Thailand Shrimp Probe: 175 Firms Get a Pass for Zero Shipments
Published Date: 6/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Commerce Department found that some shrimp sellers from Thailand sold their frozen warmwater shrimp at unfairly low prices between February 2023 and January 2024. They also discovered that 175 companies didn’t ship any shrimp during this time, so the review for those companies is being canceled. This could affect import duties and how much money these companies might owe or save.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary Dumping Finding for Thai Shrimp
The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found that certain producers/exporters from Thailand sold frozen warmwater shrimp at less than normal value (dumping) during February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024. This preliminary finding could affect import duties and how much money those companies might owe or save.
Review Rescinded for 175 No‑Shipment Firms
Commerce preliminarily determined that 175 companies had no shipments of the subject shrimp during February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024 and is rescinding (canceling) the administrative review for those 175 companies. The review will not proceed for those companies for that period of review.
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