India Shrimp Tariff Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms for the Act including GATT 1947, GATT 1994, HTS, National Trade Estimate, Schedule of Concessions, and World Trade Organization, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for tariffs on Indian shrimp imports, citing India s high agricultural tariffs (averaging 113.1%), India s 30% base shrimp duty plus 10% social welfare, and imposes phases in tariffs on shrimp imported from India: 10% column 1 rate (25 cents/kg column 2) effective January 1, 2026; 20% (50 cents/kg) effective January 1, 2027; 40% (dollar 1/kg) effective January 1, 2028. It relies on tariffs, definition changes, appropriations, and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Agriculture and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. domestic shrimp producers and fishers could gain revenue opportunities, FDA and food safety inspectors could gain revenue opportunities, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Indian shrimp exporters and aquaculture companies could face higher barriers, U.S. shrimp importers and distributors could face higher costs, and All shrimp importers (worldwide) could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Defines key terms for the Act including GATT 1947, GATT 1994, HTS, National Trade Estimate, Schedule of Concessions, and World Trade Organization.
- Creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for tariffs on Indian shrimp imports, citing India s high agricultural tariffs (averaging 113.1%), India s 30% base shrimp duty plus 10% social welfare...
- Imposes phases in tariffs on shrimp imported from India: 10% column 1 rate (25 cents/kg column 2) effective January 1, 2026; 20% (50 cents/kg) effective January 1, 2027; 40% (dollar 1/kg) effective January 1, 2028.
- Imposes an additional duty of dollar 0.10 per kilogram on all shrimp imports and dedicates the revenue to funding inspections of imported shrimp and catfish by the President.
- Expands clarifies that all duties imposed by this Act are in addition to any existing duties or other legal authorities, ensuring tariffs stack rather than replace existing measures.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines key terms for the Act including GATT 1947, GATT 1994, HTS, National Trade Estimate, Schedule of Concessions, and World Trade Organization, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for tariffs on Indian shrimp imports, citing India s high agricultural tariffs (averaging 113.1%), India s 30% base shrimp duty plus 10% social welfare, and imposes phases in tariffs on shrimp imported from India: 10% column 1 rate (25 cents/kg column 2) effective January 1, 2026; 20% (50 cents/kg) effective January 1, 2027; 40% (dollar 1/kg) effective January 1, 2028.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill defines key terms for the Act including GATT 1947, GATT 1994, HTS, National Trade Estimate, Schedule of Concessions, and World Trade Organization, creates congressional findings establishing the rationale for tariffs on Indian shrimp imports, citing India s high agricultural tariffs (averaging 113.1%), India s 30% base shrimp duty plus 10% social welfare, and imposes phases in tariffs on shrimp imported from India: 10% column 1 rate (25 cents/kg column 2) effective January 1, 2026; 20% (50 cents/kg) effective January 1, 2027; 40% (dollar 1/kg) effective January 1, 2028.
Policy Domains
India Shrimp Tariff Act
Identified Gains
- U.S. domestic shrimp producers and fishers
- FDA and food safety inspectors
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. domestic shrimp producers
Identified Costs
- Indian shrimp exporters and aquaculture companies
- U.S. shrimp importers and distributors
- All shrimp importers (worldwide)
- United States Trade Representative
- U.S. consumers of shrimp
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cassidy (for himself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Customs and Border Protection, FDA and food safety inspectors, Indian government trade negotiators
Positive-direction: Customs and Border Protection, FDA and food safety inspectors
Negative-direction: Indian government trade negotiators, United States Trade Representative
All shrimp importers (worldwide), Shrimp importers subject to existing trade remedy orders, U.S. shrimp importers and distributors
U.S. domestic shrimp producers, U.S. domestic shrimp producers and fishers
Indian shrimp exporters, Indian shrimp exporters and aquaculture companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "ustr"
- → United States Trade Representative
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501).
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Has the meaning given the term Schedule XX in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
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