AD/CVD message 4198205 - NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION/PARTIAL AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES

4198205
Jul 16, 2004
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Category: Antidumping • Type: Preliminary Determination • Cases: A-570-893

MESSAGE NO: 4198205 DATE: 07 16 2004
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 893 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 04 17 2004 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION/PARTIAL AFFIRMATIVE
DETERMINATION CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES: ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION FROZEN/CANNED WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM CHINA

1. ON JULY 16, 2004, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES
AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE, PARTIAL AFFIRMATIVE PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION OF CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL
DETERMINATION: CERTAIN FROZEN AND CANNED WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

2. THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDES CERTAIN WARMWATER
SHRIMP AND PRAWNS, WHETHER FROZEN OR CANNED, WILD-CAUGHT (OCEAN
HARVESTED) OR FARM-RAISED (PRODUCED BY AQUACULTURE), HEAD-ON OR
HEAD-OFF, SHELL-ON OR PEELED, TAIL-ON OR TAIL-OFF,1 DEVEINED OR
NOT DEVEINED, COOKED OR RAW, OR OTHERWISE PROCESSED IN FROZEN OR
CANNED FORM.

THE FROZEN OR CANNED WARMWATER SHRIMP AND PRAWN PRODUCTS INCLUDED
IN THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS, REGARDLESS OF DEFINITIONS IN
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS"),
ARE PRODUCTS WHICH ARE PROCESSED FROM WARMWATER SHRIMP AND PRAWNS
THROUGH EITHER FREEZING OR CANNING AND WHICH ARE SOLD IN ANY
COUNT SIZE.

THE PRODUCTS DESCRIBED ABOVE MAY BE PROCESSED FROM ANY SPECIES OF
WARMWATER SHRIMP AND PRAWNS. WARMWATER SHRIMP AND PRAWNS ARE
GENERALLY CLASSIFIED IN, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE PENAEIDAE
FAMILY. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE FARMED AND WILD-CAUGHT WARMWATER
SPECIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WHITELEG SHRIMP (PENAEUS
VANNEMEI), BANANA PRAWN (PENAEUS MERGUIENSIS), FLESHY PRAWN
(PENAEUS CHINENSIS), GIANT RIVER PRAWN (MACROBRACHIUM
ROSENBERGII), GIANT TIGER PRAWN (PENAEUS MONODON), REDSPOTTED
SHRIMP (PENAEUS BRASILIENSIS), SOUTHERN BROWN SHRIMP (PENAEUS
SUBTILIS), SOUTHERN PINK SHRIMP (PENAEUS NOTIALIS), SOUTHERN
ROUGH SHRIMP (TRACHYPENAEUS CURVIROSTRIS), SOUTHERN WHITE SHRIMP
(PENAEUS SCHMITTI), BLUE SHRIMP (PENAEUS STYLIROSTRIS), WESTERN
WHITE SHRIMP (PENAEUS OCCIDENTALIS), AND INDIAN WHITE PRAWN
(PENAEUS INDICUS).

FROZEN SHRIMP AND PRAWNS THAT ARE PACKED WITH MARINADE, SPICES OR
SAUCE ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS. IN
ADDITION, FOOD PREPARATIONS, WHICH ARE NOT "PREPARED MEALS," THAT
CONTAIN MORE THAN 20 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF SHRIMP OR PRAWN ARE
ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATIONS.

EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE ARE: (1) BREADED SHRIMP AND PRAWNS
(1605.20.10.20); (2) SHRIMP AND PRAWNS GENERALLY CLASSIFIED IN
THE PANDALIDAE FAMILY AND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS COLDWATER
SHRIMP, IN ANY STATE OF PROCESSING; (3) FRESH SHRIMP AND PRAWNS
WHETHER SHELL-ON OR PEELED (0306.23.00.20 AND 0306.23.00.40); (4)
SHRIMP AND PRAWNS IN PREPARED MEALS (1605.20.05.10); AND (5)
DRIED SHRIMP AND PRAWNS.

THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS SCOPE ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS SUBHEADINGS; 0306.13.00.03,
0306.13.00.06, 0306.13.00.09, 0306.13.00.12, 0306.13.00.15,
0306.13.00.18, 0306.13.00.21, 0306.13.00.24, 0306.13.00.27,
0306.13.00.40, 1605.20.10.10, 1605.20.10.30, AND 1605.20.10.40.
THESE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND FOR CBP
PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT DISPOSITIVE, BUT RATHER THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SCOPE OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-570-893.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN FROZEN AND CANNED WARMWATER SHRIMP,
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 16, 2004.

WE PRELIMINARILY DETERMINED THAT CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST FOR
IMPORTS OF CERTAIN FROZEN AND CANNED WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM FOR
ALL COMPANIES, EXCEPT RED GARDEN OR SHANTOU RED GARDEN FOODSTUFF
CO., LTD. OR RED GARDEN FOOD PROCESSING CO., LTD. (COLLECTIVELY "
RED GARDEN") AND ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN AQUATIC PRODUCTS, CO., LTD. ("
ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN"). ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARILY
FOUND THAT ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN HAD A DE MINIMIS MARGIN. THEREFORE,
FOR ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN, CBP SHOULD NOT SUSPEND LIQUIDATION. FOR
RED GARDEN, LIQUIDATION SHOULD BE SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE JULY 16,
2004. FOR ALL OTHER PRC ENTITIES, LIQUIDATION SHOULD BE
SUSPENDED EFFECTIVE APRIL 17, 2004. NON-SUSPENSION APPLIES ONLY
TO MERCHANDISE BOTH PRODUCED AND SOLD BY ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN.

EFFECTIVE JULY 16, 2004, CBP SHALL REQUIRE, FOR ALL SUCH ENTRIES,
A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGINS
SHOWN BELOW:

MANUFACTURER OR EXPORTER CUSTOMS ID NUMBER MARGIN
PERCENTAGE

PRC-WIDE A-570-893-000 112.81

ALLIED PACIFIC GROUP OR ALLIED PACIFIC FOOD (DALIAN) CO., LTD. OR
ALLIED PACIFIC (HK) CO., LTD. OR KING ROYAL INVESTMENTS, LTD. OR
ALLIED PACIFIC AQUATIC PRODUCTS (ZHANJIANG) CO., LTD. OR ALLIED
PACIFIC AQUATIC PRODUCTS (ZHONGSHAN) CO., LTD.
A-570-893-001 90.05

RED GARDEN OR SHANTOU RED GARDEN FOODSTUFF CO., LTD.OR RED GARDEN
FOOD PROCESSING CO., LTD.
A-570-893-002 7.67

YELIN; YELIN ENTERPRISE CO. HONG KING OR YANGJIANG CITY YELIN
HOITAT QUICK FROZEN SEAFOOD CO., LTD.OR FUQING YIHUA AQUATIC
PRODUCTS CO., LTD.OR YELIN FROZEN SEAFOOD CO.
A-570-893-003 98.34

ZHANJIANG GUOLIAN AQUATIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
A-570-893-004 0.00

BEIHAI ZHENGWU INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
A-570-893-005 49.09

CHENGHAI NICHI LAN FOOD CO., LTD.
A-570-893-006 49.09

DALIAN FTZ SEA-RICH INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD.
A-570-893-007 49.09

DONGRI AQUATIC PRODUCTS FREEZING PLANTS OR DONGRI AQUATIC
SHANTOU OCEAN FREEZING
A-570-893-008 49.09

GALLANT OCEAN LIANGJIANG CO., LTD.
A-570-893-009 49.09

MEIZHOU AQUATIC PRODUCTS QUICK-FROZEN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
A-570-893-010 49.09

PINGYANG XINYE AQUATIC PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
A-570-893-011 49.09

SAVVY SEAFOOD INC.
A-570-893-012 49.09

SHANGHAI TAOEN INTERNATIONAL TRADING CO., LTD.
A-570-893-013 49.09

SHANTOU JINYUAN DISTRICT MINGFENG QUICK-FROZEN FACTORY
A-570-893-014 49.09

SHANTOU LONG FENG FOODSTUFFS CO., LTD.
A-570-893-015 49.09

SHANTOU WANYA FOOD FACTORY CO., LTD.
A-570-893-016 49.09

SHANTOU OCEAN FREEZING INDUSTRY AND TRADE GENERAL CORPORATION
A-570-893-017 49.09

XUWEN HAILANG BREEDING CO., LTD.
A-570-893-018 49.09

YANTAI WEI-CHENG FOOD CO., LTD.
A-570-893-019 49.09

ZHANGJIANG NEWPRO FOOD CO., LTD.
A-570-893-020 49.09

ZHANGJIANG BOBOGO OCEAN CO., LTD.
A-570-893-021 49.09

ZHANGJIANG UNIVERSAL SEAFOOD CORP.
A-570-893-022 49.09

ZHOUSHAN CEREALS OILS AND FOODSTUFFS IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD.
A-570-893-023 49.09

ZHOUSHAN HUADING SEAFOOD CO., LTD.
A-570-893-024 49.09

ZHOUSHAN LIZHOU FISHERY CO., LTD.
A-570-893-025 49.09

5. IN ACCORDANCE WITH T.D. 85-145, AT THE DISCRETION OF CBP, CBP
OFFICERS MAY ACCEPT EITHER A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND
ENTRY BOND OR A CONTINUOUS BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND ONLY
IF THE AMOUNT OF THE ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTY
IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT AD VALOREM (OR THE EQUIVALENT).
OTHERWISE, WHERE THE IMPORTER HAS THE OPTION TO POST A BOND FOR
ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES, CBP OFFICERS MUST
REQUIRE A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND PURSUANT
TO T.D. 85-145. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS
OF T.D. 85-145 WITH RESPECT TO THESE BONDING REQUIREMENTS.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP
OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE
CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR
(202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:NN).

7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

CATHY SAUCEDA