The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (Trav) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that the US Department of Commerce (DOC) recently issued a preliminary determination regarding the second administrative review of anti-dumping duties on raw honey imported from Vietnam.

The review period spans from June 1, 2023, to May 31 last year.

According to the DOC, the dumping margins for the two mandatory respondent companies from Vietnam during the review period were 6.72% and 21.55%, respectively.

Additionally, 12 other companies eligible for separate rates under this administrative review will face a duty rate of 14.14%, which is the simple average of the dumping margins for the two respondent companies.

This rate has been significantly reduced compared to the final duty rates from the first administrative review (for the period from August 25, 2021, to May 31, 2023), which were between 100.72% and 156.96%.

Other companies that did not qualify for separate rates or did not participate in the review, or are new exporters will continue to be subject to the national duty rate of 60.03% as per the original anti-dumping order.

The Trav explained that since Vietnam was still considered a non-market economy (NME) by the US in this case, the DOC applied the normal value calculation method through a third-country surrogate value in accordance with Section 773(c) of the 1930 Tariff Act.

Related parties have the right to submit a case brief within 21 days from the date of this preliminary notice, followed by a rebuttal brief within five days.

Parties wishing to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, through the US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration (ACCESS), no later than 5:00pm (Eastern Time) within 30 days from the date of this announcement.

Issues raised during the hearing will be limited to those presented in the corresponding case briefs.

The DOC is expected to issue its final determination within 120 days from the date of this preliminary determination.

Under Section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 1930 Tariff Act, the final results of this review will serve as the basis for the anti-dumping duties to be applied to shipments during the review period and to determine the anticipated cash deposit rate for future imports.

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