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Vietnam Frozen Shrimp: Final Results of AD Admin Review for Grobest

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its reconducted antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam (A-552-802). The agency made no changes from its preliminary findings, continuing to assign Grobest & I-Mei Industrial a punitive AD duty rate because the company allegedly refused to answer an agency questionnaire. Commerce had originally declined to individually review Grobest, but the Court of International Trade in July 2012 ordered Commerce to conduct the review of Grobest (see 12080205). The new rate is effective March 19.

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Manufacturer/ExporterAD Rate
Grobest & I-Mei Industrial (Vietnam)25.76%

(The review period is 02/01/08 -- 01/31/09. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions. See 13091718 for summary of the preliminary results.)

AD/CVD Operations contact -- Susan Pulongbarit (202) 482-4031

(Federal Register 03/19/14)