AD: Ecuador and China Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:

(a) preliminary de minimis AD duty rate of 0.00%

¹The ITA preliminarily finds that the use of total adverse facts available (AFA) is appropriate with respect to these companies because they withheld requested information and significantly impeded the proceeding.

²The ITA states that because Huading terminated verification and the ITA found reimbursement of AD duties, it is appropriate to assign Huading a rate inclusive of the China-wide entity rate and the reimbursement adjustment. Therefore, the cash deposit rate assigned to Huading for these preliminary results is double that of the China-wide entity.

³The ITA states that the China-wide entity includes, among others, Meizhou Aquatic Products Quick-Frozen Industry Co., Ltd. (Meizhou) and Shantou Red Garden Foodstuff/Shantou Red Garden Food Processing Co. (collectively, Red Garden).

These preliminary results are not in effect and may be amended in the final results of these AD duty administrative reviews, which are currently due within 120 days of March 9, 2007.

Preliminary List of Separate Rate Respondents (Ecuador)

The ITA has preliminarily determined a weighted-average margin for the following companies that were not selected for individual review but were responsive to the ITA's requests for information:

Agrol S.A

Camarones (Camarones Del Mar COBUS S.A.)

Comercializadora del Mar COMAR Cia. Ltda.

Empacadora y Exportadora Calvi Cia. Ltda.

Emprede S.A.

Exportadora del Oceano Oceanexa C. A.

Fortumar Ecuador S.A.

Gambas del Pacifico

Hectorosa S.A.

Inepexa S.A.

Jorge Luis Benitez Lopez

Luis Loaiza Alvarez.

Mardex Cia. Ltda.

Marines C.A.

Pacfish, S.A.

PCC Congelados & Frescos SA

Pescazul S.A.

Productos Cultivados del Mar "Proculmar" Cia. Ltda.

Promarosa S.A.

(See ITA Ecuador notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the rescission of the review for one company, etc.

See ITA China notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the preliminary rescission of certain companies, etc.

Note that in the China notice, the ITA has also issued its preliminary rescission the AD duty new shipper review for Hai Li Aquatic Co., Ltd. Zhao An, Fujian (Hai Li). See ITT's Online Archives or 03/29/06 news, 06032945, for BP summary of the initiation of the AD duty new shipper review for Hai Li.

See ITT's Online Archives or 04/10/06 news, 06041045, for BP summary of the initiation of the AD duty administrative reviews.)

ITA Ecuador notice (FR Pub 03/09/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-4295.pdf

ITA China notice (FR Pub 03/09/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1132.pdf