Louisiana Senator Asks That Chinese Crawfish, Shrimp Face Tariffs
A senator from Louisiana has asked that Chinese shrimp and crawfish be added to a list of products targeted to compensate for Chinese violations of intellectual property rights. "Including crawfish and shrimp would provide a much needed economic boost to…
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the Louisiana seafood industry," Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, wrote in a letter April 17 to President Donald Trump. As Kennedy notes, the products are both subject to antidumping duties. So far, the products named as targets in the Section 301 investigation (see 1803220034) are largely manufacturing inputs, such as ball bearings and metals, or capital goods used by manufacturers. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is putting together a second list, of imports with twice the value of the first list, and it's unknown whether consumer goods such as food, toys or furniture would be on that list of $100 billion in goods.