On September 17, 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations involving sugar from Mexico. Commerce determined that Mexico dumped sugar into the U.S. at margins ranging from 40.82% to 42.15%. The final anti-dumping margins remained roughly the same as in the preliminary determination by the Department.  However, the countervailing duties almost doubled since the initial findings, as the Department found margins ranging from 5.78% to 43.93%.

This determination comes after the investigation was suspended a year ago once Mexico and the U.S. reached agreements on how to manage the sugar trade. These suspension agreements will remain in place unless the International Trade Commission (ITC) determines that the U.S. sugar industry was not injured or threatened with injury by reason of Mexican sugar imports. If the ITC reaches a negative determination, the suspension agreements will be terminated and no anti-dumping duties or countervailing duties will be applied to sugar imports from Mexico.  ITC is expected to vote on this investigation in early November.

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