🍬Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) selected two respondents for individual examination, Azucarera San Jose De Abajo S.A. (San Jose) and Santa Rosalia de la Chontalpa, SA de CV, and its affiliates (Santa Rosalia; collectively, Grupo BSM). Commerce preliminarily determines there are no attributable sales to serve as a basis for review of whether San Jose complied with the certain terms of the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, as amended (AD Agreement) during the period of review (POR) from December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. We preliminarily determine that Grupo BSM, did not comply with the requirement to eliminate at least 85 percent of the dumping found in the investigation during the POR. Furthermore, we consider Grupo BSM's noncompliant behavior to be serious and in need of remediation, and we will implement certain steps to address its noncompliance. Finally, Commerce preliminarily determines that the AD Agreement met the applicable statutory requirements during the POR.
Learn More🍬2023 Preliminary Results of Sugar CVD Agreement with Mexico
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the signatory, the Government of Mexico (GOM), and the respondent companies selected for individual examination, respectively, Azucarera San Jose De Abajo S.A. and Santa Rosalia de la Chontalpa, SA de CV, were in compliance with the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico, as amended (CVD Agreement) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce also preliminarily determines that the CVD Agreement met the applicable statutory requirements during the POR.
Learn More🍬Notice of Correction for Antidumping Duty on Sugar from Mexico
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of February 3, 2025, in which Commerce provided notice of Sunset Reviews that are scheduled for initiation in March 2025. This notice misidentified the country for the antidumping duty (AD) order on Sugar from Mexico (A-201-845) as the People's Republic of China (China). This notice also inadvertently listed the AD and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on Sugar from Mexico under the "Antidumping Duty Proceedings" and "Countervailing Duty Proceedings" column headers. This notice also incorrectly stated that no sunset review of suspended investigations is scheduled for initiation in March 2025.
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