Vietnam Raw Honey: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on raw honey from Vietnam (A-552-833). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the companies under review entered Aug. 25, 2021, through May 31, 2023.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested (i.e., all exporters not listed in Commerce's notice) (ADCVDWeb Message # 3307407)
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Ban Me Thuot Honeybee Joint Stock Company | 100.54% |
| Daklak Honeybee Joint Stock Company | 154.47% |
| Review average rate for non-individually examined companies (13 companies) | 120.92% |
Review average rate. The 13 companies (listed in Appendix II of the notice) not individually examined for the review are: Bao Nguyen Honeybee Co., Ltd.; Daisy Honey Bee Joint Stock Company; Dak Nguyen Hong Exploitation of Honey Company Limited TA; Dongnai HoneyBee Corporation; Hanoi Honey Bee Joint Stock Company; Hoa Viet Honeybee One Member Company Limited; Hoang Tri Honey Bee Co., Ltd.; Huong Rung Trading-Investment and Export Company Limited; Nhieu Loc Company Limited; Southern Honey Bee Company Ltd.; Spring Honeybee Co., Ltd.; Thanh Hao Bees Co., Ltd.; and Viet Thanh Food Co., Ltd.
Vietnam-wide. Commerce preliminarily found that 17 companies for which a review was requested did not establish eligibility for a separate rate, and as such, preliminarily assigned the 17 companies to the Vietnam-wide entity. They are: Bee Honey Corporation of Ho Chi Minh City; Golden Bee Company Limited; Golden Honey Co., Ltd.; Hai Phong Honeybee Company Limited; Highlands Honeybee Travel Co., Ltd.; Hoa Viet Honeybee Co., Ltd.; Hung Binh Phat; Hung Thinh Trading Pvt; Huong Rung Co., Ltd.; Huong Viet Honey Co., Ltd.; Nguyen Hong Honey Co., LTDTA; Phong Son Co., Ltd.; Saigon Bees Co., Limited; Thai Hoa Mat Bees Raising Co., Ltd.; Thai Hoa Viet Mat Bees Raising Co.; TNB Foods Co., Ltd.; and Vinawax Producing Trading and Service Company Limited. The Vietnam-wide entity rate is 60.03%.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce also will calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Aug. 25, 2021, and May 31, 2023. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Ban Me Thuot and Daklak would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and importers of subject merchandise from the other companies subject to this review would be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 08/25/21 - 05/31/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)