AD: Thailand Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
The International Trade Administration is initiating an antidumping duty changed circumstances review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand.
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The ITA is initiating this changed circumstances review to determine whether Phatthana Frozen Food Co., Ltd. (PFF) and Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co., Ltd. should be excluded from the AD duty order on shrimp from Thailand.
ITA to Determine if PFF and Sea Wealth are Part of Rubicon Group
In the Section 129 implementation of this AD duty order, the ITA previously found a de minimis AD duty rate for the Rubicon Group, which includes the following nine companies: Andaman Seafood Co., Ltd., Chanthaburi Frozen Food Co., Ltd., Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd., Intersia Foods Co., Ltd., Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co., Ltd., Thailand Fishery Cold Storage Public Co., Ltd., Thai International Seafoods Co., Ltd., and Wales & Co. Universe Limited, and therefore the Rubicon Group was excluded from the AD duty order.
The Rubicon Group has requested a changed circumstances review to consider also excluded PFF and Sea Wealth, both of which became operational after the AD investigation.
According to the Rubicon Group, although these two companies were not included in the ITA's margin calculations in the AD investigation, the ITA has treated them as part of the Rubicon Group in subsequent segments of this proceeding. In its request, the Rubicon Group additionally contended that any revocation for PFF and Sea Wealth should be effective January 16, 2009, the effective date of the Section 129 Implementation.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/09 news, 09020235, for BP summary of the Section 129 implementation of the subject AD duty order.)
ITA contact - Henry Almond (202) 482-0049
ITA notice (FR Pub 03/24/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-6438.pdf