Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
DATES:
Applicable September 4, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anastasiia Frizner or Anne Entz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0145 or (202) 482-3845, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 4, 2025, Commerce published the
Preliminary Results
and invited interested parties to comment.[1]
On May 26, 2026, the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (the petitioner); the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA); the Devi Group; [2]
and Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited (Sandhya) and certain Indian exporters submitted case briefs.[3]
On June 1, 2026, the petitioner, ASPA, the Devi Group, and Sandhya submitted timely-filed rebuttal briefs.[4]
The deadline for these final results is September 1, 2026.
For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[5]
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at
access.trade.gov.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at
access.trade.gov/​frnotices.
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
The merchandise subject to the
Order
is certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India. For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties are listed in Appendix I to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at
access.trade.gov.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at
access.trade.gov/​frnotices.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested parties regarding the
Preliminary Results,
we made certain changes to the weighted average dumping margins calculated for the Devi Group and Sandhya. For a discussion of these changes,
see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a weighted-average dumping margin to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, for guidance when calculating the weighted-average dumping margin for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative review.
Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or
de minimis
margins, and any margins determined entirely on the basis of facts available.
In this administrative review, we calculated the weighted-average dumping margins for the Devi Group and Sandhya that are not zero,
de minimis,
or based entirely on the facts available. Accordingly, we are assigning to the companies under review that were not selected for individual examination a simple average of the estimated dumping margins calculated for the Devi Group and Sandhya, consistent with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.[7]
Final Results of Review
For these final results of this review, we determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025:
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination 8
5.53
( printed page 56862)
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis performed in connection with the final results of this administrative review to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register
, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because both the Devi Group and Sandhya reported the entered value for all of their U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific
ad valorem
duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of these sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is
de minimis
(
i.e.,
less than 0.5 percent), we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the Devi Group or Sandhya for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to an intermediary (
e.g.,
a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.[9]
For the companies listed in Appendix II which were not selected for individual examination, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at the review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the “Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies” section, above.[10]
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the
Federal Register
. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (
i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of this review; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 10.17 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.[11]
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties, and/or increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: September 1, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the
Order
IV. Changes Made Since the
Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Export Subsidy Offset
Comment 2: Differential Pricing Analysis
Comment 3: Whether to Deduct Comparison Market Indirect Selling Expenses from Net Price for Sandhya
Comment 4: Corrections to Sandhya's Margin Calculation
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Accelerated Freeze Drying Co., Ltd.
2. Akshay Food Impex Private Limited
3. Alashore Marine Exports (P) Ltd.
4. Albys Agro Private Limited
5. Alpha Marine
6. Alpha Marine Limited
7. Ananda Aqua Applications; Ananda Aqua Exports (P) Limited; Ananda Foods
2.
The Devi Group consists of Devi Fisheries Limited, Satya Seafoods Private Limited, Usha Seafoods, and Devi Aquatech Private Limited.
See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,83 FR 32835 (July 16, 2018).
3.
See
Petitioner's Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026;
see also
ASPA's Letter, “American Shrimp Processors Association's Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026; the Devi Group's Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026; and Sandhya and Indian Exporters' Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026.
4.
See
Petitioner's Letter, “Rebuttal Brief,” dated June 1, 2026;
see also
ASPA's Letter, “American Shrimp Processors Association's Rebuttal Case Brief,” dated June 1, 2026; and the Devi Group and Sandhya's Letter, “Rebuttal Brief,” dated June 1, 2026.
5.
See
Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India; 2024-2025,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
6.
See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India,70 FR 5147 (February 1, 2005) (
Order).
7.
See
Memorandum, “Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Reviewed Companies for the Final Results in the 2024-2025 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India,” dated concurrently with this notice.
9.
For a full discussion of this practice,
see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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19 CFR 351.224(b)