S. 5613 — Ecuador Shrimp Tariff Act

This section defines "GATT 1947" and "GATT 1994" as given in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, "HTS" as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, and "Schedule of Concessions" as Schedule XX–United States of America annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.

This section phases in higher duties on imports from Ecuador of frozen and prepared shrimp and shrimp products under HTS subheadings 0306.16.00, 0306.17.00, 0306.35, 0306.36, 0306.95, 1605.21, and 1605.29. Effective January 1, 2027, the column 1 general rate rises to 10% and the column 2 rate to 25¢/kg; effective January 1, 2028, the rates increase to 20% and 50¢/kg; and effective January 1, 2029, and thereafter, the rates reach 40% and $1/kg.

This section expands country-of-origin labeling requirements to include whole cooked shrimp, whole cooked crawfish, cooked shrimp sections, and cooked crawfish sections, even when used as ingredients in processed food items. It also directs the Secretary of Agriculture to update regulations to exclude these items from the definition of processed food.

This section imposes a duty of $0.10 per kilogram on imports of shrimp under specified HTS subheadings. It requires the resulting revenues to be used to conduct inspections of imported shrimp and catfish.

This section directs the United States Trade Representative to modify the Schedule of Concessions to GATT 1994 to accommodate the increased duties on shrimp from Ecuador imposed under sections 3 and 5, while applying changes on a most-favored-nation basis consistent with U.S. obligations under Article XXXVIII of GATT 1947.