US extends duty on Indian shrimp exports for 5 years

The ASPA welcomed the extension of the anti-dumping orders

In a setback to the $4.7-billion Indian seafood exports sector, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has unanimously voted to extend the anti-dumping orders on imports of frozen warm water shrimps for five more years. The US is the largest market for Indian exporters. The existing anti-dumping duty orders on imports of the perishable product from China, Thailand, and Vietnam will also remain in place. 

“The USITC determined that revoking the existing anti-dumping duty orders on imports of frozen warm water shrimps from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury