prices were than they should have been. For Devi Fisheries Limited and related entities, the margin was found to be 2.36 percent, and for Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited, it was 4.30 percent.
Other Indian companies not individually examined in the review have been assigned an average dumping margin of 3.33 percent. This average is calculated based on the margins of the companies that were individually examined.
The report explains that when the dumping margin is de minimis, or less than 0.5 percent, Customs and Border Protection may not assess duties on those imports. The document also states how duties will be used by Customs for all relevant entries during this reviewed period.
The Commerce Department plans to make the results final within 120 days after publishing these preliminary findings. Until then, interested parties have the opportunity to submit comments or request a hearing to discuss the findings. It is important for companies involved in the seafood industry to be aware of these developments as they can impact import practices and duty liabilities.
This preliminary review is part of ongoing efforts by the Department of Commerce to ensure fair trading practices and to protect local businesses in the U.S. market.
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