Initiation of new shipper review – bonding option on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (A-552-801)

1. Commerce is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets (“fish fillets”) from Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the period 08/01/2012 through 07/31/2013 (A-552-801). 2. The notice of initiation for this review was published in the Federal Register on 09/30/2013 (78 FR 59915). 3. For shipments of fish fillets from Vietnam from the exporter/producer combination identified below which were exported and produced and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/30/2013, a bond or other security deposit is permitted at the importer's option: Exporter: Thanh Hung Co., Ltd. D/B/A Thanh Hung Frozen Seafood Processing Import Export Co., Ltd. Producer: Thanh Hung Co., Ltd. D/B/A Thanh Hung Frozen Seafood Processing Import Export Co., Ltd. Case number: A-552-801-053 Deposit rate: $2.11/kg The option to post a bond or other security deposit may only be made available to the producer and/or exporter identified above in the combination identified above. For shipments of subject merchandise from the producer and/or exporter identified above in any other combination, only cash deposits should be collected at the Vietnam-wide rate in effect on the date of entry. 4. In accordance with T.D. 85-145, at the discretion of CBP, CBP officers may accept either a single-entry basic importation and entry bond or a continuous basic importation and entry bond only if the amount of the estimated antidumping duty is less than five percent ad valorem (or the equivalent). Otherwise, where the importer has the option to post a bond for estimated antidumping duties, CBP officers must require a single-entry basic importation and entry bond pursuant to T.D. 85-145. You are instructed to adhere to the requirements of T.D. 85-145 with respect to these bonding requirements. 5. Unless instructed otherwise, for imports from companies identified in case reference files in ACE, the applicable cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties is the rate provided therein. 6. The option of a bond in lieu of a cash deposit will remain in effect for imports of subject merchandise exported and exported and produced by the entity identified in paragraph 3, in the combination identified in paragraph 3 until further notice. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O9:SSP.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh