Notice2026-02486
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
February 9, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5717-5719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02486]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-840]
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of
review (POR), February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable February 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, 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) 482-0208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 11, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ On
July 15, 2025, Commerce issued a post-preliminary analysis memorandum
to: (1) address the American Shrimp Processors Association's (ASPA)
particular market situation allegation; and (2) make certain changes to
our differential pricing analysis, and we invited interested parties to
comment.\2\ On August 6, 2025, the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee
(the petitioner); the Devi Group; \3\ Sandhya Aqua Exports Private
Limited (Sandhya); Alpha Marine Limited (Alpha Marine); and the Indian
Exporters \4\ submitted case briefs.\5\ On August 11, 2025, the
petitioner and ASPA submitted rebuttal briefs.\6\
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\1\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR
24569 (June 11, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Post Preliminary Analysis in the 2023-2024
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India,'' dated July 15, 2025 (Post
Preliminary Analysis).
\3\ 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).
\4\ The Indian Exporters are: (1) the Ananda Group; (2) Avanti
Frozen Foods Private Limited; (3) Apex Frozen Foods Limited; (4)
Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited; (5) Sagar Grandhi Exports (P) Ltd; (6)
Falcon Marine Exports Limited; and (7) LNSK Green House Agro
Products LLP.
\5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated August 6,
2025; see also Devi's Letter, ``Devi Fisheries Limited's submission
of Case Brief relating to preliminary results and post-preliminary
analysis of above proceedings,'' dated August 6, 2025; Sandhya's
Letter, ``Sandhya's Case Brief,'' dated August 6, 2025; Alpha
Marine's Letter, ``Alpha Marine Limited Case Brief,'' dated August
6, 2025; and Indian Exporters' Letter, ``Indian Producer/Exporters'
Case Brief,'' dated August 6, 2025.
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated August
11, 2025; see also ASPA's Letter, ``American Shrimp Processors
Association's Rebuttal Case Brief,'' dated August 11, 2025.
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On September 25, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the final
results until November 7, 2025.\7\ Due to the lapse in appropriations
and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled
all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\8\
Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically
filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\9\ On
December 22, 2025, Commerce further extended the deadline for the final
results.\10\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now
January 28, 2026.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September
25, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\10\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results
of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
December 22, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\11\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\11\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India; 2023-2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order <SUP>12</SUP>
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\12\ 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).
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The merchandise subject to the Order is 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.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results and Post Preliminary Analysis
Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested
parties, we made certain changes to the weighted average dumping
margins for the Devi Group and Sandhya. For a discussion of these
changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Review-Specific Rate for Non-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.
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we calculated the
weighted-average dumping margin for the non-selected companies using
the calculated rates of the mandatory respondents, the Devi Group and
Sandhya, which are not zero or de minimis, or determined entirely on
the basis of facts available.\13\
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\13\ See Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for
Non-Reviewed Companies for the Final Results in the 2023-2024
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen
Warmwater Shrimp from India,'' dated concurrently with this notice;
see also Attachment II, for the list of companies not selected for
individual examination.
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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, 2023, through January 31, 2024:
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Weighted-average
Producer or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Devi Fisheries Limited; Satya Seafoods Private 2.71
Limited; Usha Seafoods; Devi Aquatech Private
Limited............................................
Sandhya Aqua Exports Private Limited................ 5.08
Review-Specific Rate for Companies Not Selected for 3.76
Individual Examination \14\........................
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\14\ See Appendix II.
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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.\15\
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\15\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the companies 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 ``Review-Specific
Rate for Non-Examined Companies'' section, above.\16\
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\16\ See section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.
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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 company
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that
is established in the final results of this review, except if the rate
is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning
of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (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
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investigation.\17\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\17\ See Order.
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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 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 duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping 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.
Dated: January 28, 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 and Post Preliminary
Analysis
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Differential Pricing Analysis
Comment 2: Existence of a Particular Market Situation
Comment 3: PMS Adjustment
Comment 4: Commerce's Selection of Mandatory Respondents in this
Administrative Review
Comment 5: Review-Specific Rate Calculation
Comment 6: Whether to Assign the Review-Specific Rate to Alpha
Marine Limited
Comment 7: Whether to Make an Export Subsidy Offset
Comment 8: Costs for Products Sold but Not Produced During the
POR
Comment 9: Whether to Revise the Devi Group's Forward Exchange
Rate Calculation
Comment 10: Whether to Deduct Third Country Indirect Selling
Expenses from Net Price for Sandhya
Comment 11: Whether to Collapse Sandhya with Neeli Sea Foods
Private Limited
Comment 12: Whether to Correct the Per-Unit Conversion of
Sandhya's Cost of Production
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Abad Overseas Private Limited.
2. Accelerated Freeze Drying Co., Ltd.
3. Akshay Food Impex Private Limited
4. Alashore Marine Exports (P) Ltd.
5. Albys Agro Private Limited
6. Alpha Marine; Alpha Marine Limited \18\
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\18\ We note that the rate assigned to Alpha Marine also applies
to Alpha Marine Limited, a name variation of the same company. For
further discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 6.
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7. Amaravathi Aqua Exports Private Ltd.
8. Ananda Aqua Applications; Ananda Aqua Exports (P) Limited; Ananda
Foods
9. Ananda Enterprises (India) Private Limited
10. Aparna Marine Exports
11. Apex Frozen Foods Limited
12. Aquatica Frozen Foods Global Pvt. Ltd.
13. Arya Sea Foods Private Limited
14. Asvini Fisheries Ltd.; Asvini Fisheries Private Ltd.
15. Avanti Frozen Foods 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. Calcutta Seafoods Pvt. Ltd.; Bay Seafood Pvt. Ltd.; Elque
Ventures Private Limited
21. Castlerock Fisheries Ltd.
22. Choice Trading Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
23. Coastal Aqua Private Limited
24. Coastal Corporation Ltd.
25. Corlim Marine Exports Private Limited
26. Crystalnova Foods Pvt., Ltd.
27. Diamond Seafoods Exports; Edhayam Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.;
Kadalkanny Frozen Foods; Theva & Company
28. DN Sea Shells Private Limited
29. Dwaraka Sea Foods
30. Falcon Marine Exports Limited; KR Enterprises
31. Food Products Pvt., Ltd.; Parayil Food Products Pvt., Ltd.
32. Forstar Frozen Foods Private Limited
33. Geo Seafoods
34. Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Private Limited
35. Green Asia Impex Private Limited
36. Growel Processors Private Limited
37. Highland Agro Food Private Limited
38. Hyson Exports Private Limited
39. IFB Agro Industries Ltd.
40. ITC Ltd.
41. Jagadeesh Marine Exports
42. Jaya Lakshmi Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.
43. Kader Exports Private Limited
44. Kalyan Aqua & Marine Exp. India Pvt. Ltd.
45. Kay Kay Exports; Kay Kay Foods
46. KNC Agro Limited; KNC AGRO PVT. LTD.
47. LNSK Greenhouse Agro Products LLP
48. Magnum Export; Magnum Exports Pvt. Ltd.
49. Magnum Sea Foods Limited; Magnum Estates Limited; Magnum Estates
Private; Magnum Estates Private Limited
50. Mangala Marine Exim India Pvt. Ltd.
51. Mangala Seafoods; Mangala Sea Foods
52. Megaa Moda Pvt. Ltd.
53. Milesh Marine Exports Private Limited
54. Milsha Agro Exports Pvt. Ltd.
55. Mindhola Foods LLP
56. MMC Exports Limited
57. Monsun Foods Pvt. Ltd.
58. Mourya Aquex Pvt. Ltd.
59. Munnangi Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd.
60. Naga Hanuman Fish Packers
61. Nanak Nutritions Food (Taloja) Pvt., Ltd.
62. Neeli Aqua Private Limited
63. Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited
64. Nezami Rekha Sea Foods Private Limited; Nezami Rekha Sea Food
Private Limited
65. Nila Sea Foods Exports; Nila Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.
66. N.K. Marine Exports LLP
67. Pasupati Aquatics Private Limited
68. Penver Products (P) Ltd.
69. Rajyalakshmi Marine Exports
70. Razban Seafoods Ltd.
71. Royal Imports and Exports
72. Royale Marine Impex Pvt. Ltd.
73. RSA Marines; Royal Oceans
74. S.A. Exports
75. Sagar Grandhi Exports Pvt. Ltd.
76. Sai Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.
77. Sam Aqua Exports LLP
78. Sandhya Marines Limited
79. Satish Marine Exim Private Limited
80. Sea Foods Private Limited
81. Sharat Industries Ltd.
82. Shimpo Exports Private Limited
83. Shree Datt Aquaculture Farms Pvt. Ltd.
84. Sigma Seafoods
85. Southern Tropical Foods Pvt. Ltd.
86. Sprint Exports Pvt. Ltd.
87. Sreeragam Export Private Limited
88. Summit Marine Exports Private Limited
89. Sunrise Seafoods India Private Limited
90. Suryamitra Exim Pvt. Ltd.
91. The Waterbase Ltd.
92. V.V. Marine Products
93. Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited
94. Varma Marine Private Limited
95. Vasista Marine
96. Veerabhadra Exports Private Limited
97. Wellcome Fisheries Limited
98. Z.A. Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.
99. Zeal Aqua Limited
[FR Doc. 2026-02486 Filed 2-6-26; 8:45 am]
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