China Shrimp: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from China (A-570-893). The agency said the only two companies under review, Hilltop and Newpro, did not respond to Commerce's inquiries during the investigation. As such, Commerce found them to be uncooperative and said they didn't demonstrate independence from Chinese government control. The agency preliminarily assigned them the high China-wide entity rate.
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Rates Only Preliminary; Cash Deposit Rates From Previous Proceedings Still in Effect
These preliminary results are only preliminary, and are not in effect. Commerce may still change its calculations when it issues the final results of this administrative review. For now, the most recent final AD rate calculated for each Chinese company is still applicable. If no final AD duty rate has ever been calculated for a company, then it is subject to the China-wide rate. The final results of this administrative review are currently due in July.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Because Commerce found Hilltop and Newpro did not cooperate, it intends to place them in the China-wide entity subject to the following rate:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| China-wide rate (includes Hilltop International and Zhanjiang Newpro Foods Co., Ltd.) | 112.81% |
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD duties it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Feb. 1, 2012 and Jan. 31, 2013. If Commerce continues to find Hilltop and Newpro to be part of the China-wide entity in the final results of this review, it will assess AD duties at the China-wide rate of 112.81% on entries of subject merchandise entered by Hilltop and Newpro.
(The period of review is 02/01/12 -- 01/31/13. See notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Kabir Archuletta (202) 482-2593
(Federal Register 03/24/14)