Thailand Shrimp Antidumping Duty: 2026 Final Rates

The Thailand shrimp antidumping duty landscape now has definitive rates for the 2024–2025 administrative review, creating immediate entry-filing and longer-term liquidation consequences. Importers, customs brokers, and finance teams should distinguish the new cash deposit requirements from final assessment exposure while tightening exporter-specific controls for affected frozen warmwater shrimp.

Final Antidumping Duty Rates for Thai Shrimp

Company-Specific Results

The final administrative review covers subject frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand entered from February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. The final weighted-average dumping margin for Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd. is 1.76%. That result applies to the reviewed single entity, including Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd., Pakfood Public Company Limited, Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Chaophraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd., and Takzin Samut Co., Ltd.

Thai Royal Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. received a final margin of 0.00%. Fifteen non-examined companies received the 1.76% review-specific rate. These companies include B.S.A. Food Products, C.K. Frozen Fish and Food, the CP Merchandising and Charoen Pokphand Foods group, Kitchens of the Ocean (Thailand), Kongphop Frozen Foods, Seafresh Industry, Yeenin Frozen Foods, and other companies covered by the final results.

The all-others cash deposit rate remains 5.34%. That rate can remain relevant when a transaction does not qualify for a reviewed exporter’s company-specific rate, including certain reseller transactions.

Effective Date for Cash Deposits

The new cash deposit rates apply to subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after October 6, 2026. Brokers should update antidumping case A-549-822 in their entry systems and validate that exporter and manufacturer identities are mapped to the correct rate.

Three entities received final no-shipment determinations: the Rubicon Group, Marine Gold Products Ltd., and Thai Union Manufacturing Company Limited. A no-shipment finding does not function as a general zero rate. Entries associated with intermediaries or unreviewed sales channels may still require separate analysis.

Cash Deposits and Final Assessment Are Different

Prospective Rates Versus Historical Liability

Cash deposit rates operate prospectively. The 1.76% and 0.00% results generally control deposits for qualifying entries made on or after October 6, 2026, until superseded by later instructions or review results. They do not automatically establish the assessment rate for entries outside the reviewed period.

Assessment addresses the historical entries covered by the February 2024 through January 2025 period of review. Commerce will typically calculate importer-specific assessment rates for examined companies and direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate covered entries accordingly. Consequently, the amount deposited at entry may differ from the final amount assessed at liquidation.

An importer that deposited more than the final liability may generally receive a refund with applicable interest. An importer that deposited less may receive a supplemental duty bill. Finance teams should therefore avoid treating deposited antidumping duties as a final landed-cost figure while entries remain unliquidated.

Liquidation Timing and Reseller Risk

Liquidation instructions are expected to be transmitted to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results. If litigation is initiated at the U.S. Court of International Trade, liquidation may be delayed while the applicable injunction period runs. Importers should monitor entry status rather than assuming liquidation will occur on a uniform date.

Automatic assessment rules create additional risk for reseller transactions. When a reviewed producer did not know that merchandise was destined for the United States, qualifying reseller entries may be assessed at the 5.34% all-others rate. Importers should preserve purchase orders, invoices, shipping records, manufacturer declarations, and evidence showing whether the producer knew the ultimate destination. Broker records alone may not resolve that factual question.

Compliance Actions for Importers and Brokers

Update Exporter-Specific Entry Controls

Customs brokers should update their antidumping case tables before filing entries subject to the October 6, 2026 effective date. Controls should distinguish Thai Union’s reviewed entity and named affiliates, Thai Royal Frozen Foods, the non-examined companies receiving 1.76%, no-shipment companies, and exporters potentially subject to the 5.34% all-others rate.

Name matching deserves particular attention. Commercial invoices may use abbreviated names, trade names, or affiliated sales entities that do not match the legal entity covered by a company-specific rate. Applying a lower rate based only on a familiar brand or corporate relationship can create underpayment exposure. Brokers should generally obtain complete manufacturer and exporter details before transmitting the entry summary.

Importers should also review entries made during the period of review and compare estimated final assessments with deposits already paid. A line-level reconciliation of entered value, exporter, manufacturer, deposit rate, and expected assessment treatment can identify likely refunds or bills and support more reliable financial accruals.

Protect Reimbursement and Drawback Compliance

Importers must address the antidumping duty reimbursement certificate before liquidation. Under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), failure to provide the required certification may lead to a presumption that the exporter or producer reimbursed the importer. That presumption can result in the assessment of double antidumping duties.

Antidumping duties are also not eligible for duty drawback, even when the imported shrimp is later exported or destroyed under an otherwise recognized drawback scenario. Trade teams should segregate antidumping duties from potentially eligible ordinary customs duties, taxes, and fees in their recovery models. This distinction prevents overstated drawback forecasts and ensures that refunds are pursued only for eligible amounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is Thai Union’s Final Antidumping Duty Rate?

Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd. and the specified affiliates treated as a single entity received a final weighted-average dumping margin of 1.76%. The corresponding cash deposit rate applies to qualifying subject entries made on or after October 6, 2026, unless a later administrative action changes it.

Does Thai Royal’s 0.00% Rate Mean Its Shrimp Is Outside the Order?

No. A 0.00% margin does not remove merchandise from the scope of the antidumping duty order. Subject merchandise must still be properly classified, reported under case A-549-822 when applicable, and supported by records establishing the exporter and manufacturer.

Which Rate Applies to Non-Examined Thai Exporters?

The 15 non-examined companies included in the review receive a review-specific rate of 1.76%. An exporter that was not covered by that group does not automatically qualify for the same treatment. Depending on its history and transaction structure, another company-specific rate or the 5.34% all-others rate may apply.

When Will Entries From the Review Period Liquidate?

Commerce will generally issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication. Actual liquidation timing can vary by entry and may be delayed by litigation, injunction proceedings, protests, or administrative processing. Importers should monitor open entries directly.

Can Antidumping Duties on Thai Shrimp Be Recovered Through Drawback?

No. Antidumping duties are statutorily excluded from duty drawback. Re-exporting or destroying imported shrimp does not make the antidumping duty eligible for recovery. Importers may still evaluate other duty and fee components across their broader import activity, but the antidumping amount must be excluded.

How Stable Software Can Help

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