AD: Thailand Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand for the period of August 4, 2004 through January 31, 2006.
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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 09/12/07:
| Company |
|---|
| 10.75% |
| 4.29% |
| 2.58% |
| 4.31% |
| 57.64% |
| (a),(b),(c) |
(a) For previously investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;
(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the AD investigation, but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(c) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 5.95%, the "all others" rate established in the AD investigation.
List of Separate Rate Respondents
The ITA has determined a review-specific rate for the following separate rate respondents (those that requested, but did not receive, an individual review):
Crystal Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.
Far East Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
Fortune Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Inter-Oceanic Resources Co., Ltd.
Kitchens of the Oceans (Thailand), Ltd.
Lee Heng Seafood Co., Ltd.
Narong Seafood Co., Ltd.
NR Instant Produce Co., Ltd.
Pacific Queen Co., Ltd.
Piti Seafood Co., Ltd.
S&D Marine Products Co., Ltd.
Siam Intersea Co., Ltd.
Siamchai International Food Co., Ltd.
SMP Food Product Co., Ltd.
Suratthani Marine Products Co., Ltd.
List of AFA Respondents
The ITA states that the use of adverse facts available (AFA) is applicable to the following companies:
Anglo-Siam Seafoods Co., Ltd.
Gallant Ocean (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Li-Thai Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.
Queen Marine Food Co., Ltd.
Smile Heart Foods
Thai World Imports and Exports Co., Ltd.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (08/04/04 - 01/31/06)
The ITA states that it intends to issue assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after September 12, 2007.
The ITA has calculated importer-specific ad valorem and/or per-unit duty assessment rates for entries of subject merchandise. For the separate rate respondents, it has calculated an assessment rate based on the weighted average of the cash deposit rates.
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by companies included in these final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate established in the original investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the rescission of the review for Surapon Nichirei Foods Co., Ltd., etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 04/10/07 news, 07041025, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)
ITA contact - Irina Itkin (202) 482-0656
ITA notice (FR Pub 09/12/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-18010.pdf