1. On 02/28/2025, Commerce issued a final scope ruling request from Total Sweeteners Inc. DBA Batory Foods (Batory) and Rafi Industries, Inc. DBA Chicago Sweeteners (Rafi) that powdered sugar produced in Mexico and containing 95 percent or more by dry weight of U.S.-origin refined sugar is not covered by the scope of the investigations suspended by the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Sugar from Mexico (AD and CVD Agreements) (A-201-845, C-201-846). 2. Specifically, Commerce determined that the above-described product is outside the scope of the AD and CVD Agreements because the product falls under the second exclusion identified in the scope, i.e., a sugar product produced in Mexico that contains 95 percent or more sugar by dry weight that originated outside of Mexico. 3. Effective 02/28/2025, Commerce established a certification requirement for the AD and CVD Agreements for the above-described product. Entries of the product covered by the final scope ruling entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/28/2025 must meet the certification requirements detailed below in order to not be subject to the scope of the AD and CVD Agreements. 4. This final scope ruling applies only to merchandise covered by the final scope ruling that is imported by Rafi. Therefore, Rafi is the only importer that is eligible for the certification process detailed below and in the final scope ruling. 5. The certification must be filed with Commerce via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) within 30 days of entry or 30 days of entry summary, in accordance with Commerce's final scope ruling. The importer of the described product must also submit the certification to CBP upon request. Importer Certification I hereby certify that: A) My name is {INSERT COMPANY OFFICIAL'S NAME HERE} and I am an official of {INSERT NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY}. B) I have direct personal knowledge (FN1) of the facts regarding the importation into the Customs territory of the United States of powdered sugar produced in Mexico using U.S.-origin refined sugar, that entered under entry number(s) {INSERT ENTRY NUMBER(S)} and is covered by this certification. The identified product(s) covered by this certification is powdered sugar produced in Mexico and containing 95 percent of more by dry weight of U.S.-origin refined sugar, i.e., refined sugar that is grown, processed, and refined in the United States. C) The merchandise was entered on {INSERT ENTRY DATE}. D) I have personal knowledge (FN2) of the facts regarding the U.S. production of the refined sugar content contained in the imported products covered by this certification. E) I have personal knowledge of the facts regarding the processing and packaging processes in Mexico that affect the imported products covered by this certification. F) The U.S.-origin refined sugar contained in the powdered sugar produced in and imported from Mexico, as identified above, is grown, processed, and refined in the United States. G) The identified product(s) exported from the United States to Mexico by {INSERT NAME OF EXPORTING COMPANY}, and subsequently imported into the United States by {INSERT NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY}, are not subject to any U.S. antidumping order, countervailing duty order, or suspended investigation (suspension agreement) on merchandise from any country. H) I understand that {INSERT NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY} is required to submit this certification to the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) within 30 days of the entry or within 30 days of entry summary of such a shipment of the identified product(s). I) I understand that the certification must be electronically filed via ACCESS in its entirety by 5:00 p.m. ET on the day it is due. J) I understand that {INSERT NAME OF IMPORTING COMPANY} is required to submit this certification to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon request. K) I understand that the claims made herein, and any substantiating documentation, are subject to verification by Commerce and/or CBP. L) I understand that failure to submit the required certification may result in further enforcement action by Commerce and/or CBP, including, but not limited to, the following: referral to CBP for customs fraud; referral to the appropriate Mexican authorities; initiation of an anti-circumvention inquiry (if appropriate); and export limit penalties under Section V.D of the Agreement Suspending the Countervailing Duty Investigation on Sugar from Mexico. M) I understand that agents of the importer, such as brokers, are not permitted to make this certification. N) This certification was completed and signed by {INSERT ENTRY DATE}. O) I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. Section1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who knowingly and willfully make material false statements to the U.S. government. Signature {Name of importing company official} Title Date Date of Entry Summary (If Applicable) FN1: For purposes of this certification, "direct personal knowledge" refers to cognizance of the facts the certifying party is expected to have in its own books and records. FN2: For purposes of this certification, "personal knowledge" refers to cognizance of facts, including those obtained from another party. 6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by E&C/P&N/OP/BAU:SAF.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur