Uncle Sam Probes Brazilian Honey Dumping: Too Sweet for Fair Trade?
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Melbras Importadora E Exportadora Agroind[uacute]stria Ltda. (Melbras) and Minamel Agroind[uacute]stria Ltda. (Minamel) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. In addition, we are rescinding the review with respect to 11 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 6 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary Dumping Rates Announced
Commerce preliminarily found that Melbras had a weighted-average dumping margin of 1.67% and Minamel had 2.64% for the period June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. Commerce also preliminarily assigned a 2.16% rate to companies not individually examined for that same period.
Non-Selected Companies Get Average Rate
Commerce will preliminarily assign companies not individually examined a review-specific rate equal to the simple average of the weighted-average margins calculated for Melbras (1.67%) and Minamel (2.64%), resulting in a 2.16% rate for those non-selected companies for June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025.
All-Others Cash Deposit Rate Stays 9.38%
Commerce states that the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters not covered by this review will continue to be 9.38%, the all-others rate from the less-than-fair-value investigation. That cash deposit rate will apply to shipments entered after the final results are published.
Importer Certificate Requirement and Double-Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries during this review period. If importers fail to file that certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Review Rescinded for 11 Companies
Commerce is rescinding the administrative review for 11 listed companies (see Appendix III) because there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise from those companies during June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. For those rescinded companies, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
Automatic Assessment for Unknown-to-Producer Entries
For entries produced by Melbras or Minamel for which the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate from the LTFV investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate company involved.
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