US finds dumping in Indian frozen shrimp imports (2024–25 review)
The U.S. Department of Commerce released preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on frozen warmwater shrimp from India for the period February 1, 2024–January 31, 2025. Commerce determined that Indian producers and exporters made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the review period. Interested parties can now comment on these preliminary findings; final results will follow after the comment period closes.
Photo: ManojMk Brucelee / PexelsPreliminary Dumping Finding on Indian Shrimp
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced preliminary results of an antidumping duty administrative review covering frozen warmwater shrimp from India, with a review period of February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025 (published May 4, 2026).
Commerce preliminarily determines that "producers and/or exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review." This finding means that Indian exporters are suspected of pricing shrimp shipments to the U.S. market below cost or below prices in their home market, a core antidumping allegation.
Who Is Affected
Shippers, freight forwarders, and e-commerce merchants importing frozen warmwater shrimp (HS Chapter 03) from India are directly affected. Administrative reviews are conducted periodically on existing antidumping orders; companies with ongoing shipments or new entries during the review period will be assessed duties based on these preliminary findings and the final determination to follow.
Next Steps and Comment Period
Commerce has opened a comment period for interested parties to respond to the preliminary results. The agency will issue final results after reviewing comments. Duties assessed under this order apply to all Indian shrimp entries and may be adjusted upward or downward depending on the final determination. Companies should monitor the Federal Register for the final announcement, which will set definitive antidumping margin percentages and corresponding duty rates on affected shipments.
What this means for shippers
If you're importing frozen warmwater shrimp from India, verify your supplier's antidumping status immediately and confirm any existing duty assessment. Final results will lock in binding duty margins for all future entries under this order. File comments if you have pricing data or mitigating evidence; once final, the duty becomes enforceable for 12 months. Review your landed-cost forecast now to account for the likely confirmed duties.
