# 119-s-5613: Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act

119-s-5613, Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5613
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-22

## Summary

**Phased tariff increases on Ecuadorian shrimp** would raise import duties on several shrimp and cooked seafood categories and direct some revenue toward inspections. The bill would also impose a new $0.10 per kilogram specific duty and change country-of-origin labeling rules for certain cooked shrimp and crawfish. - Ecuadorian exporters and U.S. importers would face staged tariff increases on specified Harmonized Tariff Schedule lines plus an added $0.10 per kilogram duty. - Retailers and consumers would see mandatory country-of-origin labeling narrowed for some cooked shrimp and crawfish and those cooked items would not be treated as processed food for federal labeling rules. - Federal inspection programs and trade obligations would be affected because the $0.10 per kilogram duty is directed to inspections of shrimp and catfish, and the United States Trade Representative would be instructed to update international tariff schedules to reflect the higher rates.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Inspection money from shrimp duty: benefit, low. If enacted, the President would have to use an amount equal to receipts from the bill's extra $0.10-per-kilogram shrimp duty to inspect shrimp and catfish imported into the United States. The bill does not estimate how much money that would be; the amount would depend on duty receipts.
- Country labels for cooked shrimp: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to change rules so whole cooked shrimp, whole cooked crawfish, cooked shrimp sections, and cooked crawfish sections are not treated as processed food items. That would make country-of-origin labeling apply to those cooked products. Cons…
- Higher shrimp tariffs and fees: cost, medium. If enacted, duties on several shrimp product codes from Ecuador would rise in stages: column 1 rates would be 10% on Jan 1, 2027, 20% on Jan 1, 2028, and 40% on Jan 1, 2029. Column 2 specific rates for those same codes would be $0.25/kg in 2027, $0.50/kg in 2028, and $1.00/kg in 2029. The bill woul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4842: American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act
- 119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5613 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5613)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriati…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2465)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4842: American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4842)
- [119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1874)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5613 (as of 2026-10-22).