Argentina's Raw Honey Dumping Threatens U.S. Buzz—Duties Ahead?
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that two Argentine honey companies, NEXCO and Villamora, sold raw honey in the U.S. at unfairly low prices from June 2024 to May 2025. This means antidumping duties might increase to protect American honey sellers. The review results are preliminary, and comments are welcome before final decisions, with deadlines adjusted due to government delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Certification Requirement — Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties under 19 CFR 351.402(f) before liquidation of relevant entries. If importers fail to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Set
Commerce preliminarily found that NEXCO S.A., Villamora S.A., and other Argentine producers sold raw honey at less than normal value for the period June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. The preliminary weighted-average dumping margins are: NEXCO S.A. 1.93%, Villamora S.A. 6.80%, and companies not individually reviewed 3.48%.
Cash Deposit Rules for Future Shipments
When the final results publish, cash deposit rates for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after that publication date will be the final review rates, except any rate under 0.50 percent will be treated as zero. For exporters/manufacturers not covered by the review, the all-others cash deposit rate remains 16.92%.
How Antidumping Duties Will Be Assessed
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties based on the final results of the review. If a respondent's margin is not zero or de minimis (less than 0.50%), Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates using the ratio of dumping to entered value, or a per-unit rate where entered values are unavailable. In certain cases where exporters did not know goods were destined for the U.S., Commerce may liquidate entries at the all-others LTFV investigation rate when no rate exists for intermediate parties.
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