Covers entries made February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008
Final Rates (see Final Results for all aliases):
Minh Phu Group - 0.43% (de minimis)
Camu Frozen Seafood Processing Import Export Corp. - 0.08% (de minimis)
Phuong Nam Co. - 0.21% (de minimis)
Amanda Foods (Vietnam) Ltd. - 4.57%
Bac Lieu Fisheries Joint Stock Co. - 4.57%
Cadovimex-Vietnam - 4.57%
Cafatex Corp - 4.57%
Cam Ranh Seafoods Processing Enter. Co. - 4.57%
Can Tho Agriculture & Animal Prods. - 4.57%
Costal Fishery Development Corp. - 4.57%
Cuulong Seaproducts Co. - 4.57%
Danang Seaproducts Imp. Exp. Corp. - 4.57%
Thuan Phuoc Seafoods & Trading Corp. 4.57%
Grobest & I-Mei Industrial (Vietnam) Co. - 0.00%
Scope:
The scope of this order includes certain frozen warmwater shrimp and prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised (produced by aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or peeled, tail-on or tail-off, n9 deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or otherwise processed in frozen form.
note - "Tails" in this context means the tail fan, which includes the telson and the uropods.
The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the scope of this investigation, regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTS"), are products which are processed from warmwater shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in any count size.
The products described above may be processed from any species of warmwater shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some examples of the farmed and wild-caught warmwater species include, but are not limited to, white-leg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn (Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis), giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon), redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp (Penaeus subtilis), southern pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern white shrimp (Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus indicus).
Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or sauce are included in the scope of this investigation. In addition, food preparations, which are not "prepared meals," that contain more than 20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope of this investigation.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTS subheading 1605.20.1020); (2) shrimp and prawns generally classified in the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell-on or peeled (HTS subheadings 0306.23.0020 and 0306.23.0040); (4) shrimp and prawns in prepared meals (HTS subheading 1605.20.0510); (5) dried shrimp and prawns; (6) Lee Kum Kee's shrimp sauce; (7) canned warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTS subheading 1605.20.1040); (8) certain dusted shrimp; and (9) certain battered shrimp. Dusted shrimp is a shrimp-based product: (1) That is produced from fresh (or thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp; (2) to which a "dusting" layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95 percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of the shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the non-shrimp content of the end product constituting between four and 10 percent of the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen ("IQF") freezing immediately after application of the dusting layer. Battered shrimp is a shrimp-based product that, when dusted in accordance with the definition of dusting above, is coated with a wet viscous layer containing egg and/or milk, and pan-fried.
The products covered by this investigation are currently classified under the following HTS subheadings: 0306.13.0003, 0306.13.0006, 0306.13.0009, 0306.13.0012, 0306.13.0015, 0306.13.0018, 0306.13.0021, 0306.13.0024, 0306.13.0027, 0306.13.0040, 1605.20.1010 and 1605.20.1030. These HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes only and are not dispositive, but rather the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Final Results
Summary: The U.S. Department of Commerce published its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of shrimp from Vietnam. Four companies received zero or de minimis rates: Minh Phu, Camu, Phuong Nam, and Grobest & I-Mei. All these companies' reported entries made from February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008, will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties -- you should receive a full refund for any antidumping duty deposits required when the merchandise entered. Unless these companies receive above de minimis rates in the future, no cash deposits will be required for future entries.
Ten companies recieve a rate of 4.57%. All entries made from February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008, will be liquidated at that rate. Future entries will be subject to a 4.57% cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties.