Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-840]

Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025.

DATES:

Applicable September 4, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anastasiia Frizner or Anne Entz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0145 or (202) 482-3845, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 4, 2025, Commerce published the

Preliminary Results

and invited interested parties to comment.

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On May 26, 2026, the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (the petitioner); the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA); the Devi Group;

2

and Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited (Sandhya) and certain Indian exporters submitted case briefs.

3

On June 1, 2026, the petitioner, ASPA, the Devi Group, and Sandhya submitted timely-filed rebuttal briefs.

4

The deadline for these final results is September 1, 2026.

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See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025,

91 FR 23961 (May 4, 2026) (

Preliminary Results

), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

2

The Devi Group consists of Devi Fisheries Limited, Satya Seafoods Private Limited, Usha Seafoods, and Devi Aquatech Private Limited.

See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017,

83 FR 32835 (July 16, 2018).

3

See

Petitioner's Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026;

see also

ASPA's Letter, “American Shrimp Processors Association's Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026; the Devi Group's Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026; and Sandhya and Indian Exporters' Letter, “Case Brief,” dated May 26, 2026.

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See

Petitioner's Letter, “Rebuttal Brief,” dated June 1, 2026;

see also

ASPA's Letter, “American Shrimp Processors Association's Rebuttal Case Brief,” dated June 1, 2026; and the Devi Group and Sandhya's Letter, “Rebuttal Brief,” dated June 1, 2026.

For a complete description of the events that occurred since the

Preliminary Results, see

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at

https://access.trade.gov.

In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at

https://access.trade.gov/frnotices.

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See

Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India; 2024-2025,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order

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See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India,

70 FR 5147 (February 1, 2005) (

Order

).

The merchandise subject to the

Order

is certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India. For a complete description of the scope of the

Order, see

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties are listed in Appendix I to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at

https://access.trade.gov.

In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at

https://access.trade.gov/frnotices.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested parties regarding the

Preliminary Results,

we made certain changes to the weighted average dumping margins calculated for the Devi Group and Sandhya. For a discussion of these changes,

see

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies

The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a weighted-average dumping margin to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, for guidance when calculating the weighted-average dumping margin for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative review.

Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or

de minimis

margins, and any margins determined entirely on the basis of facts available.

In this administrative review, we calculated the weighted-average dumping margins for the Devi Group and Sandhya that are not zero,

de minimis,

or based entirely on the facts available. Accordingly, we are assigning to the companies under review that were not selected for individual examination a simple average of the estimated dumping margins calculated for the Devi Group and Sandhya, consistent with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

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See

Memorandum, “Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Reviewed Companies for the Final Results in the 2024-2025 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India,” dated concurrently with this notice.

Final Results of Review

For these final results of this review, we determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025:

Producer or exporter

Weighted-

average

dumping

margin

(percent)

Devi Fisheries Limited; Satya Seafoods Private Limited; Usha Seafoods; Devi Aquatech Private Limited

4.04

Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited

7.01

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

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5.53

Disclosure

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The exporters or producers not selected for individual examination are listed in Appendix II.

Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis performed in connection with the final results of this administrative review to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the publication date of this notice in the

Federal Register

, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because both the Devi Group and Sandhya reported the entered value for all of their U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific

ad valorem

duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of these sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is

de minimis

(

i.e.,

less than 0.5 percent), we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by the Devi Group or Sandhya for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to an intermediary (

e.g.,

a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.

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For a full discussion of this practice,

see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,

68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

For the companies listed in Appendix II which were not selected for individual examination, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at the review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the “Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies” section, above.

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See

section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the

Federal Register

. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (

i.e.,

within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of this review; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 10.17 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.

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These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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See Order,

70 FR at 5148.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties, and/or increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

Dated: September 1, 2026.

Christopher Abbott,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the

Order

IV. Changes Made Since the

Preliminary Results

V. Discussion of the Issues

Comment 1: Export Subsidy Offset

Comment 2: Differential Pricing Analysis

Comment 3: Whether to Deduct Comparison Market Indirect Selling Expenses from Net Price for Sandhya

Comment 4: Corrections to Sandhya's Margin Calculation

VI. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

1. Accelerated Freeze Drying Co., Ltd.

2. Akshay Food Impex Private Limited

3. Alashore Marine Exports (P) Ltd.

4. Albys Agro Private Limited

5. Alpha Marine

6. Alpha Marine Limited

7. Ananda Aqua Applications; Ananda Aqua Exports (P) Limited; Ananda Foods

8. Ananda Enterprises (India) Private Limited

9. Apex Frozen Foods Limited

10. Aquatica Frozen Foods Global Pvt. Ltd.

11. Arya Sea Foods Private Limited

12. Asvini Fisheries Ltd.; Asvini Fisheries Private Ltd.

13. Avanti Frozen Foods Private Limited

14. Bhatsons Aquatic Products

15. Bhimraj Exports Private Limited

16. Blue-Fin Frozen Foods Pvt Ltd.

17. BMR Exports; BMR Exports Private Limited

18. BMR Industries Private Limited

19. B-One Business House Pvt. Ltd.

20. BRC Marine Products

21. Calcutta Seafoods Pvt. Ltd.; Bay Seafood Pvt. Ltd.; Elque Ventures Private Limited

22. Canaan Marine Products

23. Castlerock Fisheries Ltd

24. Choice Trading Corporation Pvt. Ltd.

25. Coastal Aqua Private Limited

26. Coastal Corporation Ltd.

27. Cofoods Processors Private Limited

28. Deepak Nexgen Foods Pvt. Ltd.

29. Diamond Seafoods Exports; Edhayam Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.; Kadalkanny Frozen Foods; Theva & Company

30. DN Sea Shells Private Limited

31. Dwaraka Sea Foods

32. Falcon Marine Exports Limited; KR Enterprises

33. Fedora Sea Foods Private Limited

34. Geo Seafoods

35. Ghan Marine Products

36. Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Private Limited

37. Green Asia Impex Private Limited

38. Growel Processors Private Limited

39. Hari Marine Private Limited

40. Highland Agro Food Private Limited

41. Hyson Exports Private Limited

42. IFB Agro Industries Ltd.

43. ITC Ltd.

44. Jagadeesh Marine Exports

45. Jaya Lakshmi Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.

46. Kader Exports Private Limited

47. Kalyan Aqua & Marine Exp. India Pvt. Ltd.

48. Kay Kay Exports; Kay Kay Foods

49. KNC Agro Limited; KNC AGRO PVT. LTD.

50. LNSK Greenhouse Agro Products LLP

51. Magnum Sea Foods Limited; Magnum Estates Limited; Magnum Estates Private; MagnumEstates Private Limited

52. Mangala Marine Exim India Pvt. Ltd.

53. Mangala Seafoods; Mangala Sea Foods

54. Maritime Aqua Exportz

55. Megaa Moda Pvt. Ltd.

56. Mekworld Marines and Exports Private Limited

57. Milesh Marine Exports Private Limited

58. Milsha Agro Exports Pvt. Ltd.

59. Mindhola Foods LLP

60. MMC Exports Limited

61. Monsun Foods Pvt. Ltd.

62. Mourya Aquex Pvt. Ltd.

63. Munnangi Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd.

64. N.K. Marine Exports LLP

65. Naga Hanuman Fish Packers

66. NDM Seafood Processors & Exporters Private Limited

67. Neeli Aqua Private Limited

68. Nekkanti Mega Food Park Private Limited

69. Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited

70. Nezami Rekha Sea Foods Private Limited; Nezami Rekha Sea Food Private Limited

71. Nila Sea Foods Exports; Nila Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.

72. Pasupati Aquatics Private Limited

73. Penver Products (P) Ltd

74. Rising Tide

75. Royal Imports and Exports

76. Royale Marine Impex Pvt. Ltd.

77. S.A. Exports

78. Safa Global Impex

79. Sagar Grandhi Exports Pvt. Ltd.

80. Sai Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.

81. Sam Aqua Exports LLP

82. Sandhya Marines Limited

83. Sea Foods Private Limited

84. Sharat Industries Ltd.

85. Shree Datt Aquaculture Farms Pvt. Ltd.

86. Sigma Seafoods

87. Snow World Marine Exports Private Limited

88. Southern Tropical Foods Pvt. Ltd.

89. Sprint Exports Pvt. Ltd.

90. Sreeragam Export Private Limited

91. Srikanth International

92. Srikanth International Private Limited

93. Star Agro Marine Exports Private Limited

94. Summit Marine Exports Private Limited

95. Sunrise Seafoods India Private Limited

96. Suryamitra Exim Pvt. Ltd.

97. The Waterbase Ltd.

98. V.V. Marine Products

99. Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited

100. Varma Marine Private Limited

101. Vasista Marine

102. Vasista Marine Private Limited

103. Veerabhadra Exports Private Limited

104. Wellcome Fisheries Limited

105. Z.A. Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.

106. Zeal Aqua Limited

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