US slaps tariffs on cheap Brazilian honey imports!
Published Date: 4/14/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that raw honey from Brazil was sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices between late 2021 and mid-2023. This means certain Brazilian honey producers will face antidumping duties starting April 14, 2025, to level the playing field for American businesses. Honey importers and sellers should get ready for these changes that could affect prices and trade.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Final dumping margins set for Brazilian honey
Commerce determined weighted-average dumping margins for the period November 23, 2021, through May 31, 2023: Apis Nativa 0.00 percent, Melbras 2.31 percent, and the non-examined companies are assigned 2.31 percent. These margins are the official rates Commerce found for those specific producers/exporters in this review.
CBP assessment and liquidation rules for entries
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries covered by this review. Where an importer-specific rate is zero (Apis Nativa) entries will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties; for entries by Apis Nativa or Melbras that were produced for which the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, CBP will liquidate at the original all-others rate of 9.38 percent if there is no rate for intermediate companies.
Cash deposit rates for future shipments
Cash deposit requirements will be effective for shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the publication date of these final results: deposit rates for companies listed in the final results equal the weighted-average dumping margins from this review (0.00 percent for Apis Nativa; 2.31 percent for Melbras; 2.31 percent for non-examined companies). For other producers/exporters not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the previously published rate or the all-others rate of 9.38 percent.
Importer certificate requirement and double-duty risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries during the period of review, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to file this certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and result in assessment of double antidumping duties.
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