Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Expedited Review

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-331-806] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an expedited review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador for the producers/exporters that requested a review. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable March 10, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin or Stephanie Trejo, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2638 or (202) 482-4390, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 26, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the CVD order on shrimp from Ecuador. [ 1 ] On March 6, 2025, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(l)(3)(i) , Commerce initiated an expedited review of the Order for six companies that requested a review. [ 2 ] Subsequently, two companies withdrew their requests for a review. [ 3 ] The period of review is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. On August 20, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results by 118 days. [ 4 ] Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceeding…