The U.S. reduces anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese raw honey

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on November 18 announced the Preliminary Conclusion of its second anti-dumping duty on raw honey imported from Vietnam, with a significant reduction in the duty rate compared to the previous period, according to information from the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (Ministry of Industry and Trade).

The review period spanned from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024.

According to the investigation, the DOC determined the dumping margins for the two mandatory respondent companies from Vietnam in the reviewing period, with 6.72 per cent to be imposed on one company and 21.55 per cent on the other.

Twelve other companies from Vietnam eligible for separate rates will face a duty of 14.14 per cent, which is the simple average of the dumping margins for the two respondent companies. This rate marks a significant reduction from the first administrative review's final rates, which ranged from 100.72 per cent to 156.96 per cent for the period from August 25, 2021, to May 31, 2023, announced in April 2025.

Companies not eligible for separate rates, those not participating in the review, or new exporters will continue to be subject to the national duty rate of 60.03 per cent, as per the original anti-dumping order.

As the U.S. still considers Vietnam a non-market economy (NME), the DOC applied a methodology using surrogate values from a third country to determine normal value, as stipulated in Section 773(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

The Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam noted that eelated 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.

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