Brazilian Honey Hit With Duties After Delayed Review
Published Date: 6/3/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Brazilian raw honey was sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices from June 2023 to May 2024. This affects 14 Brazilian honey producers, who will face antidumping duties to level the playing field. The final decision took longer due to government delays but is now effective as of June 3, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Importer Certification and Double-Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to file this certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and to assess double antidumping duties.
Dumping Margins Set for Brazilian Honey
The Department of Commerce found raw honey from Brazil was sold below normal value during June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. It set weighted-average dumping margins of 4.48% for Melbras, 10.48% for Minamel, and 7.48% for non-examined companies.
Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect on Publication
Cash deposit requirements apply to shipments of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date of these final results in the Federal Register. Deposit rates will equal the weighted-average dumping margins in the final results for the listed companies, continue previously published company-specific rates when applicable, or default to the all-others rate of 9.38%.
Timing for CBP Assessment and Possible Stay
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries and intends to issue those instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the period for filing for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Automatic Assessment Rule for Unknown-Destination Entries
For entries of subject merchandise produced by Melbras or Minamel where those companies did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate of 9.38% if there is no rate for any intermediate company in the transaction. This follows Commerce's stated “automatic assessment” practice.
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