Notice2026-15990
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Expedited Review
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Published
August 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50765-50766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15990]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-331-806]
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Expedited Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain producers/exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador
received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR)
January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.
DATES: Applicable August 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hall-Eastman or Stephanie
Trejo, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
6467, or (202) 482-4390, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 10, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of this expedited administrative review.\1\ On July
21, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of the
expedited administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from
Ecuador.\2\ Accordingly the deadline for these final results is now
July 31, 2026.
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\1\ See Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador: Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Expedited
Review, 91 FR 11511 (March 10, 2026) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order of Frozen
Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador,'' dated July 21, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order of Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is shrimp from Ecuador. For a
full description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by the interested parties in their case and
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The topics discussed and the issues raised by parties to which we
responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum are listed in the
appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of comments received from interested parties,
we made certain changes to the net countervailable subsidy rates
calculated for Empacadora del Pacifico S.A. (Edpacif), Nirsa S.A.
(Nirsa)/Procesadora Posorja S.A. (Proposorja), and Productos Perecibles
y Mariscos S.A. (Propemar). For discussion of these changes, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(l). For each of the subsidy programs found to be
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. For a full description of
the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, including our
reliance, in part, on facts otherwise available, pursuant to sections
776(a) of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following net countervailable subsidy
rates exist for the following producers/exporters for which this
expedited review is being conducted for the period January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022:
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Subsidy rate
Producer and/or exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Empacadora del Pacifico S.A............................. 15.17
Nirsa S.A./Procesadora Posorja S.A...................... 2.21
Productos Perecibles y Mariscos S.A..................... 2.25
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review to interested parties
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if
there is no public announcement, withing five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 19 CFR 351.214(l)(3)(ii), the final results of
this expedited review will not be the basis for the assessment of
countervailing duties. Upon the issuance of these final results,
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the
companies subject to this expedited review, at the rates shown above,
on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this expedited review. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
The final results are issued and published in accordance with
sections 777(i)(1), 777A(e), and 782 of the Act, section 103(a)(2) of
the URAA, and 19 CFR 351.214(l).
Dated: July 31, 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of Ecuador's Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmarks
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether To Terminate this Expedited Review
Comment 2: Whether To Correct the Section 771B Calculation for
Edpacif's Cross-owned Affiliate in Connection With the Land-Use
Concessions in Beaches and Bay Areas for Less Than Adequate
Remuneration (LTAR) Program
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Inadvertently Erred When Applying
Section 771B in Connection With Edpacif's Use of the Export Tax
Incentive for Sustained/Increased Employment and Currency Outflow
Tax (ISD) Exemption on Principal and Interest Payments on Foreign
Loans Program
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Inadvertently Miscalculated
Edpacif's Electricity for LTAR Subsidy Rate
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Inadvertently Did Not Include the
Additional Deduction of 150 Percent of Remuneration and Social
Benefits for Payments to Older Adults Program
Comment 6: Whether To Update Nirsa/Proposorja's Raw Shrimp
Purchase Total
Comment 7: Whether To Revise the Benchmark for the Government
Provision of Electricity for LTAR Program
Comment 8: Whether Commerce Sufficiently Investigated the
Government of Ecuador's (GOE) Alleged Failure To Enforce
Environmental and Labor Laws
Comment 9: Whether To Revise the Benchmark and Benefit
Calculations Related to the Provision of Land Concessions Program
Comment 10: Whether To Calculate the Land Benchmark Price Based
on the Weighted Average of the Benchmark Sources
Comment 11: Whether To Revise the Annualized Per-Hectare Land
Rental Price Calculation Used in the Preliminary Results
Comment 12: Whether To Correct the Application and Methodology
for Attributing Benefits to Unaffiliated Shrimp Farmers Pursuant to
Section 771B
Comment 13: Whether To Exclude From the Order any Ecuadorean
Respondent for Which It Calculates a Rate That Is Below De Minimis
in the Final Results
Comment 14: Whether To Not Attribute Electricity Benefits
Reported for Edpacif's Shrimp Processing Plant to Edpacif's
Unaffiliated Suppliers of Raw Shrimp in its Calculations Pursuant to
Section 771B
Comment 15: Whether To Attribute Benefits Reported by Propemar's
Unaffiliated Raw Shrimp Suppliers as Subsidies to Frozen Shrimp
Produced by Propemar
Comment 16: Whether To Attribute Propemar's Own Benefits to Its
Non-Cross-Owned Suppliers of Raw Shrimp
Comment 17: Whether To Correct Errors in the Calculation of the
Provision of Electricity for LTAR for Propemar
Comment 18: Whether To Correct Errors in the Calculation of the
Provision of Land Use Concessions for Propemar
Comment 19: Whether To Calculate the Rate Attributed Pursuant to
Section 771B Based on the Weighted Average Benefits Received by
Multiple Suppliers of Raw Shrimp for the Same Program
VIII. Recommendation
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