Argentine raw honey importers face 21.35% antidumping rate

U.S. importers of Argentine raw honey got a reminder on June 12, 2026, that trade cases do not end with a single line in the Federal Register. The Commerce Department said certain exporters sold raw honey below normal value, the trade term for below fair value, in a review covering June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.

That finding can keep antidumping pressure on future shipments. For buyers, the effect often shows up less as a headline price swing than as tighter sourcing choices, higher upfront cash deposits and a little less room to shop around.

Different exporters, different rates

Commerce’s final results do not treat every Argentine seller the same. The agency set a 21.35% dumping margin for Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas Cooperativa Limitada, or ACA, and the same review-specific rate for non-examined companies. NEXCO S.A. received a 0.00% margin.

That case-by-case structure matters because Customs and Border Protection uses those findings to set cash-deposit rates on future entries. In plain terms, importers do not all face the same bill, and the cost can change depending on which exporter is in the paperwork.

The dockside effect

Raw honey is a commodity, which means the trade math can ripple beyond the companies named in the case. Wholesalers, packaged-food makers and bakeries that buy honey as an ingredient can feel the pressure if imported supply gets more expensive or harder to source on favorable terms.

Domestic honey producers also watch these cases closely because the ruling affects how Argentine honey competes on price in the U.S. market. That is why the final numbers matter even when the product itself looks unchanged on the shelf. The decision can tilt pricing, contracts and sourcing conversations long before shoppers notice anything different.

The broader point is simple: when a trade agency says an imported product was sold below normal value, the cost consequences usually land far from the courtroom and very close to the warehouse floor.