ITC Issues Affirmative Injury Determination on Antidumping Measures for Certain Warm Water Shrimp from Asian and South American Countries
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) unanimously determined on February 17, 2004 that there is reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by imports of frozen and canned warmwater shrimp and prawns from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. As a result, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue the investigation it began on January 21, 2004 to determine whether shrimp is being sold in U.S. markets at less than fair market value. Commerce will make a preliminary antidumping determination on or about June 8, 2004.
The antidumping investigation was initiated by the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee, whose members are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
The imported products subject to this investigation are warmwater shrimp and prawns, whether frozen or canned, wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised (produced by aquaculture), heads-on or heads-off, shell-on or peeled, tail-on or tail-off, deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or otherwise processed in frozen or canned form. The merchandise subject to this investigation is provided for in subheadings 0306.13.00.03, 0306.13.00.06, 0306.13.00.09, 0306.13.00.12, 0306.13.00.15, 0306.13.00.18, 0306.13.00.21, 0306.13.00.24, 0306.13.00.27, 0306.13.00.40, 1605.20.10.10, 1605.20.10.30, and 1605.20.10.40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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