Notice2026-18701
Raw Honey From Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
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Published
September 14, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that NEXCO S.A. (NEXCO) and Villamora S.A. (Villamora), and the non-individually-examined companies for which a review was requested made sales of raw honey from at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58087-58089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18701]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-357-823]
Raw Honey From Argentina: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2024-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that NEXCO S.A. (NEXCO) and Villamora S.A. (Villamora), and
the non-individually-examined companies for which a review was
requested made sales of raw honey from at less than normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR), June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results
of review.
DATES: Applicable September 14, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or Scott Davison, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1396 or (202) 482-1015,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on raw honey
(honey) from Argentina.\1\ On September 9, 2025, Commerce selected
NEXCO and Villamora as the mandatory respondents in this review.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 35268 (July 25, 2025); see also Raw
Honey from Argentina, Brazil, India, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 90 FR 23515 (June 3, 2025)
(Order).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Raw Honey from Argentina; 2024-2025: Respondent Selection,'' dated
September 9, 2025.
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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.\3\ 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.\4\ On March 25, 2026, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of this review by 113 days, to no
later than August 31, 2026.\5\ On August 27, 2026, Commerce extended
the deadline for the Preliminary results of this review by 7 days, to
no later than September 8, 2026.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Raw Honey from Argentina: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated March 25, 2026.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Raw Honey from Argentina: Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2024-2025'' dated August 27, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Raw Honey from Argentina; 2024-2025,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is Honey from Argentina. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated
in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Individually Examined Companies
There are 34 companies for which a review was requested and
Commerce does not intend to rescind review, which had reviewable
entries, and
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which were not selected as mandatory respondents or found to be cross-
owned with a mandatory respondent (see Appendix II). The Act does not
address the establishment of a rate to apply to companies not selected
for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act.
However, Commerce's regulation at 19 CFR 351.109(g) states that
Commerce will determine the rate for non-selected companies by
following the process set forth in 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1)-(2), which
generally parallels the process for determining the all-others rate in
an investigation under section 705(c)(5) of the Act. Section
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.109(f) state that for companies
not investigated, in general, we will determine an all-others rate by
weight averaging the antidumping rates established for each of the
companies individually investigated, excluding zero and de minimis
rates or any rates based entirely on facts available.
Accordingly, to determine the rate for companies not selected for
individual examination, Commerce's practice is to weight average the
net subsidy rates for the selected mandatory respondents, excluding
rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available.
Because the rate calculated for both mandatory respondents is above de
minimis and not based entirely on facts available, we are applying to
the non-selected companies the weighted average of the net subsidy
rates calculated for NEXCO and Villamora, which we calculated using the
publicly-ranged sales dated submitted by NEXCO and Villamora.\8\
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Preliminary Margin for
Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the
period June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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NEXCO S.A................................................... 1.93
Villamora S.A............................................... 6.80
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \9\............ 3.48
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\9\ The exporters or producers not selected for individual
review are listed in Appendix II.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
On November 3, 2025, the American Honey Producers Association, the
petitioners, requested that Commerce conduct verification of NEXCO S.A.
and Villamora's responses.\10\ As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the
Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making
its final results.
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\10\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Verification,'' dated November 3, 2025.
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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\11\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\12\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\13\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\14\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the
hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing.\16\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
If NEXCO S.A.'s and Villamora's weighted-average dumping margin is
not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final
results of this review, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total
entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for
all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate an importer-
specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to
the total quantity of those sales.\17\ To determine whether an
importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an
importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values.
If a NEXCO S.A.'s and Villamora's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment
rate is zero or de minimis,
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we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\18\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\18\ See 19 CFR 351.106(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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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by NEXCO
S.A. and Villamora for which they did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
those entries at the all-others rate calculated in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate
companies involved in the transaction.\19\
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\19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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For the companies listed in Appendix II which were not selected for
individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the
review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Non-
Individually Examined Companies'' section, above. The final results of
this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties
on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\20\
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\20\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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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 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 the companies
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered by this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate 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 LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 16.92 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\21\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\21\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping 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 duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 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 I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
Review-Specific Rate Applicable to Companies Not Selected for
Individual Review
1. Algodonera Avellaneda S.A.
2. Annamell Imp. E Exp. De Produtos Apicolas Ltda.
3. Apicola Danangie
4. Apidouro Comercial Exportadora E Importadora Ltda.
5. Argentik LLC
6. Asociacion De Cooperativas Argentinas Cooperativa Limitada
7. Associacion de Cooperativas Argentinas C.L.
8. Azul Agronegocios S.A.
9. Breyer E Cia. Ltda.
10. CAM Honey Brothers S.A.
11. Camino de Circunvalancion y Calle Cladan S.A.
12. Compania Apicola Argentina S.A.
13. Compania Inversora Platense S.A.
14. Conexao Agro Ltda. ME
15. Cooperativa Apicola La Colmena Ltda.
16. Cooperativa de Provision Apicola COSAR Limitada
17. D'Ambros Maria de los Angeles y D'Ambros Maria Daniela SRL
18. D'Ambros Maria de los Angeles D'Ambros Maria Daniela SRL
19. D'Ambros Maria de los Angeles y D'Ambros Maria Daniela SH
20. D'Ambros Maria de los Angeles D'Ambros Maria Daniela SH
21. Flora Nectar Industria Comercio Importacao E Exportacao Ltda.
22. Gasrroni S.R.L.
23. Geomiel S.A.
24. Gruas San Blas S.A.
25. Honey & Grains Srl
26. Industrial Haedo S.A.
27. Mieles Cor Pam Srl
28. Naiman S.A.
29. Newsan S.A.
30. Osbo S.A.
31. Patagonik Food S.A.
32. Patagonik S.A.
33. Promiel Srl (Vicentin S.A.I.C.)
34. Terremare Foods S.A.S.
[FR Doc. 2026-18701 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
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