At Landrieu hearing, American shrimp processors push to replace new shipper bonds with cash deposits
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton July 17, 2014
Louisiana Sen Mary Landrieu held a hearing on strengthening trade enforcement yesterday, at which representatives from several different industries testified on customs and border protection failure to collect duties owed.
The American Shrimp Processors' Eddie Hayes testified at the hearing. A few weeks ago, Landrieu announced that she directed $3 million to be spent to collect unpaid duties from countries that have been subject to shrimp and crawfish anti-dumping duties.
Hayes said that Louisiana producers had been hard hit by duty collection shortfalls. Unpaid duties on seafood alone account for about 40 percent...(more)
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