Export Compliance Daily is a service of Warren Communications News.

AD: China Honey

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of honey from China for the review period of December 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003.

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.

Final Results of AD Duty New Shipper Review

As a result, the ITA states that bonding is no longer permitted to fulfill security requirements for shipments of honey from China that is exported and produced by Cheng Du, or exported by Jinfu and produced by Yikang Bee, that have a time of entry on or after November 3, 2004.

For shipments with a time of entry on or after November 3, 2004, suspension of liquidation will continue for the affected companies at the AD cash deposit rates (equal to the weighted average margin percentage) listed below:

AD Cash Deposit Rate for a Time of Entry on or after 11/03/04:

CompanyAntidumping (AD) Rate or Note
Cheng Du Wai Yuan Bee Products Co., Ltd. as exporter and producer (Cheng Du)22.03%
Jinfu Trading Co., Ltd. (Jinfu) as exporter and Cixi City Yikang Bee Industry Co., (Yikang Bee) as producer(a)
All others(b) (c) (d)

a) The ITA has made a final determination to rescind this new shipper review for Jinfu and its producer Yikang Bee. As a result, this combination will remain subject to the China-wide AD cash deposit rate of 183.80%.

b) The AD cash deposit rate for China exporters who received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding will continue to be the rate assigned in that segment of the proceeding;

c) The China-wide AD cash deposit rate, which includes merchandise exported by Cheng Du and Jinfu but not produced by Cheng Du and Yikang Bee respectively, will continue to be 183.80%; and

d) The AD cash deposit rate for non-China exporters of subject merchandise from China will be the rate applicable to the China exporter/producer that supplied that non-China exporter.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (12/01/02 - 05/31/03)

According to the ITA, it will determine and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assess AD duties on all appropriate entries. The ITA states that it will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP with 15 days of November 3, 2004.

(See ITT's Online Archives for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/13/03 and 06/16/04 news, 03081340 and 04061635, for BP summaries of the AD duty new shipper review initiations and preliminary results, respectively.)

ITA Contact - Angelica Mendoza (202) 482-3019

ITA Notice (FR Pub 11/03/04) available athttp://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/E4-2996.pdf