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AD: China Honey

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty new shipper review of honey from China for the review period of December 1, 2004 through November 30, 2005.

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AD Rate for a Time of Entry on or after 07/11/07:

CompanyAD Rate
Inner Mongolia Altin Bee-Keeping Co., Ltd. (IMA) (as producer and exporter)130.11%1
Dongtai Peak Honey Industry Co., Ltd. (Dongtai Peak) (as producer and exporter)28.75%1

1The ITA states that it will establish a per-kilogram cash deposit rate that is equivalent to the company-specific AD duty cash deposit established in this review for subject merchandise produced and exported by IMA or Dongtai Peak.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (12/01/04 - 11/30/05)

The ITA states that it intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after July 11, 2007.

The ITA adds that for assessment purposes, where possible, it calculated importer-specific assessment rates for honey from China on a per-unit basis.

(Note that Public Law 109-280 has suspended the option that previously allowed importers to post bond for estimated AD or countervailing (CV) duties until the completion of a new shipper review (except for those involving goods of Canada or Mexico). See ITT's Online Archives or 08/22/06 news, 06082205, for BP summary.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the rescission of the review for Qinhuangdao Municipal Dafeng Industrial Co., Ltd. (QMD), etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 01/11/07 news, 07011120, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty new shipper review.)

ITA contact - Patrick Edwards (202) 482-8029

ITA notice (FR Pub 07/11/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-13385.pdf