Notice2026-11865
Raw Honey From Argentina: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
June 12, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain exporters of raw honey from Argentina subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35670-35672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11865]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-357-823]
Raw Honey From Argentina: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain exporters of raw honey from Argentina subject to this
administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value during the period of review (POR) June 1, 2023, through
May 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable June 12, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 3, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in
the Federal Register and invited comments from interested parties.\1\
On December 3, 2025, we suspended the briefing schedule set forth in
the Preliminary Results.\2\ On May 13, 2026, we issued post-preliminary
analysis regarding Commerce's exchange rate and cost of production
(COP) allocation methodology.\3\ On May 20, 2026, the American Honey
Producers Association and Sioux Honey Association (collectively, the
domestic parties), Asociaci[oacute]n De Cooperativas Argentinas
Cooperativa Limitada (ACA), NEXCO S.A. (NEXCO), and the Government of
Argentina (GOA) submitted case briefs.\4\ On May 27, 2026, the domestic
parties, ACA, NEXCO, the GOA and Compania Apicola Argentina S.A.;
D'Ambros Maria De Los Angeles D'Ambros Maria Daniela SH and D'Ambros
Maria De Los Angeles D'Ambros Maria Daniela SRL; Prairie Imports LLC;
Patagonik Food S.A.; and Villamora S.A. (collectively, Unexamined
Parties) submitted rebuttal briefs.\5\ On May 29, 2026, Commerce held a
hearing.
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\1\ See Raw Honey from Argentina: Preliminary Results and
Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2023-2024, 90 FR 48035, 48036 (October 3, 2025) (Preliminary
Results), accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Suspension of Deadline to Submit Case and
Rebuttal Briefs,'' dated December 3, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for the Second
Administrative Review of Raw Honey from Argentina,'' dated May 13,
2026 (Post Preliminary Analysis).
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioners' Letter in Lieu of
Case Brief,'' dated May 20, 2026; see also ACA's Letter, ``Case
Brief,'' dated May 20, 2026; NEXCO's Letter, ``NEXCO's Case Brief,''
dated May 20, 2026; GOA's Letter. ``Comments from the Government of
Argentina to the Post-Preliminary Analysis for the Second Review of
Raw Honey from Argentina,'' dated May 20, 2026.
\5\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief,''
dated May 27, 2026; see also NEXCO's Letter, ``NEXCO's Rebuttal
Brief,'' dated May 27, 2026; ACA's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated
May 27, 2026; (ACA's Rebuttal Brief); GOA's Letter, ``Comments from
the Government of Argentina to the Post-Preliminary Analysis for the
Second Review of Raw Honey from Argentina'' dated May 27, 2026
(GOA's Rebuttal Brief); Unexamined Parties' Letter, ``Rebuttal
Brief'' dated May 27, 2026 (Unexamined Parties' Rebuttal Brief).
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\6\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\7\ On March 25, 2026, Commerce extended the final
results of this review by 53 days.\8\ On June 1, 2026, Commerce
extended the final results of this review by 7 days.\9\ Accordingly,
the deadline for these final results is now June 8, 2026.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 25, 2026.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 1, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\10\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Raw
Honey from Argentina; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order <SUP>11</SUP>
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\11\ See Raw Honey from Argentina, Brazil, India, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 87 FR 35501
(June 10, 2022) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is raw honey from Argentina.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results and Post Preliminary Analysis
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have made
certain changes to the margin calculations for ACA. For further
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to
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companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits
its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section
777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5)
of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others
rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when calculating
the rate for companies which were not selected for individual
examination in an administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of
the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the
weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
established for exporters and producers individually investigated,
excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined
entirely [verbar]on the basis of facts available.''
For the final results, we have calculated a weighted-average
dumping margin for ACA that is not zero, de minimis, or determined
entirely on the basis of facts available. Accordingly, consistent with
our practice, for the final results of this review, we have determined
that the weighted-average dumping margin for the non-examined companies
to be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for ACA,
i.e., 21.35 percent.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period June 1, 2023,
through May 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Asociaci[oacute]n De Cooperativas Argentinas Cooperativa 21.35
Limitada...................................................
NEXCO S.A................................................... 0.00
Review-Specific Rate for Non-Examined Companies............. 21.35
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for the
final results of this review to parties in this proceeding within five
days after public announcement of the final results or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).\12\
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where the respondent reported the
entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered
value of those same sales. Where the respondent did not report entered
value, we calculated a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by
dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales
made to that importer by the total quantity associated with those
sales. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment
rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), in accordance with 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated an importer-specific ad valorem
rate based on estimated entered values. Where either the respondent's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.\13\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 352.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For the non-examined companies, we intend to instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties at a rate equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin determined in these final results of review.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by ACA and NEXCO for
which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary
(e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
such entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 16.92 percent),\14\ if there
is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\15\
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\14\ See Raw Honey from Argentina: Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 87 FR 22179, 22181 (April 14, 2022).
\15\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for subject
merchandise exported by ACA and NEXCO will be equal to the weighted-
average dumping margin that is established in the final results of this
review; (2) for subject merchandise exported by previously investigated
or reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be equal to the company-specific weighted-average
dumping margin published for the most recently completed segment of
this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter
is not a firm covered in this review, or the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate
will be equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of
the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers and exporters will continue to be 16.92 percent, the all-
others rate established in the amended final determination of the LTFV
investigation.\16\
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\16\ See Amended Final, 87 FR at 935.
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These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in
Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping or
countervailing duties occurred and the
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subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or increase in
the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing
duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 8, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Date of Sale
Comment 2: Acquisition Costs Based on the Color of the Honey
Purchased
Comment 3: Right to Additional Briefing
Comment 4: Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for Non-Examined
Companies
Comment 5: ACA's Reported Price Adjustments for Dolar Agro
Revenues
Comment 6: Inclusion of Variable Cost Variance in Total Cost of
Manufacturing
Comment 7: Disclosure of Calculations of Revised Official
Exchange Rates
Comment 8: Errors in Beekeeper And Middleman Costs
V. Recommendation
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