Honey exports set for anti-dumping probe in US
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The U.S. Department of Commerce has received demands for anti-dumping investigations into honey imported from Argentina, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and Vietnam.
According to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam, for the first time ever the country’s honey products face the risk of being investigated for trade remedies in the U.S.
The complainants are the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association, who have listed 12 Vietnamese firms in the petition and calculated the dumping margin at 207.08 percent.
They want the anti-dumping investigations to be done for the period from October 1 last year to March 31 this year, and want damage investigation done from the beginning of 2018.
Data from U.S. customs shows Vietnam exported 50,700 tons of honey products in 2020, or 25.8 percent of that country’s total honey imports.
The DOC will decide whether to launch an investigation within 20 days.
The U.S. International Trade Commission is reviewing the two associations’ lawsuits to assess the damage done to the U.S. honey production industry.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific countries are implicated in the anti-dumping investigations by the U.S. Department of Commerce?
Which specific countries are implicated in the anti-dumping investigations by the U.S. Department of Commerce?
The demands for anti-dumping investigations concern honey imported from Argentina, Brazil, India, Ukraine, and Vietnam. This is the first time Vietnamese honey products face such a probe in the U.S.
Q.Who initiated the complaints that led to these anti-dumping investigation demands?
Who initiated the complaints that led to these anti-dumping investigation demands?
The complaints were initiated by two U.S. Organisations: the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association. They specifically listed 12 Vietnamese firms in their petition to the Department of Commerce.
Q.What percentage of total U.S. Honey imports did Vietnam supply in 2020?
What percentage of total U.S. Honey imports did Vietnam supply in 2020?
In 2020, Vietnam supplied 50,700 tons of honey products to the U.S., which accounted for 25.8 percent of the country's total honey imports. This data comes from U.S. Customs.
Q.What is the alleged dumping margin calculated for Vietnamese firms?
What is the alleged dumping margin calculated for Vietnamese firms?
The complainants, the American Honey Producers Association and the Sioux Honey Association, calculated the alleged dumping margin for Vietnamese firms at 207.08 percent in their petition to the Department of Commerce.
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