Commerce Corrects Its Math in Argentina's Raw Honey Duty Review
Published Date: 5/22/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce fixed some math mistakes in the review of raw honey from Argentina sold between late 2021 and mid-2023. This means the final numbers on how much antidumping duty is owed have changed, affecting Argentine honey exporters and U.S. honey producers. These updates take effect on May 22, 2025, so everyone involved should check the new details to see how much money is due or refunded.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Major duty cut for ACA exporter
Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas C.L. (ACA) had its weighted-average dumping margin reduced from 15.06 percent to 6.19 percent for shipments during the period November 23, 2021 through May 31, 2023. This amended margin is effective as of May 22, 2025 and will be used to assess duties and set cash deposit rates for ACA's exports.
File duty-reimbursement certificate or risk double duties
Importers must file a certificate about whether antidumping duties were reimbursed prior to liquidation of the relevant entries for this review period. If importers fail to file that certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Lower rate for non-examined Argentine firms
The review-specific weighted-average dumping margin for companies not individually examined changed from 4.70 percent to 2.61 percent for the period November 23, 2021 through May 31, 2023. That amended rate is effective as of May 22, 2025 and will be used to assess duties and set cash deposit rates for those listed companies.
Cash deposit rules tied to amended margins
Upon publication, importers must make cash deposits equal to the amended weighted-average dumping margins for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of the administrative review. If a margin is de minimis (less than 0.50 percent), the cash deposit rate will be zero; otherwise the applicable company-specific or all-others rate (16.92 percent) applies as described.
Entries without U.S.-destination knowledge get 16.92% rate
For entries produced by an individually examined respondent that did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce intends to instruct Customs to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate of 16.92 percent if there is no rate for any intermediate company involved. This applies to entries during the period November 23, 2021 through May 31, 2023 under the amended results.
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