Another 82 companies, representing another 40 percent of imports, will have to pay 10.9 percent. The remaining group, which Jochum said could number into the "thousands," must pay 198 percent. That's because those companies could not or did not provide evidence that they were not controlled by the Chinese government, he said.
In a separate case involving China, a decision on whether to impose penalty tariffs on imported shrimp is expected in a couple of weeks, Jochum said.
US shrimp producers contend that they are being driven out of business by unfair foreign competition, including from China and Vietnam.
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