CIT Blocks Liquidation of 2011-12 China Shrimp Entries in Light of AD Duty Challenge

The Court of International Trade blocked liquidation on entries of shrimp from China made from Feb. 1, 2011, through Jan. 31, 2012, after the domestic Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee filed a lawsuit challenging a Commerce Department antidumping duty administrative review. CIT Judge Claire Kelly on Oct. 16 issued a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order barring liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to the AD duty order on frozen warmwater shrimp from China for certain companies. She confirmed the orders enjoining liquidation on Oct. 21. The Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee is challenging Commerce’s selection of mandatory respondents, use of Indian surrogate data, and partial revocation for Regal. The preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order cover entries exported by the following companies: