• Effective Date: Feb 28, 2025
This is an informational message. No action is required. 1. Effective 02/28/2025, Commerce established a certification requirement for the Agreements Suspending the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Sugar from Mexico (A-201-845; C-201-846) pursuant to a final scope ruling on a request from Total Sweeteners Inc. DBA Batory Foods (Batory) and Rafi Industries, Inc. DBA Chicago Sweeteners (Rafi). 2. Specifically, the specific importer, Rafi, must certify to the U.S. origin of the refined sugar contained in powdered sugar for entries of powdered sugar produced in Mexico and containing 95 percent or more by dry weight of U.S.-origin refined sugar. See message 5070401, dated 03/11/2025. 3. This certification requirement is applicable only to merchandise produced and exported by Batory de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. See message 5070401 for additional information concerning eligibility. 4. 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/OP/BAU:SAF.) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur