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As a result of the final anti-dumping margin announced by the United States Government in January 2005 on shrimp import from India, Indian exporters have to pay the duty margin as follows:
M/s. Devi Sea Foods Ltd.
4.94%
M/s. Nekkanti Seafoods Ltd.
9.71%
M/s, Hindustan lever Ltd.
15.36%
All others rate
10.17%
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and the Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) has been defending the interests of the Indian shrimp industry.
As per the provisional export figures provided by the MPEDA, the exports of marine products for India during the period April-December 2004 amounted to US $ 1088.24 million. The respective exports from Cochin and Visakhapatnam ports during this period were provisionally US $ 188.46 million and US $ 176.93 million respectively. For the exports of marine products, Chennai is the leading port.
This was stated by Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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