SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 25, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on raw honey from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).^[1] On September 3, 2025, Commerce selected Ban Me Thuot Honeybee Joint Stock Company (BMT) and Daklak Honeybee Joint Stock Company (DakHoney) as the mandatory respondents in this review.^[2]

Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by 47 days.^[3] Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.^[4] On March 11, 2026, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review by 113 days, until August 31, 2026.^[5] On August 31, 2026, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review by an additional seven days, until September 8, 2026.^[6]

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.^[7] A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS, which is available to registered users at access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Scope of the Order

The merchandise covered by the scope of this Order is raw honey from Vietnam. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to rescind an ( printed page 58072) administrative review of an AD order where it concludes that there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR.^[8] Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate for the review period.^[9] Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the calculated AD assessment rate for the review period.^[10] Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind the instant review regarding the companies listed in Appendix II because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise from these companies during the POR and invited interested parties to comment.^[11] We received comments from the following companies indicating they had entries of subject merchandise during the POR: (1) Dongnai HoneyBee Corporation (Dongnai); (2) Huong Rung Co., Ltd.; Huong Rung Trading—Investment and Export Company (Huong Rung); (3) Spring Honeybee Co., Ltd. (Spring Honey); and (4) Viet Thanh Food Co., Ltd.; Viet Thanh Food Technology Development Investment Company Limited (Viet Thanh).^[12]

After further review of the CBP data, we determined that Huong Rung and Viet Thanh had entries of subject merchandise during the POR under slightly different or abbreviated names.^[13] Dongnai is not listed in the CBP data or the Memorandum of Intent to Rescind, however, it indicated that it had sales of subject merchandise during the POR.^[14] On August 20, 2026, Commerce issued customs instructions to CBP inquiring whether subject merchandise from Vietnam was exported by Dongnai and Spring Honeybee into the United States during the POR. Based on the results received from the CBP, we have preliminarily determined that Donghai and Spring Honeybee had shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.^[15] Furthermore, we note that we listed Hoa Viet in the Memorandum of Intent to Rescind, however, this company is listed in the CBP data under a slightly different name.^[16] Accordingly, we are not rescinding the review for Hoa Viet.

In the absence of any suspended entries of subject merchandise from the companies listed in Appendix II during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review for these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Because Vietnam is a non-market economy country within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Separate Rates

We preliminarily determine that, in addition to BMT and DakHoney, eight companies not individually examined are eligible for separate rates in this administrative review. These eight companies are: (1) Bao Nguyen Honeybee Co., Ltd.; (2) Daisy Honey Bee JSC; Daisy Honey Bee J.S.C.; Daisy Honey Bee Joint Stock Company; (3) Dak Nguyen Hong Exploitation of Honey Company Limited TA; Nguyen Hong Honey Co., LTDTA; (4) Dongnai HoneyBee Corporation; (5) Hoa Viet Honey Bee Co., Ltd.; Hoa Viet Honeybee One Member Company Limited; Hoa Viet Honeybee Co., Ltd.; (6) Hoang Tri Honey Bee Company Limited; H.T. Honey Co., Ltd.; (7) Huong Rung Co., Ltd.; Huong Rung Trading—Investment and Export Company; and (8) Spring Honeybee Co., Ltd.^[17]

The Act does not address the establishment of a separate rate for non-examined companies when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review covering a non-market economy pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. However, Commerce's regulation at 19 CFR 351.109(g) states that Commerce will determine the separate rate by following the process set forth in 19 CFR 351.109(f)(1)-(2), which generally parallels the process for determining the all-others rate in an investigation under section 735(c)(5) of the Act. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.109(f) state that for non-examined companies, in general, we will determine an all-others rate by weight averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for each of the individually examined companies, excluding zero and de minimis rates or any rates based entirely on facts available. Accordingly, to determine the rate for non-examined separate rate companies, Commerce's practice is to weight average the weighted-average dumping margins for the selected mandatory respondents, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available.

For the preliminary results of this review, Commerce has determined the estimated dumping margins for BMT to be 30.21 percent and DakHoney to be 39.61 percent. For the reasons explained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we assigned the separate rate companies a dumping margin equal to the simple average of BMT's and ( printed page 58073) DakHoney's preliminary dumping margins.^[18]

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following companies do not qualify for a separate rate and are, thus, part of the Vietnam-wide entity and subject to the Vietnam-wide rate: (1) Hanoi Honey Bee Joint Stock Company; (2) Huong Viet Honey Co., Ltd.; (3) Southern Honey Bee Co., Ltd.; and (4) Viet Thanh Food Co., Ltd.; Viet Thanh Food Technology Development Investment Company Limited.

The Vietnam-Wide Entity

Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the Vietnam-wide entity applies to this administrative review.^[19] Under this policy, the Vietnam-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the Vietnam-wide entity, the entity is not under review, and the entity's rate ( i.e., 60.03 percent) ^[20] is not subject to change.

Preliminary Results of Review

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025:

Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of the publication of this notice.^[21] Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.^[22] Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.^[23]

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.^[24] Further, we request that interested parties limit their public, executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public, executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public, executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).^[25]

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants, and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing.^[26]

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.

If an individually examined respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's ( printed page 58074) examined sales to the total quantity of those sales.^[27] To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. If an individually examined respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.^[28]

For the respondents that were not selected for individual examination in this administrative review but qualified for a separate rate, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the mandatory respondents consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. Consequently, the rate established for the non-individually examined companies is an ad valorem rate of 34.91 percent.

For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by the mandatory respondents during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the Vietnam-wide rate.

For the companies listed in Appendix II for which the review is being rescinded, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register .

For the final results, if we continue to treat the four companies identified in the “Separate Rates” section above as part of the Vietnam-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 60.03 percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were exported by those companies.

The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.

If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for shipments of the subject merchandise from Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the companies listed above, which have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Vietnam and non-Vietnam exporters not listed above that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Vietnam exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the existing rate for the Vietnam-wide entity of 60.03 percent; and (4) for all non-Vietnam exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Vietnam exporter that supplied that non-Vietnam exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

V. Discussion of the Methodology

VI. Currency Conversion

VII. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies Rescinded From Review

1. Golden Bee Company Limited

2. Golden Honey Co., Ltd.

3. Hai Phong Honeybee Company Limited/Haiphong Honeybee Co., Ltd.

4. Hanoibee JSC

5. Highlands Honeybee Travel Co., Ltd.

6. Honey Holding I, Ltd.

7. Hung Binh Phat Co., Ltd.

8. Hung Thinh Trading Pvt.

9. Nhieu Loc Company Limited

10. Phong Son Limited Company; Phong Son Co., Ltd.

11. Sai Gon Bees Limited Company; Sai Gon Bees Co., Ltd.; Saigon Bees Co., Ltd.

12. Thai Hoa Mat Bees Rasing Co., Ltd.

13. Thai Hoa Mat Bees Raising Co., Ltd.

14. Thai Hoa Viet Mat Bees Raising Co.

15. Thanh Hao Bees Co., Ltd.

16. TNB Foods Co., Ltd.

17. Vinawax Producing Trading and Service Company Limited

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