Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act
Sponsored By: Senator Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Higher shrimp tariffs and fees
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 would also impose an extra $0.10 per kilogram duty on the listed shrimp codes upon enactment, and it would say these duties stack with any other duties that apply. The U.S. Trade Representative would be directed to modify the U.S. Schedule of Concessions to reflect these duty changes.
Inspection money from shrimp duty
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
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. Consumers would see origin information and businesses handling those products would follow the labeling rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
MS • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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