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The U.S. Department of Commerce (International Trade Administration) has issued final results of the antidumping duty administrative review for raw honey from India (A-533-903), covering the period June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. Commerce determined that sales were made at less than normal value, resulting in a dumping margin that will be used to set AD duty assessment rates for subject importers. These results affect cash deposit rates for future entries of raw honey from Indian producers and exporters.
The June 18, 2026 publication follows the statutory cycle for the A-533-903 order, with the POR ending May 31, 2024 triggering a mandatory administrative review under 19 U.S.C. 1675. Raw honey from India has been subject to AD discipline for several review cycles, and this final result completes the annual reconciliation process that allows CBP to liquidate suspended entries.
US domestic honey producers have historically sustained the AD order on Indian honey through successive review cycles, and the AD/CVD framework gives them a durable institutional mechanism to maintain price discipline on competing imports. Importers of Indian honey, particularly those sourcing lower-cost product for food manufacturing or retail packing, bear the adjustment cost of any margin increases but rarely organize politically against established AD orders.
India is a significant source of honey imports to the US market under HS 0409, and persistent AD duties reshape the competitive landscape in favor of other origins not subject to orders. WTO exposure is limited because the US AD framework, while subject to dispute settlement in principle, is well-institutionalized and individual administrative reviews rarely attract WTO panel attention.