[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60431-60434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18915]


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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; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
producers and/or exporters of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) 
from India made sales at less than normal value during the period of 
review (POR)

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February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable September 1, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Adam Simons, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1280 or (202) 
482-6172, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This review covers 187 producers and/or exporters of the subject 
merchandise. Commerce selected two mandatory respondents for individual 
examination: Megaa Moda Pvt Ltd. (Megaa Moda) and NK Marine Exports LLP 
(NK Marine).\1\ The producers/exporters not selected for individual 
examination are listed in Appendix II.
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    \1\ See Memorandum, ``Selection of Additional Respondents for 
Individual Review,'' dated July 21, 2022.
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    On March 3, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and 
invited interested parties to comment.\2\ For a complete description of 
the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \2\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 
13430 (March 3, 2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2021-2022 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 4
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    \4\ 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 certain frozen warmwater 
shrimp. The product is currently classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 
0306.17.00.04, 0306.17.00.05, 0306.17.00.07, 0306.17.00.08, 
0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.10, 0306.17.00.11, 0306.17.00.13, 
0306.17.00.14, 0306.17.00.16, 0306.17.00.17, 0306.17.00.19, 
0306.17.00.20, 0306.17.00.22, 0306.17.00.23, 0306.17.00.25, 
0306.17.00.26, 0306.17.00.28, 0306.17.00.29, 0306.17.00.41, 
0306.17.00.42, 1605.21.10.30, and 1605.29.10.10. Although the HTSUS 
numbers are provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the 
written product description remains dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
the Preliminary Results PDM.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs 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). 
ACCESS 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/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on the comments received from interested parties, we made no 
changes to the margin calculations in the Preliminary Results for Megaa 
Moda and NK Marine. However, we did make changes to our calculation of 
the review-specific average rate assigned to the companies not selected 
for individual review.\6\
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    \6\ For further discussion, see Issues and Decision Memorandum 
at Comment 5.
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Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins for the period February 1, 2021, through 
January 31, 2022:
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    \7\ See Appendix II for a full list of these companies.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Megaa Moda Pvt Ltd..........................................        7.92
NK Marine Exports LLP.......................................        1.43
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \7\............        3.88
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Review-Specific Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

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

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, 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 Megaa Moda and NK Marine 
reported the entered value for 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 the examined 
sales to the total entered value of the sales for which entered value 
was reported. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping 
margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, 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 Megaa Moda or NK 
Marine for which the reviewed companies did not know that the 
merchandise they sold to the 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 if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) 
involved in the transaction.\8\
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    \8\ 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 that were not selected for individual review, we 
assigned an assessment rate based on the review-specific average rate, 
calculated as noted in the ``Final Results of the Review'' section, 
above. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable.\9\
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    \9\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) 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 subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,

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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 rates for the reviewed companies will be 
the rates shown above, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent (de 
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1)), the cash deposit 
will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not 
listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter 
is not a firm covered in this review, a previous review, or the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period 
for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate 
for all-other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 10.17 
percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\10\ 
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \10\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 5147, 5148 
(February 1, 2005).
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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 double antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (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 Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 25, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Calculating the Review-Specific Average Rate for 
Companies Not Selected for Review
    Comment 2: Calculating Comparison Market Net Price for NK Marine
    Comment 3: Excluding Certain Sales from the Home Market for 
Megaa Moda
    Comment 4: Treating Certain Home Market Sales and Sales to the 
United States for Megaa Moda
    Comment 5: Offsetting Interest Expenses with Short-Term Interest 
Income for Megaa Moda
IV. Recommendation

Appendix II--Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to Companies Not 
Selected for Individual Review

1. Abad Fisheries
2. Accelerated Freeze Drying Co.
3. ADF Foods Ltd.
4. Albys Agro Private Limited
5. Al-Hassan Overseas Private Limited
6. Allana Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
7. Allanasons Ltd.
8. Alps Ice & Cold Storage Private Limited
9. Amaravathi Aqua Exports Private Limited
10. Amarsagar Seafoods Private Limited
11. Amulya Seafoods
12. Anantha Seafoods Private Limited
13. Anjaneya Seafoods
14. Asvini Agro Exports
15. Ayshwarya Seafood Private Limited
16. B R Traders
17. Baby Marine Eastern Exports
18. Baby Marine Exports
19. Baby Marine International
20. Baby Marine Sarass
21. Baby Marine Ventures
22. Balasore Marine Exports Private Limited
23. BB Estates & Exports Private Limited
24. Bell Exim Private Limited
25. Bhatsons Aquatic Products
26. Bhavani Seafoods
27. Bhimraj Exports Private Limited
28. Bijaya Marine Products
29. Blue-Fin Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
30. Blue Water Foods & Exports P. Ltd.
31. Blue Park Seafoods Pvt. Ltd.
32. Britto Seafood Exports Pvt Ltd.
33. Calcutta Seafoods Pvt. Ltd./Bay Seafood Pvt. Ltd./Elque & Co.
34. Canaan Marine Products
35. Capithan Exporting Co.
36. Cargomar Private Limited
37. Chakri Fisheries Private Limited
38. Chemmeens (Regd)
39. Cherukattu Industries (Marine Div)
40. Cochin Frozen Food Exports Pvt. Ltd.
41. Cofoods Processors Private Limited
42. Continental Fisheries India Private Limited
43. Coreline Exports
44. Corlim Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.
45. CPF (India) Private Limited
46. Crystal Sea Foods Private Limited
47. Danica Aqua Exports Private Limited
48. Datla Sea Foods
49. Deepak Nexgen Foods and Feeds Private Limited
50. Delsea Exports Pvt. Ltd.
51. Devi Sea Foods Limited \11\
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    \11\ Shrimp produced and exported by Devi Sea Foods Limited 
(Devi) was excluded from the order effective February 1, 2009. See 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of 
Review, and Notice of Revocation of Order in Part, 75 FR 41813, 
41814 (July 19, 2010). Accordingly, we initiated this administrative 
review with respect to Devi only for shrimp produced in India where 
Devi acted as either the manufacturer or exporter (but not both).
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52. Dwaraka Sea Foods
53. Empire Industries Limited
54. Entel Food Products Private Limited
55. Esmario Export Enterprises
56. Everblue Sea Foods Private Limited
57. Febin Marine Foods Private Limited
58. Fedora Sea Foods Private Limited
59. Food Products Pvt., Ltd./Parayil Food Products Pvt., Ltd.
60. Fouress Food Products Private Limited
61. Frontline Exports Pvt. Ltd.
62. G A Randerian Ltd.
63. Gadre Marine Exports (AKA Gadre Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.)
64. Galaxy Maritech Exports P. Ltd.
65. Geo Aquatic Products (P) Ltd.
66. Grandtrust Overseas (P) Ltd.
67. GVR Exports Pvt. Ltd.
68. Hari Marine Private Limited
69. Haripriya Marine Export Pvt. Ltd.
70. HIC ABF Special Foods Pvt. Ltd.
71. Highland Agro
72. Hiravati Exports Pvt. Ltd.
73. Hiravati International Pvt. Ltd.
74. Hiravati Marine Products Private Limited
75. HMG Industries Ltd.
76. HN Indigos Private Limited
77. Hyson Exports Private Limited
78. Hyson Logistics and Marine Exports Private Limited
79. Indian Aquatic Products
80. Indo Aquatics
81. Indo Fisheries
82. Indo French Shellfish Company Private Limited
83. International Freezefish Exports
84. Jinny Marine Traders
85. Jude Foods India Private Limited
86. K.V. Marine Exports
87. Karunya Marine Exports Private Limited
88. Kaushalya Aqua Marine Product Exports Pvt. Ltd.
89. Kay Kay Exports
90. Kings Infra Ventures Limited
91. Kings Marine Products
92. Koluthara Exports Ltd.
93. Libran Foods
94. Lito Marine Exports Private Limited
95. Mangala Sea Products
96. Marine Harvest India
97. Milsha Agro Exports Pvt. Ltd.
98. Milsha Sea Products
99. Minaxi Fisheries Private Limited

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100. Mindhola Foods LLP
101. Minh Phu Group
102. MMC Exports Limited
103. MTR Foods
104. Naik Frozen Foods Private Limited
105. Naik Oceanic Exports Pvt. Ltd./Rafiq Naik Exports Pvt. Ltd
106. Naik Seafoods Ltd.
107. NAS Fisheries Pvt. Ltd
108. Nine Up Frozen Foods
109. Nutrient Marine Foods Limited
110. Oceanic Edibles International Limited
111. Paragon Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.
112. Paramount Seafoods
113. Pesca Marine Products Pvt., Ltd.
114. Pijikay International Exports P Ltd.
115. Poyilakada Fisheries Private Limited
116. Pravesh Seafood Private Limited
117. Premier Exports International
118. Premier Marine Foods
119. Premier Seafoods Exim (P) Ltd.
120. Protech Organo Foods Private Limited
121. Raju Exports
122. Rajyalakshmi Marine Exports
123. Ram's Assorted Cold Storage Limited
124. Raunaq Ice & Cold Storage
125. RDR Exports
126. RF Exports Private Limited
127. Rising Tide
128. Riyarchita Agro Farming Private Limited
129. Rupsha Fish Private Limited
130. R V R Marine Products Private Limited
131. S Chanchala Combines Private Limited
132. Safera Food International
133. Sagar Samrat Seafoods
134. Sahada Exports
135. Sai Aquatechs Private Limited
136. Salet Seafoods Pvt. Ltd.
137. Samaki Exports Private Limited
138. Sanchita Marine Products Private Limited
139. Sasoondock Matsyodyog Sahakari Society Ltd.
140. Sea Doris Marine Exports
141. Seagold Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
142. Seasaga Enterprises Private Limited/Seasaga Group
143. Shimpo Exports Private Limited
144. Shimpo Seafoods Private Limited
145. Shiva Frozen Food Exp. Pvt. Ltd.
146. Shroff Processed Food & Cold Storage P Ltd.
147. Sigma Seafoods
148. Silver Seafood
149. Sita Marine Exports
150. Sonia Fisheries
151. Sreeragam Exports Private Limited
152. Sri Sakkthi Cold Storage
153. Srikanth International
154. SSF Ltd.
155. Star Agro Marine Exports Private Limited
156. Star Organic Foods Private Limited
157. Stellar Marine Foods Private Limited
158. Sterling Foods
159. Sun Agro Exim
160. Supran Exim Private Limited
161. Suvarna Rekha Exports Private Limited
162. Suvarna Rekha Marines P Ltd.
163. TBR Exports Private Limited
164. Teekay Marines Private Limited
165. Tej Aqua Feeds Private Limited
166. The Waterbase Limited
167. Torry Harris Seafoods Ltd.
168. Triveni Fisheries P Ltd.
169. U & Company Marine Exports
170. Ulka Sea Foods Private Limited
171. Uniloids Biosciences Private Limited
172. Uniroyal Marine Exports Ltd.
173. Unitriveni Overseas Private Limited
174. Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited
175. Varma Marine
176. Vasai Frozen Food Co.
177. Veronica Marine Exports Private Limited
178. Victoria Marine & Agro Exports Ltd.
179. Vinner Marine
180. Vitality Aquaculture Pvt. Ltd.
181. VKM Foods Private Limited
182. VRC Marine Foods LLP
183. West Coast Fine Foods (India) Private Limited
184. West Coast Frozen Foods Private Limited
185. Zeal Aqua Limited

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