AD: Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand & Vietnam Warmwater Shrimp
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release on its final antidumping (AD) injury determinations concerning certain frozen or canned warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand and Vietnam. The ITC has also made negative critical circumstances determinations with respect to imports of subject merchandise from China.
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Canned canned warmwater shrimp from the six countries to be excluded. The ITC states that with respect to canned warmwater shrimp from China, Thailand or Vietnam, the ITC made final negative injury determinations.
With respect to canned warmwater shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, and India, the ITC found that imports were negligible.
According to sources at the International Trade Administration (ITA), this means that canned warmwater shrimp will be excluded from the investigations, and will not be subject to the AD duty orders.
AD orders to be issued for frozen (non-canned) warmwater shrimp from the six countries. The ITC states that it has made affirmative final injury determinations with respect to frozen (non-canned) warmwater shrimp from all six countries. As a result, the ITA will issue AD duty orders for this product from the six countries.
ITC to consider tsunami's impact on Thailand and India. The ITC, citing concerns about the possible impact of the recent tsunami of the shrimping industries of Thailand and India, states that it will collect information and invite submissions on whether the tsunami's impact on affected countries' industries warrants the ITC self-initiating a changed circumstances review to re-examine the injury determination that has culminated in the issuance of an AD order.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/27/04 news, 04122745 for BP summary of final AD determinations for Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/09/04 news, 04120950 for BP summary of final AD determinations for China and Vietnam.)
ITC contact - Peg O'Laughlin (202) 205-1819
ITC press release 05-008- Corrected (Inv. No. 731-TA-1063-1068, 01/06/04), at http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2005/er0106cc1_corrected.htm