Case Study
CERTAIN FROZEN OR CANNED WARMW ATER SHRIMP AND PRAWNS
FROM BRAZIL, CHINA, ECUADOR, INDIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM
In December 2003, the Southern Shrimp Alliance （composed of shrimp industry groups from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and South Carolina） filed antidumping petitions with the Department of Commerce （DOC） and the U.S. International Trade Commission （ITC） alleging that imports of certain frozen and canned warm water shrimp from Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, Thailand, and Vietnam were being sold at less than fair value and were materially injuring the domestic shrimp industry. Following an affirmative determination of dumping by the DOC （with antidumping margins ranging from 1.97 percent to 82.27 percent）, the ITC determined in January 2005, that the U.S. shrimp industry was materially injured by imports of non-canned shrimp and prawns from the countries listed （imports of canned warm-water shrimp and prawns were found to be negligible, thus canned products were dropped from the investigations）.