In a Federal Register notice published on November 3, 2014, the Department of Commerce is making a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that sugar from Mexico is being sold in the United States below fair market value, and is instructing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation and collect antidumping duties effective November 3, 2014.
According to the release, “The product covered by this investigation is sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beets. Merchandise covered by this investigation is typically imported under the following headings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: 1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000, 1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, 1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, 1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000, 1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 1701.99.5025, 1701.99.5050, and 1702.90.4000.”
The rates are as follows:
- 39.36% - Fondo de Empresas Expropiadas del Sector Azucarero (FEESA)
- 47.09% - Ingenio Tala S.A. de C.V. and certain affiliated companies of Grupo Azucarero Mexico S.A. de C.V. (GAM Group)
- 40.58% - All Others
The final determination will be published in the Federal Register within 135 days from this preliminary determination.
The Federal Register notice can be accessed here
