Thai Frozen Shrimp Faces U.S. Antidumping Duties in Review
Published Date: 10/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some shrimp sellers from Thailand sold frozen warmwater shrimp at unfairly low prices between February 2024 and January 2025. This means certain companies will face antidumping duties to keep things fair for U.S. shrimp sellers. These final rules take effect on October 6, 2026, impacting importers and exporters involved in this trade.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic 5.34% Rate for Some Unreviewed Entries
Commerce stated that its automatic-assessment practice will apply to entries during the POR produced or exported by Thai Royal and Thai Union for which the seller did not know the intermediary's merchandise was destined for the United States; in such cases, if there is no rate for the intermediate company, CBP will be instructed to liquidate those unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 5.34 percent (the Section 129 Determination rate).
Importers Must File Reimbursement Certificate
This notice reminds importers of their duty under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties before liquidation of the relevant entries for the POR (February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025). If an importer fails to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Thai Union Duty: 1.76% Rate
Commerce determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 1.76 percent for Thai Union Group for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Importers of Thai Union merchandise will face antidumping duties based on that 1.76% rate for entries covered by this review, and the cash deposit rate of 1.76% will apply to shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date (October 6, 2026).
Thai Royal: 0% Duty (No Assessment)
Commerce determined a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent for Thai Royal Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Because the respondent's margin is zero (and de minimis is defined as less than 0.5 percent), CBP will be instructed to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties for Thai Royal.
Non-Selected Firms Assigned 1.76%
For companies not selected for individual examination (the firms listed in Appendix II), Commerce assigned a review-specific weighted-average dumping margin of 1.76 percent for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025. Importers of merchandise from those Appendix II firms will face assessment and cash deposit treatment based on the 1.76% review-specific rate, effective for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after October 6, 2026.
No-Shipments Finding for Three Firms
Commerce found that the Rubicon Group, Marine Gold Products Ltd., and Thai Union Manufacturing Company Limited had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025, and will issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection based on that finding. As a result, those companies will not have entries assessed under this review for that period.
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