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Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2024-2025

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrim...

Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
  1. [A-549-822]

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Thailand at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.

DATES:

Applicable October 6, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory Taushani, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 14, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in the Federal Register , and invited interested parties to comment.[1] Commerce made no changes from the Preliminary Results, which are herein adopted as the final results of review. On September 8, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for these final results to October 1, 2026.[2]

For a complete description of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[3] Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order [4]

The merchandise covered by the Order is frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand. 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 in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum and are listed in Appendix I to this notice. Additionally, a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results are discussed 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 at access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on a review of the record and comments received from interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce made no changes to the weighted-average dumping margin calculations for Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd. (Thai Union),[5] Thai Royal Frozen Food Co., Ltd. (Thai Royal), and the non-selected companies.[6]

Determination of No Shipments

In the Preliminary Results, we determined that the Rubicon Group,[7] Marine Gold Products Ltd. (Marine Gold); and Thai Union Manufacturing Company Limited (Thai Union Manufacturing) had no shipments during the POR.[8] Following publication of the Preliminary Results, we received no comments from interested parties with respect to our determination. Therefore, for the final results, we continue to find that the Rubicon Group, Marine Gold, and Thai Union Manufacturing had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR and we will issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) based on the final results.

Rate for Non-Selected Companies

The Act does not address the establishment of a rate to apply 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. However, Commerce's regulation at 19 CFR 351.109(g) states that Commerce will determine the rate for non-selected companies by following the process set forth in 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1)-(2), which generally parallels the process for determining the all-others rate in an investigation under section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.109(f) state that for companies not investigated, in general, we will determine an all-others rate by weight averaging the antidumping duty rates established for each of the companies individually investigated, excluding zero and d e minimis rates or any rates based entirely on facts available. Where the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for each of the individually examined companies is zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that Commerce may use “any reasonable method to establish the estimated all- ( printed page 63528) others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.”

In this review, we calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margins of zero percent for Thai Royal and 1.76 percent for Thai Union. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that “{t}he estimated all-others rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776.” Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we assigned the companies not selected for individual examination in this review a weighted-average dumping margin based on the rate of 1.76 percent calculated for Thai Union. The companies not selected for individual examination are listed in Appendix II.

Final Results of Administrative Review

We determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025:

Exporter/producer Weighted- average dumping margin (percent)
Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd.; Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.; Pakfood Public Company Limited; Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co. Ltd.; Chaophraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.; Takzin Samut Co., Ltd 1.76
Thai Royal Frozen Foods Co., Ltd 0.00
Review-Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies 9 1.76

Disclosure

Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no calculations to disclose.[10]

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and 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), we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of those sales. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or 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. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.[11]

Commerce's “automatic assessment” will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced or exported by Thai Royal and Thai Union for which it did not know that its merchandise they sold to the intermediary ( e.g., a reseller, trading company or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 5.34 percent ad valorem made effective by the Section 129 Determination,[12] if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.

For the companies listed in Appendix II which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the “Rate for the Non-Selected Companies” section above.

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding Thai Royal, Thai Union, the no shipment companies (the Rubicon Group, Marine Gold, and Thai Union Manufacturing), and the companies listed in Appendix II 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 subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review in the Federal Register , as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for companies subject to this review will be the rates established in these final results of the review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 5.34 percent, the all-others rate established in the Section 129 Determination.[13] These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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 duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in ( printed page 63529) 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 the return or 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 Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

Dated: October 1, 2026.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. Discussion of the Issues

Comment 1: Whether to Grant Thai Union a Level of Trade Adjustment and/or a Constructed Export Price Offset

Comment 2: Whether the Price Difference Test's Two-Percent Threshold is Appropriate

V. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

1. B.S.A. Food Products Co., Ltd.

2. C.K. Frozen Fish and Food Co., Ltd.

3. Charoen Pokphand Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

4. CP Merchandising Company Limited; Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd.; Klang Co., Ltd; Seafoods Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Thai Prawn Culture Center Co., Ltd.

5. Good Luck Product Co., Ltd.

6. I.T. Foods Industries Co., Ltd

7. KF Foods; KF Foods Limited; Kingfisher Holdings Limited

8. Kitchens of the Ocean (Thailand) Company, Ltd.; Kitchens of the Ocean (Thailand) Ltd.

9. Kongphop Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.

10. Lee Heng Seafood Co., Ltd.

11. S & D Marine Products Co., Ltd.

12. Seafresh Industry Public Co., Ltd.; Seafresh Fisheries

13. Tey Seng Cold Storage Co., Ltd.; Chaiwarut Company Limited

14. Top Product Food Co., Ltd.

15. Yeenin Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.

Footnotes

1.   See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Rescission of Review, in Part,and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2024-2025,91 FR 27255 (May 14, 2026) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).

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2.   See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of the 2024-25 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated September 8, 2026.

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3.   See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand; 2024-2025,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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4.   See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand,70 FR5145 (February 1, 2005) ( Order).

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5.  In the 2012-2013 administrative review, Commerce found that the following companies comprised a single entity: Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co. Ltd.; Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.; Pakfood Public Company Limited; Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co., Ltd; Chaophraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.; Okeanos Co., Ltd; Okeanos Food Co., Ltd.; Takzin Samut Co., Ltd. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013,79 FR 51306 (August 28, 2014) ( Shrimp from Thailand 2012-2013). Further, on January 5, 2016, Commerce found that Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co., Ltd. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand,81 FR 222 (January 5, 2016). Therefore, absent information to the contrary, we are treating these companies as a single entity for the purposes of this administrative review.

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6.   See Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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7.  The Rubicon Group is a single entity comprised of the following companies: Andaman Seafood; Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd.; Chanthaburi Frozen Food Co., Ltd.; Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd.; Thai International Seafood Co., Ltd.; Thailand Fishery Cold Storage Public Co., Ltd.; Wales & Company Universe Ltd.; S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co., Ltd.; Intersia Foods Co., Ltd.; Phatthana Frozen Food Co., Ltd., and Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co, Ltd.

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8.   See Preliminary Results, 91 FR at 27256.

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9.   See Appendix II for a list of the non-selected companies.

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10.   See Preliminary Results, 91 FR at 27257.

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11.   See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.

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12.   See Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in United States Antidumping Measure on Shrimp from Thailand: Notice of Determination Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act and Partial Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand,74 FR 5638 (January 30, 2009) ( Section 129 Determination).

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13.   See Section 129 Determination.

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