China Crawfish Tail Meat: Final Results of AD Admin Review

The International Trade Administration issued the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from China (A-570-848) which sets an AD cash deposit rate for two exporters and rescinds this administrative review with respect to three exporters¹. These rates, which are effective April 10, 2012, are expected to be implemented by U.S. Customs and Border Protection soon.

(The review period is 09/01/09 -- 08/31/10. See ITA's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, the China-wide rate of 233.01%, etc. See ITA's Online Archives 11101226 for summary of the preliminary results of this review.)

¹The ITA found that Shanghai Ocean Flavor International Trading Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Jinjiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Gemsen International Co., Ltd. had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review, and as such rescinded the administrative review with respect to those companies.

²According to the ITA, record evidence suggests a lack of commercial soundness in the transactions reported by Xiping Opeck in this review and that another entity (name withheld as proprietary information) plays a role in the pricing associated with the entries of subject merchandise in this review. As the unnamed entity did not respond to the ITA's questionnaire, Xiping Opeck was assigned this rate on the basis of Adverse Facts Available (AFA).

ITA Contact -- Dmitry Vladimirov (202) 482-0665

(FR Pub 04/10/12, A-570-848)